20 Women-Owned Borough Businesses to Support

March is Women’s History Month and this month, we are celebrating the women in our community who help define and sustain our local economy. With an interesting mix of perspectives, backgrounds, and life experiences, Stonington Borough is proud to be the home of artists, makers, entrepreneurs, experts, dreamers, and tastemakers.

Many of our businesses are run by moms, juggling work and family on a daily basis. Many are run by artists, tastemakers, and entrepreneurs whose creativity and shop offerings touch our homes and daily lives. There are experts in antiques, real estate, and the culinary arts — with the unique knack of knowing exactly what people want and need.

Without a doubt, these women are an integral part of our community, offering expertise, employment opportunities, and generating tax revenue. If you’d like to honor women, support them! Shop in their stores, dine in their eateries, follow them on social media, and share their talents with your family and friends!

Click on the photos to visit their websites.

Hilary Hardaway, Bluebird Day Kids

Carolyn Yost, Estate Jewelry & Stonington Antiques

Laurie Finan, Century 21 Fine Homes & Estates Seaboard Properties

Cindy Kramer, C. Kramer Interiors

Emily Marquis, Marquis Jewelry

Kyle Anderson, Fun Company Sample Outlet

Lyndsay Meiklem Dean, Glaze Handmade

Mary Grace Sponn, Grace Your Home

Deborah Norman, Grand & Water Antiques

Geri Moran, Indulge Coffee & Sandwich Co.

Lindsey Coral Harper, LCH Interiors

Angélica Suárez Poveda, Macondo

Maggie Lee, Maggie Lee Designs

Michele Cady + Caryn Bates, Pup Stop Stonington

Betty Keane, Stonington Jewelry at Cannon Square

Mary Tucciarone, Tucci Design

Chelsea Parrilla, Wm. Cole

Anne Fix, Yali Stonington

NOT PICTURED: Nancy Apthorp, owner of Indigo Bleu and La Maison Bleu, and Trish Watson, owner of Stonington Consign to Design.

CREDITS: Image of Geri Moran by Elizabeth Saede / Image of Lindsey Coral Harper by Kelly Stuart.