A Rare Corpse Flower Bloom is Happening Close to Connecticut

You may have heard that there is a rare plant that smells like a rotting corpse as it blooms? One opened in Connecticut last year, and another is just about to open up not too far away. Just over a year ago in June 2024, a rare double stemmed Titan arum -  …

LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ & THE CONNECTICUT OFFICE OF THE ARTS DESIGNATE A CULTURAL DISTRICT IN FAIRFIELD

Today, Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz and the Department of Economic and Community Development’s Connecticut Office of the Arts (COA) announced it has approved Fairfield’s application to create a Cultural District in town.    The approved district, …

AMS Acquisitions, Avenue Realty Break Ground on $95M Multifamily Project in Wilton, Connecticut

4WILTON, CONN. — A partnership between AMS Acquisitions and Avenue Realty Capital has broken ground on a $95 million multifamily project in Wilton, located in southern Connecticut’s Fairfield County. The development will offer 208 units in one-, two- and …

Connecticut Can’t Afford Inaction on Housing

To the Editor: Connecticut is facing a full-blown housing crisis. Rents are skyrocketing, homeownership is increasingly out of reach, and homelessness is rising. As a state, we cannot continue down this unsustainable path. That’s why the Housing Omnibus …

Connecticut-Puerto Rico Commission

Connecticut has the largest percentage of Puerto Rican population of any state. The 300,000 or so people of Puerto Rican heritage living in Connecticut make up 8% of the total population and just about half of the state’s Hispanic population. So it may not …

Briceyda Landaverde Promoted to Weekend AM Anchor at NBC Connecticut

Briceyda Landaverde has been promoted to weekend morning anchor for NBC Connecticut. Before joining WVIT in June of 2022 as a bilingual reporter, she was a weekend morning anchor and reporter in Springfield, Massachusetts. “She works hard and always finds …

Main Street Connecticut: Showcasing the top Father's Day spots in Darien

Connecticut Attorney's Unyielding Battle For Fire Victims Sparks Hope Amid Record-Breaking Fire Destruction

(MENAFN- GetNews) There is that saying where insurance companies are quick to charge you but slow on the release of benefits. The common case is that companies have to do their investigation. It can't be helped since some people commit insurance fraud, …

Connecticut Reddit Users Reveal the Best Bars to Meet Cougars

What a savage prompt. Recently, a Connecticut Reddit user posted this question to the group; Best Dive Bars in CT That are Full of MILFs and Cougars? The responses came flooding in, some were helpful (if you're seeking) and other were just hilarious. …

Connecticut statewide job fair draws record attendance in New Britain

The Connecticut Department of Labor announced that approximately 1,500 job seekers and more than 70 employers made their way to the event Thursday. NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — The Connecticut Department of Labor announced Thursday evening that its job fair hours …