The Connecticut Science Center will be lowering the volume and dimming the lights later this month to welcome visitors with sensory disabilities, one of a number of museums around the state offering Sensory Friendly days.
Read MoreAfter enduring two challenging years due to COVID restrictions, restaurants across Connecticut are once again gaining momentum and regaining customers. Now, they are about to get another boost, prompted by visits from Connecticut Public broadcasting beginning later this month.
Read MoreNearly 140 Connecticut libraries are celebrating National Library Week, inviting people to visit participating Connecticut public libraries across the state. Each library has its own architecture, vibe, and collection to explore and browse, officials explain. The program is open to adults and children, and there are prizes too!
Read MoreRev. Dr. Shelley D. Best has been selected as the new CEO of the Greater Hartford Arts Council, following a nearly half-year search process for the organization’s next leader. Well-known and highly regarded in the Greater Hartford community, Dr. Best brings with her more than 20 years of experience as a non-profit leader.
Read MoreDuring the past two years, libraries in Connecticut have added new services in response to the pandemic, often launching them in a matter of days. That responsiveness has led to tens of thousands of virtual programs, and thousands of in-person programs adjusted to comply with safety protocols, according to new reports looking back at library services since the onset of COVID-19.
Read MoreThe Connecticut Office of Tourism is launching a new winter marketing campaign reflecting Connecticut’s dynamic, diverse public places. The new $1 million “The State I’m In” campaign, announced by Gov. Ned Lamont this week, is aimed at supporting Connecticut’s tourism industry.
Read MoreSince March 2020, more than 42% of the U.S. population has either moved or considered moving, according to recent data. The annual Top 100 Best Places to Live In America analysis by the website Livibility includes four Connecticut communities – Norwalk, Hartford, Danbury and New Haven.
Read MoreThe Connecticut Center for the Book has announced the 2021 Connecticut Book Awards Winners, recognizing the best books of 2020 which are either about Connecticut or by authors and illustrators from Connecticut in multiple categories.
Read MoreThe marketing of Pratt Street in downtown Hartford, a joint project of LAZ Investments, Lexington Partners LLC, and Shelbourne, the city’s largest downtown property owner, has seen a series of data points highlighted that even longtime city residents may not have recognized.
Read MoreDramatic changes in Connecticut’s gaming laws – the most comprehensive in decades - are not going unnoticed just across the border, as New Yorkers drive north on I-95, according to recent published reports, and stop to place bets.
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