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parent company, General Motors Co. stepping up their game tremendously in recent years with focus primarily on SUVs and trucks, their array of consumer brands have recently got alot of attention with Buick and Cadillac. While the GMC Acadia was next on the list for a 2025 refresh, as the squeaky wheel always gets […]" title="With parent company, General Motors Co. stepping up their game tremendously in recent years with focus primarily on SUVs and trucks, their array of consumer brands have recently got alot of attention with Buick and Cadillac. While the GMC Acadia was next on the list for a 2025 refresh, as the squeaky wheel always gets […]" subtitle="" class="lazyload size-feature_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/image000001.jpg?w=140" data-srcset="https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/image000001.jpg?w=140 140w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.courant.com/advice/">Advice | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.courant.com/2025/02/15/2025-gmc-acadia-denali-exceeds-expectations/" title="Grasso’s Garage: 2025 GMC Acadia Denali exceeds expectations"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> Grasso’s Garage: 2025 GMC Acadia Denali exceeds expectations </span> </a> </h2>  <div class="entry-meta"> <div class="byline">By <a href="https://www.courant.com/author/marc-d-grasso/">Marc D Grasso</a></div> <time datetime="2025-02-15 05:45:50">February 15, 2025 at 5:45 a.m.</time> </div> </header> <div class="excerpt"> With parent company, General Motors Co. stepping up their game tremendously in recent years with... </div> </div> </article> <article class=" tag-search-view archive-view has-image post-8488240 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-advice category-business category-latest-headlines category-real-estate tag-building tag-buy tag-construction tag-diy tag-do tag-fixing tag-homes tag-houses tag-how tag-ice tag-salt tag-slippery tag-to tag-weather tag-what tag-what-to-do tag-when tag-where tag-you-do-it location-connecticut" data-id="8488240" data-timestamp="1739597421" > <figure> <a href="https://www.courant.com/2025/02/15/ask-the-builder-colored-rocks-glass-chips-and-other-interesting-things-to-add-to-outdoor-stucco/" title="Ask the Builder: Colored rocks, glass chips and other interesting things to add to outdoor stucco" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.courant.com/2025/02/15/ask-the-builder-colored-rocks-glass-chips-and-other-interesting-things-to-add-to-outdoor-stucco/" title="Ask the Builder: Colored rocks, glass chips and other interesting things to add to outdoor stucco"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="Your possibilities are endless. Spend several hours scouring the Internet for inspiration. Visit local public gardens to see if they have paving like what I saw in California." title="Your possibilities are endless. Spend several hours scouring the Internet for inspiration. Visit local public gardens to see if they have paving like what I saw in California." subtitle="" class="lazyload size-feature_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/bc-ask-builder-20250206-MCT.jpg?w=117" data-srcset="https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/bc-ask-builder-20250206-MCT.jpg?w=117 140w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <h3 class="subscriber-only-tag">SUBSCRIBER ONLY</h3> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.courant.com/advice/">Advice | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.courant.com/2025/02/15/ask-the-builder-colored-rocks-glass-chips-and-other-interesting-things-to-add-to-outdoor-stucco/" title="Ask the Builder: Colored rocks, glass chips and other interesting things to add to outdoor stucco"> <span class="dfm-title premium"> Ask the Builder: Colored rocks, glass chips and other interesting things to add to outdoor stucco </span> </a> </h2>  <div class="entry-meta"> <div class="byline">By <a href="https://www.courant.com/author/tim-carter/">Tim Carter</a></div> <time datetime="2025-02-15 05:31:20">February 15, 2025 at 5:31 a.m.</time> </div> </header> <div class="excerpt"> Your possibilities are endless. Spend several hours scouring the Internet for inspiration. Visit local public... </div> </div> </article> <article class=" tag-search-view archive-view has-image post-8488169 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-advice category-latest-headlines tag-gardening location-connecticut" data-id="8488169" data-timestamp="1739596510" > <figure> <a href="https://www.courant.com/2025/02/15/its-time-to-start-thinking-about-your-ct-spring-garden-consider-starting-plants-indoors/" title="It’s time to start thinking about your CT spring garden. Consider starting plants indoors" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.courant.com/2025/02/15/its-time-to-start-thinking-about-your-ct-spring-garden-consider-starting-plants-indoors/" title="It’s time to start thinking about your CT spring garden. Consider starting plants indoors"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="The