The Thorny Issue of What Is and What Is Not a Museum Guilford (Google Maps location) September 8, 2012 Rgarding my title (and ignoring the "nettle"/"thorny" pun), of course this little room at the Guilford Free Library isn't a museum. But I started making note of "local history rooms" at town libraries years … [Read more...]
Read this first
Norm’s Diner
Cheers! Norm's Diner, Groton January 2016 NORM! I wonder if there’s some doofus who gets his daily breakfast from Norm’s Diner and enters each morning by yelling “NORM!” Probably. And if I lived near Groton and was the type to buy my breakfast every morning, that doofus would be me. NORM! Norm’s … [Read more...]
Christmas Village
HO-HO-HO... NO-NO-NO Christmas Village, Torrington December 2017 I do not like lines. I avoid them at all costs. If you read everything I ever write on CTMQ, you’ve noticed that I’ve done my best to avoid lines at the places in Connecticut with lines: Sally’s Apizza, Pepe’s Pizza, Lake Compounce, and a few … [Read more...]
BAD SONS Beer Company
The Derty Derb BAD SONS Beer Company, Derby January 2018 I don’t care if the beer at BAD SONS turns out to be the best beer on the planet at some point, it still won’t be better to me than the name BAD SONS. On the surface, BAD SONS sounds dumb. Coupled with the whole George Thorogood “motorcycle rebel” … [Read more...]
Gilder Boathouse
Gilder... Or Gilded? Gilder Boathouse, Derby I'm not sure why I'm writing about this place other than it's a cool building. Wait, I think I'm writing about this place simply because it's a cool building. A building I haven't been inside and don't really have a particular need to ever be inside. But here we … [Read more...]
Derby’s Carnegie Library
Derby Neck Library Derby There were 11 total Carnegie Libraries built in Connecticut. Today, only six remain as libraries. Back in the day, wealthy business magnates sometimes did cool philanthropic things like give money for libraries all over the world. Andrew Carnegie was one such rich guy, helping to build … [Read more...]
J. Timothy’s Dirt Wings
I Like This Kind of Dirt Nap Dirt Wings at J. Timothy’s Taverne, Plainville I have often written on this here website that I find food writing difficult. I’ve certainly never been able to do it with any clarity, originality, or vision. But as CTMQ has grown and branched into many different areas, I’ve gotten used … [Read more...]
Farmington’s Town Seal
Icy Church Daggers of Spite Farmington's Town Seal I am not familiar with all 169 Connecticut town seals. Nor do I ever intend to be. So I can't say with 100% confidence which one is my favorite or the coolest or the worst... though I have my suspicions. For instance, I'm going to guess that no town seal will … [Read more...]
Skooter’s Diner
Skooter's Diner Windsor Locks October 2017 As I write this, I'm still not sure it belongs on CTMQ. The original intent of the diners list was "classic diners." The O'Rourke's, Zips, Quakers, Norm's, Aeros, etc. of the Nutmeg State. Skooter's is not old and is not classic. But it was built to look classic! … [Read more...]
CTMQ’s Guide to Killingly
Everything Killingly I’ve been exploring and writing about Connecticut since 2006. After a decade, I began compiling CTMQ guides for each town in the state. I plan on “completing” Killingly CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. … [Read more...]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 134
- 135
- 136
- 137
- 138
- …
- 170
- Next Page »