Connecticut

A Day at Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo

August 17, 2010

A Day at Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo We just started a new Facebook page, 365 Things To Do in Connecticut, and one of the first things we included was Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport. It’s no coincidence then that we took our granddaughter, Ilissa, visiting from Germany, to see the animals last weekend. Owned by the Connecticut [...]

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Ready to Kick Some Asphalt?

July 29, 2010

Ready to Kick Some Asphalt? Those who have lived in and around Wallingford for any length of time have probably heard of Willy D’s Photo T’s & NASCAR Collectibles, a racing themed apparel and collectible shop located at 106 South Colony Road in Wallingford. Owners Bill and Barb Doucette are going into their 18th successful [...]

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Wallingford’s Sonic Drive-in Open For Business

July 14, 2010

Wallingford’s Sonic Drive-In Open For Business Mickey D’s arches are sagging a bit. BK’s crown has lost a little of its luster. And Wendy’s? Well, they may be lost in Never Never Land. After months of negotiation, debate, meetings, planning, studies and construction, Wallingford’s newest eatery opened today with style, fanfare and fantastic food. While [...]

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Connecticut Fireworks Displays For 2010

July 2, 2010

Image via Wikipedia Connecticut Fireworks Displays for 2010 As the 4th of July holiday approaches, here is a list of some of the local fireworks displays planned. For a complete list of fireworks events throughout the state, please visit NBC Connecticut’s web site. Beacon Falls Family Day at Pent Road will be held on Saturday, [...]

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Housing Trends Newsletter for June 2010

June 14, 2010

Housing Trends Newsletter for June 2010 Welcome to the most current Housing Trends Newsletter, courtesy of Harriman Real Estate. This newsletter is specially designed for our customers and clients, with national and local housing information that you may find useful whether you’re in the market for a home, thinking about selling your home, or just [...]

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Connecticut Wineries Throw Out the Welcome Mat

June 8, 2010

Connecticut Wineries Throw Out the Welcome Mat I don’t mind telling you that we are what you might call “wine aficionados”. We both lived in Germany for quite some time and fell in love with German Rieslings, but any good glass of wine with a meal is always a pleasure. Recently, we took an afternoon [...]

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Connecticut Magazine Rates the State’s Small Towns (Part 3)

June 7, 2010

CT Magazine Rates the State’s Small Towns (Part 3) This is the third entry in our three part series highlighting the rating of Connecticut’s small towns by Connecticut Magazine. In our first post, we focused on the largest towns in our state, those with populations between 6,500 and 10,000; in our second post, we highlighted [...]

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Connecticut Magazine Rates the State’s Small Towns (Part 2)

June 6, 2010

CT Magazine Rates the State’s Small Towns (Part 2) This is the second in a three part series highlighting the rating of  Connecticut’s small towns by Connecticut Magazine. In our first post, we focused on the towns with a population between 6,500 and 10,000. To recap, the publication set the following criteria for the rankings: [...]

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Connecticut Magazine Rates the State’s Small Towns (Part 1)

June 5, 2010

CT Magazine Rates the State’s Small Towns Last Winter, we profiled the state’s larger cities and towns as ranked by Connecticut Magazine in their November 2009 issue. The Trumbull-based publication has recently done the same for the state’s smaller towns in its March 2010 issue, the first such ranking since 2007. As with the previous [...]

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Sonic of CT Breaks Ground for New Wallingford Drive-In

May 17, 2010

Sonic of CT Breaks Ground for New Wallingford Drive-In Well, whatever speculation there might have been about the coming of Sonic to Wallingford is officially over. At 3PM Monday afternoon, dignitaries from Sonic, the Mesite family and local government gathered together for a ground breaking ceremony to herald the coming of the long-awaited eatery. Robert [...]

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