On Sunday, Oct. 28, WFSB will air a special one-hour edition of Face the State. It will be a forum of all six candidates running for mayor of Hartford in an election that not only impacts residents of the city, but people in all corners of the state and beyond — even as far away [...]
Archive for October, 2007
Capital City Mayoral Debate
October 26, 2007
I hope the Red Sox lose …. sort of.
October 24, 2007
The Red Sox are in their second World Series this century and they are favored to beat the Colorado Rockies. I grew up less than 14 miles from Fenway Park, and consider myself a lifelong Sox fan. As a child, I vividly remember the 1975 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds featuring Fred Lynn, Louis [...]
If you’re not open, you can’t complain
October 15, 2007
It was a beautiful autumn day for the Hartford Marathon. Crystal-clear blue skies and a warm sun helped welcome thousands of runners and even more spectators from all over the world to our Capital City. However, I couldn’t help but notice the chilly reception these visitors got from some downtown merchants.
It’s interesting because business owners [...]
It’s Marathon Time!
October 9, 2007
This Saturday, we’ll be at one of my favorite local events: The Greater Hartford Marathon, a New England Fall classic. Hundreds of runners from all over the world will be in your Capital City for the 26-mile race. It’s great fun to cheer on the runners, scores of whom are your neighbors from Connecticut. If [...]
Another Cab Complaint
October 9, 2007
The House family attended a wedding in Florida this weekend, and upon our return to Hartford, we hailed a cab to take us home from Bradley.
First of all, you have to request a real cab — not one of those Honda Civics, which are fine cars, but not appropriate taxis. It is a compact car [...]
Welcome!
October 1, 2007
Hey, Den, here’s a state welcome sign from the western part of the state.
(Addendum to your Sept. 13 “Welcome to Connecticut?” entry.)
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