CT to Commemorate Securing First National Estuarine Research Reserve
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Connecticut is celebrating its first estuary reserve, which will help identify environmental threats to waterways and natural resources.
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10 Connecticut History Organizations Earn Awards For Advancing Understanding of History
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The Connecticut League of History Organizations is recognizing excellence in presenting Connecticut history, honoring the work of 10 history organizations with Awards of Merit. The awards recognize institutions that enhance and advance the understanding of history in Connecticut, and demonstrate the highest professional standards.
Read MoreState Launches Third Consecutive $1 Million Seasonal Tourism Ad Campaign
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The 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 MoreAirport Action Accelerates in Connecticut
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Air travel has been picking up in recent months from the depths of COVID-driven reductions in passengers. And if the trajectory continues, Connecticut’s airports are pushing hard to ride the wave, including a West Coast airline’s first beachhead in the East.
Read MoreState Launches of $1.2 Million Campaign Promoting Fall Tourism Even as COVID Concerns Continue
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Governor Lamont announced that the Connecticut Office of Tourism is launching a $1.2 million fall marketing campaign to promote safe travel and fuel the Connecticut tourism industry’s continued economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic - inviting our neighbors in nearby states to come see Connecticut.
Read MoreIreland’s Great Hunger Museum at Quinnipiac University, World's Largest, Will Not Reopen at QU
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2022 will mark the 175th anniversary of the Great Hunger. Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum at Quinnipiac University in Hamden is home to the world’s largest collection of artwork related to the topic of the Great Hunger, also known as the Potato Famine. Where that collection will be next year is now an open question.
Read MoreConnecticut Minimum Wage Increases; Mystic Museum Exceeds State Minimum
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The minimum wage in Connecticut will increase from the current rate of $12.00 per hour to $13.00 per hour beginning on Sunday, August 1, 2021, the latest step in a five year plan to move the state’s minimum wage to $15.00 per hour on June 1, 2023. Mystic Seaport Museum will reach the final step sooner.
Read MoreHartford Is America's Best City for Artists, New Rankings Reveal
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Sometimes it takes someone from the outside to help you recognize what’s all around you. This appears to be one of those times. A new ranking of the “5 Best Cities for Artists in America” has what some may see as an unexpected selection at the top of the list – Hartford.
Read MoreTourism Data Drives Launch of New Marketing Campaign as COVID Recedes
/Nearly two-thirds of residents in the Northeast said in a recent survey that once they are vaccinated they will feel comfortable engaging in tourism activities, including seeing live performances, attending festivals, and enjoying indoor attractions. The faster the vaccine rollout, the faster visitation will increase. That was the finding of a new, proprietary research program aimed at supporting the Connecticut tourism industry’s recovery.
Read MoreConnecticut Office of the Arts Designates the State’s First “Cultural District” in Ridgefield
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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.
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