Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen has closed his agency’s investigation into customer complaints that Sleepy’s, the nation’s largest mattress retailer, had sold them used mattresses and that some were infested by bedbugs. Responding to a request from CtWatchdog on the status of the investigation, Jepsen’s office Tuesday said it found no evidence that Sleepy’s...
George Malkemus and Tony Yurgaitis, the top two executives of the Manolo Blahnik luxury shoe brand, have expanded their high-end shoe business to high-end milk from their Litchfield, Ct farm. In a delightful story this week by Mustafah Abdulaziz for The Wall Street Journal, tells the tale of how these two men launched their...
As much of the economy moves upwards again, travel spending — both here and abroad — is climbing sharply. A new report from Visa, through which travelers charge hundreds of billions each year, points to strong increases both in leisure and business travel. This is a strong sign, of course, for the economy and...
Tuesday’s Watchdog News Hour focused on a great Connecticut program “Young Writers,” which encourages teenagers to improve their writing skills. Author and Granny Snatching blogger Ron Winter hosted the program. He is also the executive director of the Young Writers program. To further the conflict of interest, I am going to be a...