Every year we take a family photo to use in a Christmas card and some years it is an easier task than others. Ideally, we get the photo taken in the summer […]
Holiday Card 2020
Stores From Your Childhood Are Back, Sort Of
G. Fox, Sage Allen, Filene’s, are all on a list of stores we remember and cherish but are now long gone. There used to be Ames stores all over Connecticut and New […]
Expand or Close? Mixed Business Bag During Pandemic
The pandemic has been brutal on the restaurant industry. According to the Connecticut restaurant association, 600 restaurants have closed in Connecticut since March. Some of them are longtime eateries, scenes of weddings, […]
My Next Chapter: a Return to TV
I’m excited to announce I’m returning to a business I love: television news! I’m joining WTNH, Connecticut’s ABC station as Chief Political Anchor. I’m grateful to General Manager Rich Graziano and his […]
COVID Kindness
The House family remains under quarantine. Kara is going on day 7 of her COVID diagnosis and I’m trailing by a few days. Here’s an update: Fatigue is the biggest symptom Kara […]
Corona Birthday
Today is day 5 since Kara tested positive for COVID-19. The kids and I tested negative the same day, but a few days later I tested positive. Kara still has minor flu-like […]
COVID-19 Comes to the House House
Kara tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, and the kids and I tested negative. That has since changed. I have now tested positive. Kara’s symptoms are worse than mine. Here’s an update […]
That Time I Crawled Out of a Sinking Car
The impending snow storm about to hit Connecticut brings back frigid memories of when I first moved to Michigan. It was early December 1990 and the ground was already covered in snow […]
Looking Ahead to 2021
2020 will be remembered as an awful year. The COVID-19 pandemic has killed almost 300 thousand people. That’s more than the populations of Hartford and New Haven combined. Many coronavirus survivors still […]
The Day We Lost Denise
On December 7th, 2019 Connecticut lost a legendary news anchor who had been a part of people’s lives for generations. Denise D’Ascenzo died suddenly at home after waking up feeling unwell. It […]
Denise D’Ascenzo Through the Years
Foundation to Continue Denise D’Ascenzo’s Work
Denise used to tell me someday she wanted to run a foundation that would do noble work and help others. Her husband Wayne and daughter Kathryn created the Denise D’Ascenzo Foundation to […]
As Denise Would Say…
I’m deeply honored to be the president and chairman of the board of the Denise D’Ascenzo Foundation. As we approach the date that marks a year since Denise’s passing, I invite you […]
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