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MDC Reservoir 6

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MDC Reservoir 6

The MDC is a Criminal Organization MDC Reservoir 6, Bloomfield, Simsbury, & West Hartford August 2020 I must admit... it's sort of weird writing about a place I've been to a million times. But here I am, nearly 14 years after starting this website and after 20 years of living nearby, doing just that. Yes, I just … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Bloomfield, Hartford County, West Hartford

Fake House of West Hartford

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Fake House of West Hartford

Trick or Treat! West Hartford Data Center 130 South Main Street See this picture of this house? It's just a house. Not a very attractive house, but a regular ol' West Hartford house. A house that any neighborhood kid would approach on Halloween for some candy, right? Wrong! I don't remember where I learned … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, New Post Tagged With: Hartford County, West Hartford

The Bess & Paul Sigel Hebrew Academy of Greater Hartford

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The Bess & Paul Sigel Hebrew Academy of Greater Hartford

Impressive J-Date Oldest Orthodox Jewish Day School in the United States Bloomfield/West Hartford I was initially drawn to this school because of its fairly surprising architecture. Surprising because it’s in Bloomfield and also because it’s an orthodox Jewish school. I mean, look at this building: It’s … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, Religion, Remembrances, & Outdoor Art, Superlatives Tagged With: Bloomfield, Firsts Onlies and Oldests, Hartford County, Jewish, Private School, West Hartford

CTMQ’s Guide to West Hartford

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CTMQ’s Guide to West Hartford

Everything West Hartford I’ve been exploring and writing about Connecticut since 2006. After a decade, I began compiling guides for each town in the state. I plan on “completing” West Hartford... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. After all, that is the ultimate goal of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CTMQ Town Guides, New Post Tagged With: Hartford County, West Hartford

Spicebush Swamp

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Spicebush Swamp

Spicey! Spicebush Swamp, West Hartford When I originally explored this little park with Damian in 2016 or so, I had this to say: ... This little piece of land is really sort of lame. There is a nice little pond there which is open for fishing only to kids under 16 which is a nice concept. But the trails behind … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Hartford County, West Hartford

Argentina: Aby’s Bakery

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Argentina: Aby’s Bakery

Dulce de Leche Can Get Messi 765 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford Several visits between 1999 & 2016 When I renewed my promise to myself to write as much original content for CTMQ as I can in mid-2016, I also promised to try to do more food stuff. Mostly these hole-in-the-wall specialty ethnic places. As … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Best, Unique, & Historic Restaurants & Foods, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: argentina, Ethnic Restaurants, Food Tour of the World, Hartford County, restaurants, West Hartford

Jewish: Crown Market

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Jewish: Crown Market

Where is "Jewish?" Bishop's Corner, West Hartford October 2015 This is my first "food/restaurant" post in the "CT Restaurant Tour of the World" section in which I flew solo. I still don't really know what to do with this section and I darn well know that I'm not qualified to write about food. At … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Classic Diners & True Taverns, Food & Drink, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, New Post Tagged With: Ethnic Restaurants, Food Tour of the World, Hartford County, Jewish, West Hartford

The Rock’s Rock

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The Rock’s Rock

The Rock's Rock West Hartford If only Picozzi would give this rock to The Rock, it could be The Rock’s The Rock Rock. And that would totally rock. I’m not going to waste our time here. But I did read an interview with a former 106.9 WCCC DJ who was asked about this rock. It used to sit in front of their weird … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, New Post Tagged With: Cool Rocks, Hartford County, Historic Rocks, West Hartford

Westmoor Park Trails

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Westmoor Park Trails

Always Looking for Moor Westmoor Park Trails, West Hartford November and December, 2014 See also: My page on Westmoor as a museum The trails at Westmoor's Spicebush Swamp The fun part of being a crossword nerd is that I know that a "moor" is a fen. And a heath. It's also, I assume, a tract of open … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Hartford County, Hikes with my Boys, Nature Centers, West Hartford

West Hartford’s Town Trails

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West Hartford’s Town Trails

West Hartford's Town Trails I live in West Hartford. I've lived here since 2000, first renting with a friend, then renting with my new wife, then buying one house, and then moving into another in late 2019. I rather enjoy it, but we have almost no green space. If I were to exclude the MDC property, which I should … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Hartford County, West Hartford

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