elements of the outdoors that allow plants to thrive – light, warmth, and water – can all be brought indoors with a little creativity and the right resources." title="The elements of the outdoors that allow plants to thrive – light, warmth, and water – can all be brought indoors with a little creativity and the right resources." subtitle="" class="lazyload size-feature_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/thc-l-growlightsuconn-01.jpg?w=88" data-srcset="https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/thc-l-growlightsuconn-01.jpg?w=88 140w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <h3 class="subscriber-only-tag">SUBSCRIBER ONLY</h3> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.courant.com/advice/">Advice | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.courant.com/2025/02/15/its-time-to-start-thinking-about-your-ct-spring-garden-consider-starting-plants-indoors/" title="It’s time to start thinking about your CT spring garden. Consider starting plants indoors"> <span class="dfm-title premium"> It’s time to start thinking about your CT spring garden. Consider starting plants indoors </span> </a> </h2>  <div class="entry-meta"> <div class="byline">By <a href="https://www.courant.com/author/emily-leahy/">Emily Leahy</a></div> <time datetime="2025-02-15 05:16:30">February 15, 2025 at 5:16 a.m.</time> </div> </header> <div class="excerpt"> The elements of the outdoors that allow plants to thrive – light, warmth, and water... </div> </div> </article> </div><div class='load-more-wrapper'> <article class=" tag-search-view archive-view has-image post-8493671 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-advice category-latest-headlines tag-asking-eric" data-id="8493671" data-timestamp="1739581291" > <figure> <a href="https://www.courant.com/2025/02/15/asking-eric-woman-asked-if-im-homeless-im-a-retired-lawyer-who-was-riding-a-5000-bicycle/" title="Asking Eric: Woman asked if I’m homeless. I’m a retired lawyer who was riding a $5,000 bicycle." class=""></a> <a href="https://www.courant.com/2025/02/15/asking-eric-woman-asked-if-im-homeless-im-a-retired-lawyer-who-was-riding-a-5000-bicycle/" title="Asking Eric: Woman asked if I’m homeless. I’m a retired lawyer who was riding a $5,000 bicycle."> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="Dear Eric: What’s an appropriate response? Should I get angry? Should I question her motives? Should I be supportive to her? Should I dress better?" title="Dear Eric: What’s an appropriate response? Should I get angry? Should I question her motives? Should I be supportive to her? Should I dress better?" subtitle="" class="lazyload size-feature_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/168458085_133067885490778_3610647909410223502_n_a3e6aa-e1716397875137.jpg?w=140" data-srcset="https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/168458085_133067885490778_3610647909410223502_n_a3e6aa-e1716397875137.jpg?w=140 140w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.courant.com/advice/">Advice | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.courant.com/2025/02/15/asking-eric-woman-asked-if-im-homeless-im-a-retired-lawyer-who-was-riding-a-5000-bicycle/" title="Asking Eric: Woman asked if I’m homeless. I’m a retired lawyer who was riding a $5,000 bicycle."> <span class="dfm-title metered"> Asking Eric: Woman asked if I’m homeless. I’m a retired lawyer who was riding a $5,000 bicycle. </span> </a> </h2>  <div class="entry-meta"> <div class="byline">By <a href="https://www.courant.com/author/r-eric-thomas/">R Eric Thomas</a></div> <time datetime="2025-02-15 10:47:37">February 15, 2025 at 10:47 a.m.</time> </div> </header> <div class="excerpt"> Dear Eric: What’s an appropriate response? Should I get angry? Should I question her motives? Should I... </div> </div> </article> <article class=" tag-search-view archive-view has-image post-8486204 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-advice category-latest-headlines tag-asking-eric" data-id="8486204" data-timestamp="1739062868" > <figure> <a href="https://www.courant.com/2025/02/09/asking-eric-should-i-ask-mary-about-her-new-beard/" title="Asking Eric: Should I ask ‘Mary’ about her new beard?" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.courant.com/2025/02/09/asking-eric-should-i-ask-mary-about-her-new-beard/" title="Asking Eric: Should I ask ‘Mary’ about her new beard?"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="Dear Eric: I believe that Mary has the right to present herself as she chooses, and I am not at all uncomfortable with her having a beard. But I feel awkward pretending it's not there. " title="Dear Eric: I believe that Mary has the right to present herself as she chooses, and I am not at all uncomfortable with her having a beard. But I feel awkward pretending it's not there. " subtitle="" class="lazyload size-feature_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/168458085_133067885490778_3610647909410223502_n_a3e6aa-e1716397875137.jpg?w=140" data-srcset="https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/168458085_133067885490778_3610647909410223502_n_a3e6aa-e1716397875137.jpg?w=140 140w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.courant.com/advice/">Advice | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.courant.com/2025/02/09/asking-eric-should-i-ask-mary-about-her-new-beard/" title="Asking Eric: Should I ask ‘Mary’ about her new beard?"