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More than merely a joint to grab breakfast any hour of the day, a diner is first and foremost a gathering place. (Shutterstock)
BROOKFIELD, CT If your heart is aching for a return to normalcy, some indication of corners turned and brighter days on the verge of dawning, look no further than the reopening of the Red Colony Diner at its original location on Federal Road.
The Red Colony first opened in 1968. The owner, Jimmy Vlamis, sold it to Eddie Marnelakis in 1973. Marnelakis sold it to two years later and bought another of Vlamis diners, the Blue Colony, which still operates in Newtown. It went through its Five Guys phase around 13 years ago, and then became Frank s Diner. The reopened Red Colony is owned by Eddie s son George, and managed by Jimmy s son, John. George said he jumped at the chance