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Time to go fishing
Jarod Calovis, of East Haddam, spends time fishing from the boardwalk at Ferry Landing State Park in Old Lyme after getting off work. Calovis decided to go fishing since he had nothing else to do Friday, May 17, 2024. In the background, a power boat travels up the Connecticut River. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
Employees say they were given no warning as Tisane joined spate of iconic Hartford restaurants closing
Customers and staff alike are in mourning after the closing of Hartford’s popular Tisane Euro-Asian Cafe. Making the closure more painful, employees say, was that there was no warning the tea house and cocktail bar would be shutting its doors after 24 years. “I found out (last) Saturday night we were closing — it was very shocking,” said Mandy Alvarado, a part-time server and bartender at ...
Fitness chain to open in CT with pickleball, racquetball courts, saltwater lap pool, day care
A chain of fitness centers in Georgia is making its debut in Connecticut this spring by taking over the recently closed Esporta gym in Bristol, which will reopen as GF Fitness next month. The roughly 45,000-square-foot gym will feature pickleball courts, a saltwater lap pool, a small day care operation and more, the operators said Tuesday in announcing the plan. GF Fitness said its Bristol ...
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