A Bang-Bang Hike Pistol Creek Berlin & Middletown Way back in the day, I worked for Aetna in Middletown. Very near there, on the border with Berlin, up sprang the Pistol Creek golf course in 2001. I'm not a golfer, nor will I ever be, but I do recall people being fairly impressed with the course. It looked nice … [Read more...]
Stubborn Beauty Brewing Company
Humble Rodent Stubborn Beauty Brewing Company, Middletown First Visit January 2015, several subsequent visits Call it education It was somewhere in between You gave me some sound advice But I wasn't listening "Hey Steve, you should probably write up your brewery visits within a few weeks or months of … [Read more...]
Rick Nicita Gallery & Cinema Archives
NiceTaSeeya Nicita, if Only for a Minute Middletown (Google Maps location) February 20, 2016 How many words can I possibly write about this tiny little place? Movies. Film. Cinema. I went decades of my adult life not caring a whit about this whole world of culture and art. I probably went years without seeing … [Read more...]
Tibet: Tibetan Kitchen
You TiBetter Believe Tibetan Kitchen, Middletown January 2016 As I begin putting this page together, I find myself getting lost in the mountains of Tibet and the geopolitical twists and turns of the east Asian country. This isn't the place to pretend I know anything about the various Chinese incursions and … [Read more...]
Amato’s Toy and Hobby
You Say Amato, I say Amayto Amato's Toy and Hobby, Middletown November 2014 Amato's Toy and Hobby of New Britain closed at the end of February in 2022. I blame the terrible movie that was filmed there. Yes, there is an Amato's Toy and Hobby on Main Street in New Britain that has also been there forever. Yes, … [Read more...]
PCU (1994)
So True PCU, 1994 I love this movie. Now, that's not to say this is a good movie. It's a totally stupid movie. But I love it anyway. Why? Because I sort of lived through everything in PCU. Let me explain. I went to UConn from 1991-1995. My high school girlfriend went to Wesleyan at the same time. We lasted as a … [Read more...]
Route 9 in Middletown
Bumper to Bumper... Because There's a Red Light! Route 9 Through Middletown Since writing this, I've come to lean of a 2011 Hartford Courant article all about the stop sign merge. I'm happy to have learned that the stop sign IS actually worse than the lights. More at the bottom. I'm going to do my best to focus … [Read more...]
CTMQ’s Guide to Middletown
Everything Middletown 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” Middletown CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. … [Read more...]
Wadsworth Falls State Park Intro
Wadsworth Falls State Park Middlefield & Middletown You know what annoys me about Wadsworth Falls? That Middletown takes all the credit for the park. Sure, the main entrance is there, and the swimming pond, but both waterfalls and the bulk of the trail network are in Middlefield. And you can park legally to enter … [Read more...]
Spoke + Spy Ciderworks
Oh Rats Spoke + Spy Ciderworks, Middletown April 2019 Before you read this page, know this: when it comes to hard cider, I’m not that smart. Years ago, I’d say I just didn’t like them. Then I had some really good ciders from some really good cideries and suddenly I liked a few really good ciders. When I read … [Read more...]
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