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Connecticut Beer Week Runs Through May 18
Overlapping with American Craft Beer Week (May 13-19,) Connecticut celebrates its own robust and growing beer industry with a weeklong celebration of Nutmeg State brews. Connecticut Beer Week features a full schedule of tap takeovers, festivals, dinners,...
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"Robigalia" Party At Relic Brewing May 3
Relic Brewing, CT Big Red Truck and Confetti Restaurant, all of Plainville, celebrate the ancient Roman springtime festival at the brewery May 3. Food and beer are available for purchase, including Relic beer-braised smoked pulled pork, Italian...
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St. Patrick's Day Dining Specials In Connecticut
Everyone's Irish on St. Patrick's Day, especially with these dining and beverage specials. Here's a sampling of what local restaurants are offering for the holiday. A St. Patrick's Day prix-fixe at Max Fish, 110 Glastonbury Boulevard, Glastonbury,...
Tags: Dining and Drinking, Cabbage, Foods and Beverages, Music, Entertainment
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A Sand Pit Transformed By Man And Mother Nature
The Hartford CourantAs I pulled my car between a salt shed and the Plainville dog pound, a 6-foot-high gated and locked fence with a sign noting Tomasso Nature Park stood before me. I walked over to the animal control officer who was walking a dog and asked a question I've...Tags: Manchester, Bodies of Water, Rivers, Nature, Wetlands
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Buick LaCrosse
By Jim MacPherson
A quick glance at the Buick LaCrosse will reveal none of the significant changes that have taken place for 2012. The styling remains the same; it’s what’s under the hood that’s new.
The more traditional drivetrain...Tags: General Motors Corp., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Gasoline Industry
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Vehicle Purchased From Soldier Abroad
Far from home while deployed in the army in Afghanistan, Wesley McCracken was nevertheless able to prepare for his return home while still abroad.In need of transportation, he browsed the Internet looking for a car. He found a 2006 Pontiac GTO at Parsons...Tags: Pontiac, Afghanistan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, E-Commerce Industry, Missile Systems
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Heavy Lobbying Keeps Red Light Cameras On Track
The Hartford CourantUp to now, the Connecticut General Assembly has never approved any of the bills offered in recent years that would enable cities and towns to install cameras at red lights and collect fines by mailing tickets to violators. But this year's bill —...Tags: Wilton, Westport, North Haven (New Haven, New York), Peggy Sayers, Justice System
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Remembering Nike Missile Sites Throughout The State
The Hartford CourantSomeone who once worked at Plainville's Nike missile base in the late 1950s left me a voicemail shortly after I wrote about exploring the remains of an old Army complex off the Metacomet Trail. He explained the "ack, track and smack" protocol. "The 'ack'...Tags: Windsor (Hartford, Connecticut), Ansonia, Unrest, Conflicts and War, New Britain, Westport
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Culture Watch: Jeremy Udden's Plainville: 'If the Past Seems So Bright'
Culture MonsterJeremy Udden's Plainville rides unconventional instrumentation to uncharted territory on this mix of jazz, indie rock and rustic folk.... -
Culture Watch: Joshua Redman, Aaron Parks, Matt Penman and Eric Harland, 'James Farm'
Culture MonsterA supergroup of sorts, James Farm leaves plenty of room for its players to stretch their legs beyond the boundaries of mainstream jazz.... -
Greg Pursley No. 3 in NASCAR Hunter Index for May
The Fabulous ForumGreg Pursley, a graduate of Canyon High School in Canyon Country, came in at No. 3 in the NASCAR Hunter Index for May. Pursley won the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race at Miller Motorsports Park in Utah and leads...... -
Seasons 52 introduces new lunch menu in Orlando
Seasons 52 has launched a lunch menu featuring more than a dozen new items including sandwiches, tacos, sides and salads. Highlights of the lunch menu include: Burgers: - Wood-fired burgers Buffalo burger with blue cheese and truffle sauce from...
Tags: Cheese, Hamburgers, Lifestyle and Leisure, Salads, Tacos
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