http://www.shorelineoutandabout.com/demo Everything That's Happening On The Connecticut Shoreline Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:22:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.ctoutandabout.com/2012/destinations-connecticut-tourism/new-haven-county-destinations-tyourism/east-haven-destinations-tourism/wanted-trolley-car-operators/ http://www.ctoutandabout.com/2012/destinations-connecticut-tourism/new-haven-county-destinations-tyourism/east-haven-destinations-tourism/wanted-trolley-car-operators/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:52:38 +0000 Edwin Bartlett http://www.ctoutandabout.com/?p=13123 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, [...]]]> http://www.ctoutandabout.com/2012/destinations-connecticut-tourism/new-haven-county-destinations-tyourism/east-haven-destinations-tourism/wanted-trolley-car-operators/feed/ 0 http://www.ctoutandabout.com/2012/dining-restaurants-connecticut/the-spicy-green-bean-in-glastonbury/ http://www.ctoutandabout.com/2012/dining-restaurants-connecticut/the-spicy-green-bean-in-glastonbury/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 02:17:03 +0000 Travis Dahlke http://www.ctoutandabout.com/?p=10013 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 [...]]]> http://www.ctoutandabout.com/2012/dining-restaurants-connecticut/the-spicy-green-bean-in-glastonbury/feed/ 0 http://www.ctoutandabout.com/2012/dining-restaurants-connecticut/insomia-cookies-heats-up-chapel-street-new-haven/ http://www.ctoutandabout.com/2012/dining-restaurants-connecticut/insomia-cookies-heats-up-chapel-street-new-haven/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:08:55 +0000 Edwin Bartlett http://www.ctoutandabout.com/?p=9964 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 [...]]]> http://www.ctoutandabout.com/2012/dining-restaurants-connecticut/insomia-cookies-heats-up-chapel-street-new-haven/feed/ 0 http://www.ctoutandabout.com/2011/destinations-connecticut-tourism/new-london-county-destinations-tourism/new-london-destinations-tourism/dagwoods-kansas-city-bbq-new-londons-newest-restaurant-gem/ http://www.ctoutandabout.com/2011/destinations-connecticut-tourism/new-london-county-destinations-tourism/new-london-destinations-tourism/dagwoods-kansas-city-bbq-new-londons-newest-restaurant-gem/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:55:14 +0000 Edwin Bartlett http://www.ctoutandabout.com/?p=8973 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 [...]]]> http://www.ctoutandabout.com/2011/destinations-connecticut-tourism/new-london-county-destinations-tourism/new-london-destinations-tourism/dagwoods-kansas-city-bbq-new-londons-newest-restaurant-gem/feed/ 0 http://www.ctoutandabout.com/2011/dining-restaurants-connecticut/willimantics-main-street-cafe-brewing-company/ http://www.ctoutandabout.com/2011/dining-restaurants-connecticut/willimantics-main-street-cafe-brewing-company/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 11:00:55 +0000 Travis Dahlke http://www.ctoutandabout.com/?p=8856 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 [...]]]> http://www.ctoutandabout.com/2011/dining-restaurants-connecticut/willimantics-main-street-cafe-brewing-company/feed/ 0 http://www.ctoutandabout.com/2011/shopping-ct-2/gifts-and-discounts/small-biz-gift-ideasmadisons-audubon-shop-2012-eagle-watches-on-the-ct-river/ http://www.ctoutandabout.com/2011/shopping-ct-2/gifts-and-discounts/small-biz-gift-ideasmadisons-audubon-shop-2012-eagle-watches-on-the-ct-river/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:55:48 +0000 Edwin Bartlett http://www.ctoutandabout.com/?p=8818 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% [...]]]> http://www.ctoutandabout.com/2011/shopping-ct-2/gifts-and-discounts/small-biz-gift-ideasmadisons-audubon-shop-2012-eagle-watches-on-the-ct-river/feed/ 0 http://www.ctoutandabout.com/2011/cool-links-services-buisnesses/goods-and-services/new-haven-county/services-branford/lisa-theresas-italian-deli-and-catering-branford/ http://www.ctoutandabout.com/2011/cool-links-services-buisnesses/goods-and-services/new-haven-county/services-branford/lisa-theresas-italian-deli-and-catering-branford/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:44:18 +0000 Edwin Bartlett http://www.ctoutandabout.com/?p=8756  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 [...]]]