Meriden

Where to Get an Uber-Pretzel in Meriden, Milford, Waterbury & Waterford

If you thought you knew large pretzels, then get a load of the Uber-Pretzel, known for being one of the largest of its kind. This jumbo treat is made of 8.5 ounces of dough. When baked to completion, the inch-thick Uber-Pretzel measures a whopping 7.5...

Tags: Waterbury, Arts and Culture, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Union (Tolland, Connecticut), Germany

Kevin Hunt: Family Still Not Back In Home After Snow Damage Two Winters Ago

Tags: Windsor Locks, Snow Storms, Allergies, Home Improvement, Companies and Corporations

State Seeks DNA Hub

Could Connecticut become the Silicon Valley of genomics and personalized medicine? Scientists worldwide have long been well aware of the work done by Connecticut researchers on the human genome – the dizzyingly complex blueprint of life. But now,...

Tags: Google Inc., Chemical Industry, Companies and Corporations, Science and Technology, Guilford (New Haven, Connecticut)

Revering The Reducers: CT Music Legends Get Their Tribute

Rave On: A Tribute to the Reducers Vol. 1 CD release party Sat., Sept. 22 at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center Rose Barn, 305 Great Neck Road, Waterford. (860) 443-5378, goodsponge.com   There was a Reducers show in the mid-1990s at Yale's GPSCY Bar....

Tags: Eugene O'Neill, New London (New London, Connecticut), Concerts, Arts and Culture, Music

You too can attend Yale, sort of

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — There's April in Paris, January in Park City and November in Tokyo. There's October in New York, resplendent in Halloween oranges, its crimson leaves choking every gutter. Then there's September on Chapel Street, which is not...

Tags: Yale University Art Gallery, Lifestyle and Leisure, Arts and Culture, Foods and Beverages, Travel

Tags: Saddle Broncing, Rodeo, Bareback Rodeo

Onyx Spirits Company Takes Connecticut Moonshine Into the 21st Century

Sweaty outlaw-types laboring over backyard stills. Fake drawers and secret compartments. Beat cops who look like Sean Connery, bribes, speakeasies, secret knocks, mobsters and weird afflictions like blindness and "jake leg." Moonshine 101, right?...

Tags: Middlefield, Employees, Sean Connery, Career and Workplace, Distilling and Brewing Industry

Ancient or modern, iridescent glass jewelry is popular

Tags: Firearms, Arts and Culture, Artists, Companies and Corporations, FAO Schwarz

Donovan's got more problems than just the FBI - he's a legislative leader battling history

There’s a real good reason for state House Speaker Chris Donovan to be worried about his chances of winning in Connecticut’s 5th Congressional District race, and it has nothing to do with the FBI investigation into campaign fundraising....

Tags: Democratic Party, George C. Jepsen, Crime, Law and Justice, Primaries, Executive Branch

Our Picks: See Some Plants and Flowers Around New Haven

We noticed an abundance of plant-related stuff going on this week. Here's a few options to celebrate some green without spending a lot of it: 102nd Plant Science Day: Aug. 1, 9:30 a.m., Free, Lockwood Farm, 890 Evergreen Ave., Hamden, (203) 974-8500, ct....

Tags: Waterbury, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Killingworth

Joshua Nassi, A Familiar Face At Capitol, Now At Center Of Campaign Scandal

The Hartford Courant

With his distinctive handlebar moustache and high-level staff position, Joshua Nassi was a well-known figure at the state Capitol. It was May 2010. Nassi's memorable look won him the title of "best facial hair'' in an annual poll of legislators and...

Tags: Democratic Party, Danbury, Andrew W Roraback, Connecticut Citizen Action Group, Crime, Law and Justice

Esty: A Woman Of Principle In The 5th District

The challenges facing the next Congress are abundant. Members have to find ways to spur economic growth, but not at the expense of the environment. They must tax fairly and not waste money. They must start working together. In the Democratic primary...

Tags: Christopher G Donovan, Finance, Politics, Primaries, Elections