GREENWICH BRIEFING: Greenwich native's stuffed germ toys catching on

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Greenwich News - December 22, 2010

Greenwich native's stuffed germ toys catching on (Connecticut Post)

Jim Henson's Muppets made pigs and frogs endearing, and Walt Disney turned a common rodent into a cultural icon.

'Vacation Workshops: Paper Theaters' at Greenwich Bruce Museum (NewsTimesLive)

Bruce Museum volunteer Julie Barry helps Elizabeth Fink at a recent Bruce Museum workshop.

Deluxe: The Giving Tree (New Haven Advocate)

Short on time and gift ideas for the holidays? Give the gift that gives back... to you.

The Insider: Restaurant notes: There's a measure of concern at The Dandelion (Philly)

While construction crews work night and day at 18th and Sansom Streets on the Stephen Starr-owned pub called The Dandelion , English chef Robert Aikens is holed up in his kitchen, training staff on the food.

Insights from The Real Deal: Lansco's Abrams expects foreign retailers to descend on NYC (The Real Deal)

Brokers anticipate a rise in foreign companies opening their first retail stores in New York City in 2011, increasing from the approximately dozen that debuted this year.

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American Surgical Holdings Enters Into a Definitive Merger Agreement... (GlobeNewswire)

American Surgical Holdings, Inc. announced today that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which American Surgical will be acquired and taken private by AH Holdings Inc., an affiliate of Great Point Partners, I LP , a Greenwich, CT-based private equity fund.