> http://www.ctoutandabout.com/2011/cool-links-services-buisnesses/goods-and-services/new-haven-county/services-branford/lisa-theresas-italian-deli-and-catering-branford/feed/ 0 http://www.ctoutandabout.com/2011/destinations-connecticut-tourism/new-haven-county-destinations-tyourism/guilford-destinations-tourism/tour-historic-guilford-and-mystic-with-shoreline-segway/ http://www.ctoutandabout.com/2011/destinations-connecticut-tourism/new-haven-county-destinations-tyourism/guilford-destinations-tourism/tour-historic-guilford-and-mystic-with-shoreline-segway/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:44:41 +0000 Edwin Bartlett http://www.ctoutandabout.com/?p=8602 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 [...]]]> http://www.ctoutandabout.com/2011/destinations-connecticut-tourism/new-haven-county-destinations-tyourism/guilford-destinations-tourism/tour-historic-guilford-and-mystic-with-shoreline-segway/feed/ 0 http://www.ctoutandabout.com/2011/dining-restaurants-connecticut/new-haven-county-dininmg-restaurants/guilford-dining-restaurants/naples-pizza-guilford-great-pizza-and-catering/ http://www.ctoutandabout.com/2011/dining-restaurants-connecticut/new-haven-county-dininmg-restaurants/guilford-dining-restaurants/naples-pizza-guilford-great-pizza-and-catering/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:12:32 +0000 Edwin Bartlett http://www.ctoutandabout.com/?p=8591  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 [...]]]> http://www.ctoutandabout.com/2011/dining-restaurants-connecticut/new-haven-county-dininmg-restaurants/guilford-dining-restaurants/naples-pizza-guilford-great-pizza-and-catering/feed/ 0 http://www.ctoutandabout.com/2011/destinations-connecticut-tourism/ct-wine-trail/bishops-orchards-winery-changing-the-perception-of-fruit-wines/ http://www.ctoutandabout.com/2011/destinations-connecticut-tourism/ct-wine-trail/bishops-orchards-winery-changing-the-perception-of-fruit-wines/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 19:19:03 +0000 Edwin Bartlett http://www.ctoutandabout.com/?p=8586 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, [...]]]> http://www.ctoutandabout.com/2011/destinations-connecticut-tourism/ct-wine-trail/bishops-orchards-winery-changing-the-perception-of-fruit-wines/feed/ 0 http://www.ctoutandabout.com/2011/dining-restaurants-connecticut/new-london-dining-restaurants/old-lyme-dining-restaurants/bring-our-music-back-inc-announces-the-opening-of-songbird-cafe-a-coffeehouse-for-live-local-and-homegrown-music/ http://www.ctoutandabout.com/2011/dining-restaurants-connecticut/new-london-dining-restaurants/old-lyme-dining-restaurants/bring-our-music-back-inc-announces-the-opening-of-songbird-cafe-a-coffeehouse-for-live-local-and-homegrown-music/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:17:04 +0000 Edwin Bartlett http://www.ctoutandabout.com/?p=8507 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 [...]]]> http://www.ctoutandabout.com/2011/dining-restaurants-connecticut/new-london-dining-restaurants/old-lyme-dining-restaurants/bring-our-music-back-inc-announces-the-opening-of-songbird-cafe-a-coffeehouse-for-live-local-and-homegrown-music/feed/ 0 http://www.ctoutandabout.com/2011/dining-restaurants-connecticut/new-haven-county-dininmg-restaurants/guilford-dining-restaurants/star-fish-market-fresh-seafood-and-gourmet-food/ http://www.ctoutandabout.com/2011/dining-restaurants-connecticut/new-haven-county-dininmg-restaurants/guilford-dining-restaurants/star-fish-market-fresh-seafood-and-gourmet-food/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:59:59 +0000 Edwin Bartlett http://www.ctoutandabout.com/?p=8441 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 [...]]]> http://www.ctoutandabout.com/2011/dining-restaurants-connecticut/new-haven-county-dininmg-restaurants/guilford-dining-restaurants/star-fish-market-fresh-seafood-and-gourmet-food/feed/ 0