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> Asking Eric: Should I ask ‘Mary’ about her new beard? </span> </a> </h2>  <div class="entry-meta"> <div class="byline">By <a href="https://www.courant.com/author/r-eric-thomas/">R Eric Thomas</a></div> <time datetime="2025-02-09 09:58:57">February 9, 2025 at 9:58 a.m.</time> </div> </header> <div class="excerpt"> Dear Eric: I believe that Mary has the right to present herself as she chooses,... </div> </div> </article> <article class=" tag-search-view archive-view has-image post-8481133 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-advice category-latest-headlines tag-advice tag-homes location-connecticut" data-id="8481133" data-timestamp="1738993540" > <figure> <a href="https://www.courant.com/2025/02/08/ask-the-builder-jazz-up-your-interior-walls/" title="Ask the Builder: Jazz up your interior walls" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.courant.com/2025/02/08/ask-the-builder-jazz-up-your-interior-walls/" title="Ask the Builder: Jazz up your interior walls"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="Wouldn't you be in a better mood if walls, and even the ceiling, had on them scenes or images of the things that bring you the most happiness?" title="Wouldn't you be in a better mood if walls, and even the ceiling, had on them scenes or images of the things that bring you the most happiness?" subtitle="" class="lazyload size-feature_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/bc-ask-builder-20250203-MCT.jpg?w=117" data-srcset="https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/bc-ask-builder-20250203-MCT.jpg?w=117 140w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <h3 class="subscriber-only-tag">SUBSCRIBER ONLY</h3> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.courant.com/advice/">Advice | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.courant.com/2025/02/08/ask-the-builder-jazz-up-your-interior-walls/" title="Ask the Builder: Jazz up your interior walls"> <span class="dfm-title premium"> Ask the Builder: Jazz up your interior walls </span> </a> </h2>  <div class="entry-meta"> <div class="byline">By <a href="https://www.courant.com/author/tim-carter/">Tim Carter</a></div> <time datetime="2025-02-08 05:46:23">February 8, 2025 at 5:46 a.m.</time> </div> </header> <div class="excerpt"> Wouldn't you be in a better mood if walls, and even the ceiling, had on... </div> </div> </article> <article class=" tag-search-view archive-view has-image post-8481378 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-advice category-latest-headlines tag-gardening location-connecticut" data-id="8481378" data-timestamp="1738992656" > <figure> <a href="https://www.courant.com/2025/02/08/managing-nitrogen-is-vital-for-plants-heres-how-to-test-your-ct-soil/" title="Managing nitrogen is vital for plants. Here’s how to test your CT soil" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.courant.com/2025/02/08/managing-nitrogen-is-vital-for-plants-heres-how-to-test-your-ct-soil/" title="Managing nitrogen is vital for plants. Here’s how to test your CT soil"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="Nitrogen is often the most limiting nutrient in growing plants" title="Nitrogen is often the most limiting nutrient in growing plants" subtitle="" class="lazyload size-feature_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/thc-l-uconnstalkgarden-01.jpg?w=140" data-srcset="https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/thc-l-uconnstalkgarden-01.jpg?w=140 140w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.courant.com/advice/">Advice | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.courant.com/2025/02/08/managing-nitrogen-is-vital-for-plants-heres-how-to-test-your-ct-soil/" title="Managing nitrogen is vital for plants. Here’s how to test your CT soil"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> Managing nitrogen is vital for plants. Here’s how to test your CT soil </span> </a> </h2>  <div class="entry-meta"> <div class="byline">By <a href="https://www.courant.com/author/dr-haiying-tao/">Dr. Haiying Tao</a></div> <time datetime="2025-02-08 05:30:56">February 8, 2025 at 5:30 a.m.