Big news in downtown Hartford: Starbucks is now open on Sundays!! Your complaints have been heard all the way in Seattle. It might not seem like a big deal, but it really […]
Starbucks Comes Around
Time for Glasses?
A few weeks ago I noticed it was getting a little difficult to read the newspaper, books and magazines. The words were blurry! Could it be that I needed glasses? Like everyone […]
Who’s to blame for the North End violence?
1. Parents who don’t keep an eye on their teenagers, and let them roam the streets all night long? 2. Those who turn away and won’t give police the names of the troublemakers? […]
Sorry, Mom is wrong!
As you may know, the name of the former Connecticut governor, U.S. Senator, Aetna president, and Baseball Hall of Famer Morgan Bulkeley is often pronounced two ways: BULK-lee and BUCK-lee. Only […]
Ideas for Improving Hartford
On this week’s Face the State we are talking about ways to improve Hartford. Your capital city is in the middle of a billion dollar renaissance but the city is still plagued by […]
A Long Overdue Honor
As we reported on Eyewitness News earlier this year Ann Street in downtown Hartford has been renamed “Ann Uccello Street.” The signs (there are 3 of them) on I-84 went up over […]
Campaign 2010
Campaign ’08 isn’t over yet and already the race for governor in 2010 is starting to percolate. One of the leading possible candidates was our guest this past weekend on Face the […]
Swingtown
The biggest TV hit of the summer of ’08 is a show about the summer of ’76. Swingtown is seen each and every Thursday at 10PM right here on Channel 3, and […]
Hartford-by-the-sea
A parking lot dotted with cars with Connecticut license plates, many of them with frames that read “Gengras, Schaller, and Hoffman.” Beachgoers with Hartford Whalers hats and UConn t-shirts. A CVS where […]
What is next for the Courant?
Our lead story on the 11PM news on Thursday was about massive job cuts at the Hartford Courant. 25% of the workforce eliminated at Connecticut’s largest newspaper. The Courant’s parent company Tribune […]
Save the Old State House
Disgraceful. That was the reaction most of us had today upon hearing that the Old State House may close. It is running out of money. Built in the 18th century, the Old […]
Thank you for words of kindness
Kara and I want to thank you for your kind words of condolences during this very difficult time. We are deeply touched by your own stories of loss, and we appreciate you […]
Trinity College: World Series Champs!!
Congratulations to the Trinity College Bantams! They beat Johns Hopkins to win the Division III Baseball National Championship. Looks like the DOT is going to have to put up another […]
Denise, love ya! Bobby Sherman
That’s what it says on the autographed picture on Denise’s desk. One casual mention of Bobby Sherman (if you don’t know who that is, read my previous blog entry below) a month […]
Taxpayers Picking up the tab for Porn?
This week on Face the State the chief librarian of the Hartford Public Library talks about why people should be allowed to view pornographic websites on city owned computers. Watch the interview Sunday […]
Here’s what you missed….
…if you weren’t watching Channel 3 this week. Eyewitness News brought you some compelling investigations, including Eric Parker’s look at a scam on the elderly. Len Besthoff broke the story about how a […]
This week on Face the State
Obama versus McCain. The race is set, now what role will Connecticut play? Can the GOP win a state last won by then Vice-President George Bush 20 years ago? Which politicians from […]
Ways to save gas
Yesterday, I paid $4.05 a gallon in West Hartford to fill up the tank. That same gallon of gas was selling for $3.99 in Manhattan! Like all of you, the Houses are […]
Why is our gas tax so high?
My mother drove down from Massachusetts this past weekend and said something that is becoming a real problem for our state. “I had to get gas before I crossed the state line […]
