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Should I Do Diners?
If there was no more to the Connecticut food scene than just the country’s best pizza that alone would be enough, though #ctfoodies know...

Mark Lipton
Jul 24, 20242 min read


That's a Stretch!
In February PPG chief executive Tim Knavish announced plans to “review strategic alternatives” for the company’s $1.8 billion...

Mark Lipton
Jul 16, 20242 min read


Because I Told You To!
On my podcast this week I’m joined by Tony Cox, the president of HIS Coatings in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. HIS is the first of three...

Mark Lipton
Jul 3, 20242 min read


Say Hey!
The greatest baseball player to ever live died last week, Willie Mays was 93. Among history’s most feared hitters, Mays was one of only...

Mark Lipton
Jun 25, 20243 min read


Practicing What I Preach
On my podcast this week I introduced you to three paint executives. Seeing opportunity in the demise of Kelly-Moore, each led their...

Mark Lipton
Jun 19, 20243 min read


They're Trending!
Market research giant J.D. Power released the results of their 2024 Paint Satisfaction Study recently and for the second year in a row...

Mark Lipton
Jun 11, 20242 min read


THE Opportunists!
In 2022 readers of Conde Nast Traveler named Bologna Italy as the planet’s food capital. And now you can add deli capital to that city’s...

Mark Lipton
Jun 5, 20242 min read


A Tear for Every Dollar
My daughter Miranda made the trek from Brooklyn to Stamford recently, THE 26-year-old former Buck Wheat of these pages seeking a home...

Mark Lipton
May 13, 20242 min read


My Old Kentucky Home
Last week the Kentucky Derby proved faithful to its sobriquet when the race ended in three-way photo finish for the first time in its...

Mark Lipton
May 8, 20243 min read


Again, Connecticut!
My adopted home state of Connecticut is often derided by residents of the remaining New England states, many of whom experience...

Mark Lipton
May 1, 20243 min read


He Proved it All night!
On September 16th of 2022 rock-n-roll icon Bruce Springsteen was scheduled to play a concert at Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun Casino. THE...

Mark Lipton
Apr 17, 20242 min read


Sustainable Living!
When the University of Connecticut secured the number one overall seed in this year’s March Madness tournament I donned my Huskie hoodie...

Mark Lipton
Apr 10, 20243 min read


She Eats it Dry?
Singing and dancing sensation Jennifer Lopez recently released a documentary titled The Greatest Love Story Never Told, treating her fans...

Mark Lipton
Apr 3, 20242 min read


A Measure of Success
On my podcast last week, the third of a planned six-part series detailing my relationship with Charles Gassenheimer and the lies he told,...

Mark Lipton
Mar 26, 20242 min read


OK, I'll Tell Them!
While discussing his company’s review of their architectural coatings strategies on a recent webcast, PPG chief executive Tim Knavish...

Mark Lipton
Mar 12, 20242 min read


Walmart Sells Paint?
On January 18th of this year United States Senator Elizabeth Warren wrote a letter to the Justice Department which you can read here....

Mark Lipton
Mar 6, 20243 min read


It’s Something Worse!
"Is a dream a lie if it don't come true, or is it something worse?" Bruce Springsteen The River-1980 In short order it will be something...

Mark Lipton
Mar 2, 20241 min read


A Lie I Can Forgive
I recently christened my hometown of Stamford, Connecticut as the country’s pizza capital and now, the city finds itself ranked 49th on a...

Mark Lipton
Feb 27, 20243 min read


My Brother's Keeper
If my math is correct more than 50% of you have no idea who Buck Wheat is, or why I refer to my girlfriend Gaetana as my fiancéeic. Which...

Mark Lipton
Feb 21, 20243 min read


The Fog of War
The Oxford English Dictionary defines victim as “a person harmed, injured or killed as the result of a crime, accident or other event or...

Mark Lipton
Feb 13, 20242 min read
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