In business since 1928, the News Store has seen four generations of owners working behind the shop's wood and glass counters, selling general merchandise that includes newspapers, magazines, Hallmark greetings cards, Nat Sherman cigarettes, Parker pen refills and bestselling paperbacks. Darien News is personalized with photos of jazz greats like Miles Davis and is also home to the owner's amazingly quiet Amazon parrots, Ben and Bobby.
Swisher International is a company that manufactures and distributes high quality cigar products across the globe. It is perhaps best known for its product Swisher Sweets, which are miniature cigars about the size of cigarettes. The Darien office is a corporate office, while the manufacturing plant itself is located in Southern United States.
The Farmington Barnes & Nobles, located on S. East Road across from Borders and The Sports Authority, is a complete bookstore, music shop and cafe complete with free Wi-Fi.
Barnes & Nobles carries thousands of book titles in fiction, non-fiction, academic, science fiction, how-to and many other genres. Several newspapers from all over the country are also available along with hundreds of different magazines.
There is plenty of parking on-site and additional parking next door at the Courtyard Marriot.
Bull's Head Cigar offers specialty tobacco products and a 25-foot walk-in humidor. It is stocked with cigars in every price range, as well as corn-cob pipes and hookahs. This great cigar shop goes one step further by conveniently offering rows of refrigerated drinks, including gallons of milk, a wide selection of greeting cards, DVDs, lottery tickets, candy, ice cream, magazines, hats, sunglasses and more. Visit the store for great prices on tobacco items and most other things on your errands list while you're at. Bull's Head Cigar also features cigar-sampling events, promotions and giveaways, so be sure to check in often or visit the Web site. The staff is friendly and accommodating.
Barnes & Noble suits the book lover who wants to browse or buy, with ample seating, an in-store cafe and a vast selection of books, magazines, newspapers and children's publications. The children's section even has a storytelling area.
Hamden News & Cigars offers lottery tickets, newspapers, magazines, snacks and cigarettes. The store has an ATM inside.
