We need YOU to help keep our demonstration railway running. The annual trolley car operator training course will be given in February and March. This is your opportunity to join the ranks of the operating department of the Shore line Trolley Museum. Being an operator is challenging but rewarding work. No prior experience is required, [...]

Glastonbury’s The Spicy Green Bean is nestled between a dry cleaners and a Chinese takeout restaurant, so it’s modest facade of hand painted signage may not stand out at a glance. Inside, however, you’ll find people. Lots of people. That’s because The Spicy Green Bean is the type of joint that has been steadily garnering [...]

University Properties invites you to the Grand Opening Ceremony for Insomnia Cookies at 1143 Chapel Street on Tuesday, January 10th at 11:30 am. Insomnia Cookies offers a unique late night service for college students in the New Haven area featuring fresh, delicious oven baked cookies delivered warm right to student’s doors until 3 AM! Cookie [...]

Before I get into the nuts and bolts about Dagwood’s Kansas City BBQ,  or in the this case the ribs and pulled pork, lets define BBQ. We here in the Northeast really don’t do it. BBQ is all about slow cooking, wood smoke, and in most, but not all cases a kick ass sauce, or [...]

Good riddance to the days when you could walk into a bar and order a pint of some enigmatic, yellow stuff that was just called beer.  Stops like Willimantic’s Main Street Cafe are the kind of restaurant/pub/brewery hybrid that offers all sorts of hues and hop counts.  Every month there’s a new menu of beer [...]

Over the next few weeks, I am going to be featuring some great gift ideas from our small businesses in the State of Connecticut.Small business is what made this country great, and is always one of the major contributors to rebuilding our economy whenever it has gone through a major downturn. Typically at least 60% [...]

 Lisa Theresa’s Italian Deli and Catering in Branford is one of those places that I consider as a “Ya gotta stop in and get lunch” destinations. With a lunch menu that consists of everything from salads like Mozzarella Caprese, Gorgonzola Chicken and Portobela to the traditional Chef’s Salad, prepared foods such as lasagna, meatball,chicken and [...]

At one point and time, you have seen a Segway. No, not the “segue” that journalists use to transition from one story to the next. This Segway you ride. Yes. I am talking about the “future-esque” two wheeled electric vehicle you stand up and ride. If you haven’t been on one, you’re missing out on [...]

 For all of us who grew up in Guilford over the past 30 plus years, we already know about their great pizza. I used to ride my bike from all the way up in North Guilford to meet and hang with friends, and I always made sure I had money so that I could have [...]

Bishop’s Orchards Winery has been making fruit wines for over 5  years now, and every day, their reputation for fine wine making grows. Gone are the days when fruit wines meant cheap, and not something you admitted to drinking. Bishop’s has turned this around, making fine wines that everyone can enjoy. And year after year, [...]

The Friday Night Live Music Coffeehouse Series starts this fall at the newly opened Songbird Café in Old Lyme, CT. The live music series features local homegrown emerging talent in conjunction with Bring Our Music Back, Inc. The Friday Night Coffeehouses will be from 7-9pm throughout the fall in the charming, unique “pied-a-terre” styled Songbird [...]

Star Fish Market is a store of many pleasant surprises as I discovered the other day. Now many of you think, what can a seafood market due that would be different than any other seafood store. Let’s start with one of my favorite things in the world. Tuna. Not just any tune either. How about [...]

“Farm-to-Chef Week is a great opportunity for people to try a wide assortment of agricultural products grown and raised by Connecticut’s finest farmers and prepared by some of the state’s foremost chefs,” said state Agriculture Commissioner Steven K. Reviczky. “These special Farm-to-Chef menus feature Connecticut Grown ingredients in every dish and spotlight the farms that [...]

As many of you may have figured, I grew up in Guilford, so the Fair has always been something special to me. Just like your hometown fair or carnival is to you. So many fond memories are created at events such as these. Both growing up, and then bringing your own kids to create those [...]

When one is traveling the highways and byways, we always need a place to stay. A place to that is clean, safe, convenient to the Interstate, restaurants, and attractions. The Baymont Inn and Suites offers all of this and more to the weary traveler. Located off exit 55 on I-95 in Branford, the Baymont offers [...]