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TIMELINE * ARTICLES * LETTERS
Grace Farms in New Canaan. Photo published with permission from its owner
Summer 2015
- The Elements of Grace Farms: Collaborating for Good (New Canaan Advertiser—June 18, 2015)
Fall 2015
- ‘It’s a Gift’: Inside America’s Miraculous New Centre for Arts and Faith (The Guardian—Oct. 9, 2015)
- A Building Where Faith and Nature Meet (Wall Street Journal—Oct. 14, 2015)
- The Spiritual and Spectacular Meet at Ultramodern Community Center in Connecticut (New York Times—Oct. 16, 2015)
- At Grace Farms, Encountering Art at Every Bend (New York Times—Nov. 27, 2015)
- Grace Farms Complex Unveils SANAA-Designed Building Amidst Nature Preserve (Architectural Digest—Dec. 3, 2015)
Grace Farms in New Canaan
Winter 2015-16
- ‘They Don’t Feel Comfortable’: Officials Urge Grace Farms, Neighbors To Reach Agreement on Screening Between Properties (New Canaanite—March 8, 2016)
Spring 2016
- Connecticut Is a Hotbed of Fascinating Architecture (New York Post—April 24, 2016)
- Officials: Activities at Grace Farms May Be Inconsistent with Town-Issued Permit (New Canaanite—May 18, 2016)
- 3 Ways a New Connecticut Law Aims To Help Eradicate Sex Trafficking (New Haven Register—June 1, 2016)
- ‘It Seems Like the Ancillary Uses Have Taken Over’: Town To Investigate Claims That Grace Farms Has Run Afoul of Permitted Uses (New Canaanite—June 1, 2016)
The Commons building at Grace Farms in New Canaan. Photo published with permission from its owner
Summer 2016
- After Strained Meeting with Neighbors, Grace Farms Faces Questions About Transparency at Past Public Hearings (New Canaanite—June 28, 2016)
- Documents Show That Grace Farms Planned Wide-Ranging, Robust Uses for Site While Seeking P&Z Approval for Strictly Religious Activities (New Canaanite—July 20, 2016)
- ‘You Ultimately Fell Victim To a Bait and Switch’: Pound Ridge Town Supervisor To P&Z on Grace Farms (New Canaanite—Aug. 16, 2016)
- Combating Human Trafficking Around the World (NPR—Sept. 13, 2016)
Grace Farms in New Canaan. Photo published with permission from its owner
Fall 2016
- Attorney for Grace Farms Neighbor Claims Town Evading Responsibility (New Canaan Advertiser—Sept. 22, 2016)
- Grace Farms Seeks To Amend Operating Permit, Downplays Comments Made at Past Public Hearings (New Canaanite—Sept. 27, 2016)
- P&Z Denies Grace Farms’ Bid To Host Other Organizations’ Sports Programs (New Canaanite—Nov. 15, 2016)
- Chief Building Official: ‘Pattern’ at Grace Farms of Working Without Required Permits (New Canaanite—Dec. 13, 2016)
- Neighbors: Grace Farms Is Trying to Rewrite History, Mislead the Town (New Canaanite—Dec. 19, 2016)
Early 2017
- Grace Farms ‘Temporarily’ Withdraws P&Z Application; Neighbors Call for Compliance ‘Immediately’ with Existing Permit (New Canaanite—Jan. 22, 2017)
- Town To Grace Farms: Supply a List of Scheduled Events and, For Now, Stop Booking New Ones (New Canaanite—Jan. 31, 2017)
- Grace Farms, Neighbors Negotiate ‘Buffer Zone’ Between Properties To Address Some Security, Privacy, Noise Concerns (New Canaanite—Feb. 23, 2017)
- ‘Grace Farms Continues To Flout Restrictions It Agreed To’: Concerns Persist as New Filing Nears (New Canaanite—March 7, 2017)
- Grace Farms Refutes Complaints Lodged on Behalf of Neighbors (New Canaanite—March 9, 2017)
- Judge Denies Grace Farms’ Bid To Dismiss Parts of Lawsuit Filed Against Organization, President (New Canaanite—April 16, 2017)
- Bested in Legal Arguments, Attorneys for Grace Farms Now Pursue Changes to Zoning Regulations (April 23, 2017)