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Octopus Family Cruising in a Cadillac

By Dennis House on 11/05/2019 • ( Leave a comment )

Great to hear my friend Alex Gordon Patel was the winning bidder for my submission this year for Wet Paint to benefit the Newport Museum. Years ago her mom Dee Gordon persuaded […]

West Hartford Flag Football 2019

By Dennis House on 11/05/2019 • ( Leave a comment )

Great fun coaching West Hartford flag football. This year we are the Titans!

Searching for Jaws

By Dennis House on 11/05/2019 • ( Leave a comment )

The 21st Century Woody Wagon is Here

By Dennis House on 11/05/2019 • ( Leave a comment )

It has been a while since an automaker has offered faux wood siding on a car, so for those of us who want that retro look that dominated the roads for decades, […]

Crocodile Club

By Dennis House on 11/05/2019 • ( Leave a comment )

So honored to be the emcee of the historic Crocodile Club luncheon at Lake Compounce!

West Hartford Mayor’s Charity Ball

By Dennis House on 11/05/2019 • ( Leave a comment )

Audrain Museum is a Quick Drive from Connecticut, it Just Lacks a Modern Day Woody

By Dennis House on 09/03/2019 • ( Leave a comment )

Chances are your car is a watered down version of an automotive designer’s dream. For example, when you think of a Cadillac, you probably think of this: not this: You can see […]

2019 Capital Catwalk Raises Record $$$$

By Dennis House on 06/06/2019 • ( Leave a comment )

The Capital Catwalk to benefit Dress for Success is something the WFSB team looks forward to every year! Many members of the Channel 3 team and others in the community dress up […]

Super Bowl Sunday on Face the State

By Dennis House on 01/31/2019 • ( Leave a comment )

For Super Bowl Sunday we have a dynamic lineup of guests: Congressman John Larson, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes, legendary former UConn Coach Jim Calhoun and University of St. Joseph President Rhona Free. Larson […]

Flashback: Dreams of the Hartford Rams

By Dennis House on 01/26/2019 • ( Leave a comment )

Long before the Hartford Yard Goats started grazing at Dunkin’ Donuts Park in Downtown North, there were dreams of a field of rams, as in the Los Angeles Rams. Yes, the NFL […]

Tolls, Marijuana, Mayors and the NFL in Hartford

By Dennis House on 01/25/2019 • ( Leave a comment )

Marijuana, tolls, casinos and the budget are expected to dominate the legislative session this year. Sunday on Face the State we discussed this with State Senators Tony Hwang and Dennis Bradley who […]

My Plug-in Experiment

By Dennis House on 01/23/2019 • ( Leave a comment )

Electric. Green. Environmental. Automakers are focusing on manufacturing more vehicles that do not run on gas, calling it the wave of the future. At the North American International Auto Show in in […]

A New Governor, Mayor’s Race & Marijuana

By Dennis House on 01/22/2019 • ( Leave a comment )

As of Sunday’s Face the State Ned Lamont had been governor for ten days. So, how’s he doing? On Face the State we discussed that with Emilie Munson of Hearst Connecticut Media, […]

Governor Ned Lamont Inauguration

By Dennis House on 01/10/2019 • ( Leave a comment )

It was a celebration of Connecticut history at the inauguration of our state’s 89th governor, Ned Lamont. The day began with a swearing in ceremony at the O’Neill State Armory and culminated […]

First Face the State of 2019

By Dennis House on 01/06/2019 • ( Leave a comment )

Face the State begins its 49th year with an exclusive with Governor-elect Ned Lamont and Lt. Governor-elect Susan Bysiewicz, just days before they are sworn in. We talk about what they’re feeling […]

Coal or Candy?

By Dennis House on 12/21/2018 • ( Leave a comment )

Which politicians were naughty this year and which were nice? This Sunday on Face the State our panel of experts will give out lumps of coal and candy canes to several recipients […]

Remembering my Kindergarten Teacher

By Dennis House on 12/21/2018 • ( 4 Comments )

Word came from my mom recently that my kindergarten teacher had died. Norwood is a small town where everyone knows everybody and Mrs. Paris was a legend, who touched many lives in […]

A Taste of Italy on the Roads of New England

By Dennis House on 12/13/2018 • ( Leave a comment )

an attempt to appear cooler than we are I did not return to Italy this summer, but Italy came to me and it took me around New England. I live in Connecticut, […]

Healing by Helping

By Dennis House on 11/24/2018 • ( Leave a comment )

  A nightmare of a trip to Costa Rica in October is still making headlines this Thanksgiving weekend: four Americans drowned in a rafting accident while celebrating a friend’s upcoming wedding. The […]

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