Hartford's Town Trails You didn't come here expecting much of anything, did you? Hartford is an 18 square mile city. Like a real city. Sure, there are a few parks - nice parks! - but most don't have any trails per se. Keney Park has trails; lots of trails! And there's the string of parks and efforts along … [Read more...]
White’s Diner
Spotty History of White's in Bridgeport White's Diner, Bridgeport January 2020 I'm pretty bummed out that White's Diner doesn't have a website. In fact, I just spent an eternity trying find something about this joint's history. After those three minutes, I found this: White's is a Bridgeport institution, in … [Read more...]
460. Art Gallery at UConn Stamford
The Kids are Alright Stamford (Google Maps location) February 28, 2020 The state's flagship university has refocused its branch locations in the early 2000's. They closed the Torrington branch, moved the Hartford one, and invested fairly heavily in the Stamford one. (Which, as Connecticut's most modern city, … [Read more...]
The Bunny Fountain
Trippy Bunny Fountain, Trumbull I have a good friend who used to live in Trumbull. When I put together my Trumbull Town Guide, he alerted me to the Bunny Fountain. He wondered, how could I not include the Bunny Fountain on my list of everything in the town of Trumbull? So I put the Bunny Fountain on my list. … [Read more...]
BLT: Castlerock Lane
Man in a High Castle Castlerock Lane, Bolton April 2020 There are expensive homes in pretty much every town in Connecticut. I've seen many. I think everyone assumes this to be true, but I also think there are large swaths who would be surprised to know that there are sprawling massive houses in southern Bolton … [Read more...]
KidsPlay
And Play And Play And Play And Play... Torrington (Google Maps location) November 2014 As the only person who has ever even thought about visiting all of Connecticut's museums, I do often think about how lucky I am to have children. Not only do they provide great cover at many places I drag them to, they have … [Read more...]
LaSalette Trail
Ideas are Blooming LaSalette Trail, Bloomfield & Simsbury At the time of this writing, I have no idea when the gaps in the LaSalette Trail will be closed - or even if they officially will be someday. Nor do I care, really. Such is my excitement for this trail that I'm forging ahead with hiking it and writing about … [Read more...]
The Other Woman (2014)
The Other Other Woman The Other Woman, 2014 In a strange happenstance, the last "Connecticut" movie I reviewed was called "The Women" It was awful. The Women features a well-dressed steely woman from New York City (Annette Bening) and a preppy housewife with a cheating husband who live in a giant house in … [Read more...]
Dr. William A. Niering NAP
I Could Take a NAP Here Dr. William A. Niering Natural Area Preserve, Waterford August 2013 I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest that no one goes to the Niering NAP with no intention of going anywhere else. Well, maybe that's not true. Perhaps birders go here just to go here. Not that it's not a lovely … [Read more...]
Winchester Soldiers’ Monument
Winchester Soldiers' Monument Winchester (Winsted) Stone Tower (44 feet) Are you ever remotely curious about how CTMQ... "happens?" No? That's fair. I was merely going to mention that I visited this monument for the express purposes of this here website on September 2nd, 2013. Labor Day. At that time anyway, the … [Read more...]
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