Taking a Good Ribb(itt)ing The Battle of the Frogs Windham Every so often I delve into one of Connecticut's urban legends. It must be said that when I do so, I heavily rely on those who have written about these things previously. They are often the rare pages on here where 100% of the words and thoughts aren't … [Read more...]
Third Place by Half Full Brewery
"Only Wanna Co-Work With Youuuuu" Third Place by Half Full Brewery, Stamford April 2022 In October 2024, Half Full closed their original location, leaving on this one open. Since, I guess, a little beer is brewed here, I'll keep this in the breweries list though the huge majority of Half Full beer is now … [Read more...]
EverWonder Children’s Museum
Ever the Wonder Newtown (Google Maps location) August 13, 2016 Newtown deserves great things. Its children deserve whatever fun and safe entity the town can support. Granted, the majority of the local kids visiting this children's museum were have no memory of - or were not alive when - tragedy struck their town … [Read more...]
Cheshire Craft Brewing
Enhance! Cheshire Craft Brewing Company, Cheshire March 2022 In the race to be the first to open a brewery in Cheshire, there was a clear winner: Cheshire Craft Brewery. Now, I don’t think anyone viewed it as a race, and I know that these guys set things in motion well before the behemoth Counter Weight Brewing … [Read more...]
Dr. Chester Hunt Office
Imagine Hunting For Your Appointment Here Dr. Chester Hunt Office Windham I'd been holding onto my pictures and "story" of this building for at least a decade. I'm tired of waiting, so here we are: on the Windham Green and the cute little Dr. Chester Hunt Office building. What was I waiting for? At some … [Read more...]
Lakeside Diner
Lake With a Side of Home Fries Lakeside Diner, Stamford April 2022 Lakeside Diner appears on the Roadfood Eat Before You Die List for its donuts. Recency bias is a very real thing that we all suffer from. Try as I might to fight it, it's impossible to completely disengage from its clutches. If you're not … [Read more...]
Water Works Brook
Cue the Waterworks Water Works Brook, Windsor Locks April 2022 I'm going to provide all of you - yes, you people that feel the urge to go for a walk at Water Works Brook - a huge service. When you go to look up where this place is, every map and resource will point you to the wrong place. Different wrong places … [Read more...]
Clocktown Brewery Museum
9 O'Clocks Thomaston (Google Maps location) April 2022 A strange thing has happened in two newer (ca. 2021) Connecticut breweries on the northern Route 8 corridor: They've included museums. Now, I'd like to think both Bad Dog Brewing in Torrington and Clocktown Brewery in Thomaston has done this for one reason: … [Read more...]
Fat Orange Cat Brewing (Closed)
FOC! (It's Closed) Fat Orange Cat Brewing Company, East Hampton Multiple Visits The brewery closed its taproom in December 2021, moving the entire operation to a contract at Twelve Percent Brewing Project in North Haven. FOC was located in a quiet residential section of East Hampton. FOC always closed … [Read more...]
Hamilton Park
Hub of Waterbury Hamilton Park, Waterbury There is a lot of history at Hamilton Park in Waterbury. History I'm not going to get too deep into at all. It's just an old town park. It doesn't really rise to the level necessary to get the full CTMQ treatment. And you won't believe this, but it also doesn't even … [Read more...]
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