FOOD & DRINK
A proposed expansion of a Connecticut airport has rankled nearby homeowners: ‘They are killing our quality of life’
Tweed New Haven in Connecticut is an oddity of an airport — plunked down smack in the middle of a residential neighborhood. Nearby neighbors awaken early — generally at 6:30 a.m., when the day’s first jet blasts off. And they stay up late — the last jet arrives at 10:30 p.m., assuming no delays. The noise, they say, is torture. It rattles their eardrums, vibrates their houses and frightens their pets. “Nobody needs an alarm to wake up anymore,” said Debbie Bradley, who lives directly beneath the flight path. “You can’t sleep. You can’t enjoy peace in your house. You can’t sit outside...
Low-cost airline launches double-digit fare discount promotion from CT airport. See how much you could save.
Low-cost Breeze Airways, which started flying out of Connecticut’s Bradley International Airport in 2021, is launching yet another airfare promotion — this time for travel at the beginning and the end of what is expected to be a busy summer travel season. Breeze is marketing a two-day sale with 40% off base roundtrip airfares from Bradley and other airports the airline serves, a promotion that ...
Abandoned dog found without her puppies in Wolcott
Wolcott Animal Control is asking for help locating lost puppies and finding whoever is responsible for abandoning their mother. A passerby found the young mother dog running up Spindle Hill by the intersection of Mad River Road, Wolcott Dog Pound shared on Facebook yesterday. The animal shelter said she is...
Brunch served with a side of drag
From being raised by late-‘70s punks who were professional clowns, to now captivating students in the Carl Hansen Student Center Piazza, drag king Frankie Cyanide knows how to put on a show. Students gathered in the piazza bright and early on a Sunday morning to enjoy brunch, bingo and...
Food allergy activists celebrate new Connecticut law
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Starting next year, a new law will require restaurants to post a request on menus and menus boards for customers to tell servers before they place an order if they have a food allergy. The bill hopes to boost awareness of food allergies in more than 8,000 restaurants across Connecticut.
DARTING ACROSS CT: Sally and Bob’s in West Hartford
WEST HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - Channel 3 partnered with WTIC News Talk Radio’s Brian Shactman for a fun Friday adventure they called “Darting Across Connecticut.”. Shactman throws a dart at the state map. Wherever it lands, he visits with Channel 3′s Roger Susanin. On Friday, April 19,...
Free Food Flows For Spring Break
Sixth- and seventh-graders Javon Culbreath and Brandon Haynes headed to The Shack to kick off their spring break playing basketball in the sun — and wound up grabbing some free groceries to take home, too. That was the scene at one of the four New Haven Public Schools (NHPS)...
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