FOOD & DRINK
Dinner-dance to kickoff annual Italian Festival
West Haven is the host community for October’s Greater New Haven Italian-American Heritage Festival. Kicking off the festivities is a dinner from 6-10 p.m. May 15 at West Haven’s Cielo Banquet Hall, 85 Chase Lane, where the city will recognize this year’s grand marshal, longtime resident Mark Consorte.
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...
Track Hummingbirds as they make their way north for spring
CONNECTICUT, USA — A sure sign of spring is the return of Hummingbirds to the northeast. They fly south for the winter, spending it in Central America or Mexico, then migrate back north through the late winter and spring. Strong cold fronts can slow their trip south and then north over the Gulf of Mexico.
Sally's Apizza to open 4 more locations in Connecticut
Sally’s Apizza, one of the legendary New Haven pizzerias, is expanding and will open four more locations in Connecticut. This summer, Sally’s will open restaurants in Wethersfield and at Westfarms mall. The Sally's at Westfarms will be at the new Jordan's Furniture, according to a news release from...
New Bridgeport Main Street Restaurant Opens Doors
Bridgeport’s newest restaurant officially opened shop on Tuesday, April 16, according to their Facebook page. La Guadalupana Antojitos Mexicanos, located off Bridgeport’s Main Street (Route 50), is open for dining in, and takeout orders. Individuals looking to try the area’s latest Mexican cuisine can call 681-456-0033.
‘Newsies’ delivered!
The West Haven Theatre Workshop cast and crew, under the direction of Tracy Stratton performed “Newsies – A Broadway Musical” last week. The production brought hundreds to the WHHS auditorium for the large-cast musical. The troupe performed four shows of the from Thursday, April 4 through Saturday, April 6.The show was based on the real-life Newsboy Strike of 1899, in which this new Disney musical told the story of Jack Kelly, a rebellious newsboy who dreamed of a life as an artist away from the big city. After publishing giant Joseph Pulitzer raised newspaper prices at the newsboys’ expense, Kelly and his fellow newsies acted.
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...
Historic Mill Site in Northford Reimagined as Millpond Gatherings
NORTHFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Millpond Gatherings in Northford is breathing new life into a historic Connecticut property. Owner Andrew Bozzuto purchased the property on Middletown Avenue seven years ago. After five years of planning and renovations, it was open to the public in February of 2022. Millpond Gatherings is home to a steakhouse, tavern and event hall.
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)...
Beloved Middlebury grocery store closing after 83 years
MIDDLEBURY, CT (WFSB) - It’s an end of an era in Middlebury. After three generations a beloved, family-owned grocery store is getting set to close its doors. Middlebury’s Four Corners Grocery will soon be gone, replaced by another market. But for the folks who shop there, they say it will never be the same.
What’s Right With Schools: New Haven ACES provides Conn. students place to foster creative arts
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) – They’re exploring sound and movement learning to choreograph and lead in production. The ACES Educational Center for the Arts in Downtown New Haven offers unique opportunities for students statewide- in dance, creative writing, music, theater, and the visual arts. “So they’ll go to their home high school and do their […]
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