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Michael Stubbs of Eskridge, Kansas, a retired film industry location manager with a love of history, painstakingly researched the story of the Connecticut Kansas Colony, as these settlers were known. - With much of Connecticut hunkered down because of the coronavirus crisis, Hartford Magazine delayed the scheduled April release of its annual “Best Of” list.
- Hartford, one of the oldest cities in the United States, is also the matriarch of a family of sister cities and towns. With 20 other Hartfords spread across the U.S., and four overseas, you may wonder … what’s in a name?
Food & Drink
Dear Teresa,I am on a dating website and am a recovering alcoholic. I’m considering removing “never drinks” from my personal profile because I feel like it’s turning people away.
At 5 p.m. on a late-winter weekend, cacophony ruled UConn’s Greer Field House, where 3,300 students in T-shirts emblazoned with “Brighten Tomorrow for the Kids!” prepared to dance the night away, in the annual HuskyThon fundraiser for Connecticut Children’s Medical Center.
Deep in the Eastern Connecticut woods Windjammer Guitars owner Michael South has spent decades building and repairing wooden instruments in his backyard.
This month we salute 30 exceptional women — from the fields of business, education, health care, arts, public service, philanthropy, religion and sports — each one of them a leader who makes a significant difference in the life of our community.
Andrea Cortez is creating a "conscious consumerism" movement in Hartford’s Parkville neighborhood with her new boutique, Vagabond Trading Post. The new tren is a direct response to fast fashion and its "detrimental" impacts on the environment.
Whether by Long Island Sound or the Connecticut River, weddings on the water create lasting memories
In addition to Long Island Sound, the Connecticut River is an increasingly popular wedding location.
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Home Living
- The challenges to becoming a competent keeper of honeybees are many. Yet come late March through June, hundreds of novice beekeepers across Connecticut don their veils and head to their yards, rooftops and balconies, their plans and enthusiasm dispelling any doubts about their ability to succeed.
Fashion
- Andrea Cortez is creating a "conscious consumerism" movement in Hartford’s Parkville neighborhood with her new boutique, Vagabond Trading Post. The new tren is a direct response to fast fashion and its "detrimental" impacts on the environment.
Travel
- Forget the lush golf courses, the fine whisky, the bagpipes, kilts, haggis and Ewan McGregor, too. Scotland is first and foremost Edinburgh, its breathtaking capital set in a fairy-tale landscape with an iconic medieval castle overlooking its kingdom.
GAMES & TRIVIA
Health
- An innovative group cognitive-behavioral therapy program has been shown to be an effective treatment for hoarding disorder, according to a paper recently published in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology by David F. Tolin from The Institute of Living in Hartford.
- Our team of experts has selected the best tree floor lamps out of dozens of options. Don't buy a tree floor lamp before reading these reviews.
Weddings
- Guided by her mantra of “less waste, more love,” 34-year-old Kendra Meany of Lebanon designs customized wedding stationery that blooms. Using handmade wildflower and herb seed paper, she provides an option for those who love tradition, but not throwaway culture.