</time> </div> </header> <div class="excerpt"> Nitrogen is often the most limiting nutrient in growing plants </div> </div> </article> <article class=" tag-search-view archive-view has-image post-8484084 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-advice category-best-reviews category-business category-latest-headlines tag-cars tag-grassos-garage tag-porsche location-connecticut" data-id="8484084" data-timestamp="1738991237" > <figure> <a href="https://www.courant.com/2025/02/08/2025-porsche-cayenne-is-no-longer-a-hybrid-dream/" title="Grasso’s Garage: 2025 Porsche Cayenne is no longer a hybrid dream" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.courant.com/2025/02/08/2025-porsche-cayenne-is-no-longer-a-hybrid-dream/" title="Grasso’s Garage: 2025 Porsche Cayenne is no longer a hybrid dream"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="While Porsche has no problem creating outstanding power and unfathomable appearances, in 2025, their flagship gets better. " title="While Porsche has no problem creating outstanding power and unfathomable appearances, in 2025, their flagship gets better. " subtitle="" class="lazyload size-feature_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_8034.jpg?w=117" data-srcset="https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_8034.jpg?w=117 140w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.courant.com/best-reviews/">Best Reviews | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.courant.com/2025/02/08/2025-porsche-cayenne-is-no-longer-a-hybrid-dream/" title="Grasso’s Garage: 2025 Porsche Cayenne is no longer a hybrid dream"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> Grasso’s Garage: 2025 Porsche Cayenne is no longer a hybrid dream </span> </a> </h2>  <div class="entry-meta"> <div class="byline">By <a href="https://www.courant.com/author/marc-d-grasso/">Marc D Grasso</a></div> <time datetime="2025-02-08 05:07:17">February 8, 2025 at 5:07 a.m.</time> </div> </header> <div class="excerpt"> While Porsche has no problem creating outstanding power and unfathomable appearances, in 2025, their flagship... </div> </div> </article> <article class=" tag-search-view archive-view has-image post-8485405 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-advice category-latest-headlines tag-asking-eric" data-id="8485405" data-timestamp="1738976496" > <figure> <a href="https://www.courant.com/2025/02/08/asking-eric-divorced-in-laws-overwhelm-sons-wife-with-texts/" title="Asking Eric: Divorced in-laws overwhelm son’s wife with texts" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.courant.com/2025/02/08/asking-eric-divorced-in-laws-overwhelm-sons-wife-with-texts/" title="Asking Eric: Divorced in-laws overwhelm son’s wife with texts"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="Dear Eric: My husband's parents are divorced. In the last year or so (after being married to their son for nine years) my in-laws have started communicating with me instead of my husband to make plans. Example: My husband called his dad to make New Year’s plans. A few days later, my father-in-law texted me with the details about times to arrive and eat." title="Dear Eric: My husband's parents are divorced. In the last year or so (after being married to their son for nine years) my in-laws have started communicating with me instead of my husband to make plans. Example: My husband called his dad to make New Year’s plans. A few days later, my father-in-law texted me with the details about times to arrive and eat." subtitle="" class="lazyload size-feature_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/168458085_133067885490778_3610647909410223502_n_a3e6aa-e1716397875137.jpg?w=140" data-srcset="https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/168458085_133067885490778_3610647909410223502_n_a3e6aa-e1716397875137.jpg?w=140 140w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.courant.com/advice/">Advice | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.courant.com/2025/02/08/asking-eric-divorced-in-laws-overwhelm-sons-wife-with-texts/" title="Asking Eric: Divorced in-laws overwhelm son’s wife with texts"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> Asking Eric: Divorced in-laws overwhelm son’s wife with texts </span> </a> </h2>  <div class="entry-meta"> <div class="byline">By <a href="https://www.courant.com/author/r-eric-thomas/">R Eric Thomas</a></div> <time datetime="2025-02-08 10:06:15">February 8, 2025 at 10:06 a.m.</time> </div> </header> <div class="excerpt"> Dear Eric: My husband's parents are divorced. In the last year or so (after being... </div> </div> </article> <article class=" tag-search-view archive-view has-image post-8473196 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-advice category-best-reviews category-latest-headlines tag-cars tag-grassos-garage location-connecticut location-fairfield-county location-hartford-county location-litchfield-county" data-id="8473196" data-timestamp="1738387850" > <figure> <a href="https://www.courant.com/2025/02/01/2025-subaru-forester-gets-better-and-better-run-date-2-1-2025/" title="Grasso’s Garage: 2025 Subaru Forester gets better and better" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.courant.com/2025/02/01/2025-subaru-forester-gets-better-and-better-run-date-2-1-2025/" title="Grasso’s Garage: 2025 Subaru Forester gets better and better"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="For Subaru lovers abound, the Forester is no secret. Its long history boasts tremendous loyalty and for good reason. " title="For Subaru lovers abound, the Forester is no secret. Its long history boasts tremendous loyalty and for good reason. 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