CT National Historic Landmark Harriet Beecher Stowe House Hartford The Harriet Beecher Stowe House is very deserving of its landmark status, but I must mention that it also appears on a few other "trails" and such in Connecticut. It is part of the CT Women's Heritage Trail, The CT Underground Railroad Trail, and … [Read more...]
Bosnia: NY-NY Pizza
Cevapi vapi good NY-NY Pizza, Hartford April 2021 Here we are again. Gathered around the glowing screen to read CTMQ's wholly uninformed take on... what is it this time? Bosnian food? Bosnian food. I don't know about you, but when I want to learn about Bosnian food, CTMQ is probably not where I'd go. But you … [Read more...]
Hartford Flavor Company
Flavor Flav Hartford Flavor Company, Hartford November 2017 I want Hartford Flavor Company to succeed and flourish and I hope customers remain happy and satisfied with the products and events that come out of the Arbor Street facility. It is an entrepreneurial business, owned by a woman, bringing energy and life … [Read more...]
Guatemala: Aurora’s Bakery and Restaurant
Aurora Campechanas Auroras Bakery and Restaurant, Hartford Winter 2021 I'm friends with former Courant and current Hearst Media food writer Leeanne Griffin. She and I rarely write about the same things, but when we do, the results go something like this: For her very rare brewery stuff, she may ask me for some … [Read more...]
Potsdam Cottages
Where There's Huy, There's Hope Potsdam Cottages Hartford Aside from Fishfry Street in Hartford, my favorite street names are those down around Coltsville. The mix of Dutch and Algonquin (or similar) is trippy. Van Block, Van Dyke, Huyshope, Hendrixson, and Curcombe intersect with Warwarme, Masseek, Weehasset, … [Read more...]
Phantom Brewing Company
They're Saying "Brewwww," Not "Boooo" Phantom Brewing Company, Hartford August 2020 Did you know that the Phantom Gourmet is still a thing? It is. I just checked. You know, the mysterious secret restaurant critic(s) that slip into restaurants to rate them. Just an anonymous critic with a whole cloak and dagger … [Read more...]
CTMQ’s Guide to Hartford
Everything Hartford 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” Hartford CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. If … [Read more...]
The Boat Building
We're Not Gonna Need a Bigger Boat The World's First Two-Sided Building, Hartford Yes! Another page about another insurance company in Hartford. This isn't a surprise, is it? After all, the capital city laid claim to being the "Insurance Capital of the World" for a century. (While people still say it, I believe … [Read more...]
The Hartford Athletic
Athletics' Foot The Hartford Athletic at Dillon Stadium August 2020 I could go two ways with this page. Simple and easy; went to a lower level professional soccer game with some friends during a pandemic and had fun... or wonky and complicated; went to a low level professional soccer game and here's everything you … [Read more...]
Windy Metal Garden
Black Metal Rules "Windy Metal Garden," Hartford I can't pretend that I'm a big fan of black metal, per se, but I've always had a soft spot for its absurd over-the-top nihilism and guttural lyrics. And while the Windy Metal Garden has nothing in the world to do with black metal - or metal music of any kind, I can't … [Read more...]
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