Celebrating Cinco de Mayo in Connecticut
Five Fun Ways to Celebrate Mexican Culture
It’s Cinco de Mayo (meaning May 5th) a celebration of Mexican heritage. Its origins derive from the Mexican state of Puebla, where the Mexican army defeated the French at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. Celebrated through the US and Mexico, it’s more or [...]
A Week-long Festival of French Cinema Starts April 15th
April in Paris Film Festival at Trinity College
One of the things I love most about my old school, Trinity College, is Cinestudio, its on-campus movie theater (which I previously wrote a little bit about here). In addition to being a really cool, old-fashioned theater, it also shows [...]
Collinsville CT: A Hip Town with an Old Vibe
One of CT’s Coolest Small Towns
In 2007, Collinsville, Connecticut, was voted one of the Top 10 Coolest Small Towns in America. It’s understandable if you didn’t know this, since this designation didn’t appear in National Geographic or The New York Times; it appeared in the September 2007 [...]
Top 10 Things to Do in Connecticut (March 7-21, 2012)
Live Theatre, St. Patrick’s Day Parades and Bill Clinton
Although spring is technically only a few weeks away, there’s still a lot of time before it’s really springy enough to go outside and commence all of the outdoorsy things that the season usually brings. Luckily, Connecticut has [...]
A Curiosity in Connecticut: The Colt Armory
A National Historic Landmark That You Can’t Visit…Yet
If you’re ever driving into Hartford on I-91, you’ll probably see a large onion dome that looks completely out of place amongst the office buildings and otherwise unremarkable architecture. This bright blue, star-spangled, gold-topped bulb might appear to be modern art, but [...]
Top 5 Winter Exhibits in CT
Not to Be Missed Photography, Art, History and Film in Connecticut
It’s winter, and even if it’s not snowing where you are, it’s probably cold out. It’s also either unpleasantly wet or searingly dry, leaving you to wring slush out of your dripping-wet jeans one day and give yourself upwards of [...]
The Book Barn, Niantic, Connecticut
The Book Barn: A Great Place to Find Books (and Cats)
It can be hard for small businesses to thrive even in the best of times, but in the current economy it’s becoming harder and harder to find independently owned stores still afloat. The Book Barn, located near the beach in Niantic, [...]
Holiday Light Displays in Connecticut
Lights Usher in the Holiday Season in CT
Lights! Whatever holiday you celebrate this winter (or even if you celebrate no holidays at all), there will still be a huge, glorious amount of colored lights hanging off of everyone and everything for at least another month. Every street you drive down, there [...]
A Taste of the Appalachian Trail: Hiking the Connecticut Appalachian Trail
A Look at the 52 Miles of Appalachian Trail that goes through Connecticut
The Appalachian Trail spans over 2,150 miles from Georgia to Maine; unbeknownst to many people, approximately 52 of those miles go through Connecticut. The trail crosses the NY/CT border near New Milford and [...]
Best Places for Fall Foliage in CT
Where to See the Best Fall Foliage in Connecticut
Due to various weather-related factors (most notably Hurricane Irene), foliage season in Connecticut was something of a disappointment this year. After a half-hearted “peak” that lasted for perhaps a week and a half, the trees gave up the struggle, and now [...]
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