The State Department of Economic and Community Development’s (DECD) Connecticut Office of the Arts (COA) has approved an application from the Town of Ridgefield to establish a Cultural District in town. Ridgefield is the first municipality in the state to receive the designation.
Read MoreThe West End Civic Association (WECA), a non-profit devoted to the improvement of Hartford’s West End Neighborhood, is seeking community support to bring the Children’s Museum, now located in West Hartford, to their adjacent Hartford neighborhood, less than two miles from the current location.
Read MoreRIverfront Recapture has purchased 60 acres of riverfront land on the Hartford-Windsor town line to build a new community park. The acquisition will allow Riverfront Recapture to complete a regional trail connection between the Hartford and Windsor, and will complete a seven-mile multi-use public transportation system extending from South Windsor to Hartford with connections to East Hartford and Glastonbury.
Read MoreThe city of Danbury is the 10th most diverse city in the nation, according to a new analysis. Also reaching the top 25 in the just-compiled rankings are the cities of Stamford, at number 16, Norwalk at number 21 and Bridgeport, which ranked 23rd.
Read MoreConnecticut organizations that focus on aspects of the state’s history will be receiving 2021 Awards of Merit from the Connecticut League of History Organizations (CLHO) at a virtual awards on Tuesday, April 20. The awards come amidst a new commitment to expand diversity and equity across the organization’s membership.
Read MoreThe RJ Media Group, publisher of the Meriden Record-Journal newspaper, has launched a Latino Communities Reporting Lab in partnership with the Meriden-Wallingford Community Foundation. The initiative grew out of conversations with community stakeholders and those who participated in a listening tour conducted in Meriden and surrounding communities within the paper’s circulation area during the last five months.
Read MoreMore than one-third of Connecticut veterans served during the Vietnam era, according to an analysis of U.S. Census data. More than 60,000 state residents served during the U.S. involvement in Vietnam. The next highest period of service is during the Gulf War, with just over 47,000 veterans in Connecticut having served in the armed forces during those years.
Read MoreCalling the twin pandemics of COVID-19 and racial inequity “fundamental challenges to people’s lives in Greater New Haven,” The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven began the year by launching Stepping Forward, an unprecedented commitment of $26 million to address these issues, and the largest community investment in The Community Foundation’s history.
Read MoreThe Governor whose business experience was honed at the dawn of the cable television industry has announced his administration’s launch of a year-long process of building a new information technology organization within state government.
Read MoreThe Connecticut Historical Society (CHS) in Hartford is featuring innovative virtual programs and landmark on-site events, looking back at history through experiences and in Connecticut and beyond.
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