There was nothing like it in Connecticut then, and there is certainly nothing like it now. We’re talking about the legendary G. Fox department store in downtown Hartford, that closed its doors […]
Hartford Has State's Highest Unemployment Rate
According to the Connecticut Department of Labor, the current unemployment rate in our state is 8.9 %, above the national rate of 7.8% The capital city has the highest rate in the […]
Adriaen's Landing in Final Phase
Back in the day, as a relatively young reporter, I spent plenty of time in the late 1990s covering the Adriaen’s Landing development, which is now in the final phase. It has been a long road, but […]
Connecticut Losing TV Viewers
We received some unsettling news from Nielsen, the folks who conduct ratings for the television stations. The Hartford/New Haven market remains the 30th biggest television market in the country, but we lost nearly […]
Hanging Ten in Hartford?
Surfing and Connecticut seldom appear in the same sentence, as Long Island Sound tends to be a bit too placid for those who like to ride the waves. Instead of driving to […]
Connecticut Getting Some Rhody Love
It’s not often our state is praised by our smaller neighbor to the east. Rhode Islanders love to say their capital city is better than ours, their beaches are better, and their gas […]
Mayor & New Chief: Crime is Hurting Hartford Economy
Anytime there is a shooting in the North End of Hartford it makes the news. The headline might say “Man Shot in Hartford,” or something like that. I often wonder what potential […]
Marking 20 Years at WFSB
For much of May, my good friend and longtime co-anchor Denise D’Ascenzo worked tirelessly on a special report: a celebration of my 20th anniversary here at WFSB. At times, I can’t even […]
Behind the Scenes at the 2012 Capital Catwalk
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Mets Slugger Showing Whalers Love
Does New York Mets outfielder Jason Bay harbor some secret love for Connecticut’s beloved and lost major league sports team? Bay was photographed wearing a vintage Hartford Whalers shirt during this week’s […]
It’s All About Norwood
Back in the 1970s when two kids were sitting in Miss Colleran’s 5th grade classroom at the Balch School in Norwood, Massachusetts , could anyone have guessed they would be working in television […]
Will City Name Street for Key Figure in Perez Corruption Scandal?
There is tremendous controversy surrounding a proposal to re-name a corner in Hartford’s north end after a key figure in the Eddie Perez corruption scandal. City council member Cynthia Jennings is seeking […]
2012 Hartford St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Thanks to the thousands of people who came out to the parade! Here are some pictures taken by me, Denise D’Ascenzo, her daughter Kathryn, Hallie Jackson, WFSB Creative Services Director Greg Thomas, […]
CNN Commentator: Unions Hurting Connecticut Schools
This week on Face the State we have as our guest Dr. Steven Perry, principal of the critically acclaimed Capital Preparatory Magnet School in Hartford, author and education contributor for CNN. Perry has been before […]
New Use for Old WFSB Studio Prop
Like many people, Kara and I are big fans of recycling. If we have to get rid of something, we try to give it away, donate it, or put it at the […]
What Hartford Might Have Been
When I first moved to Connecticut in 1992, I was given this poster and told this is what Hartford would like in 1995. I recently found it in a box and it is […]
Starbucks to Malloy: Get your java in the suburbs
Starbucks has responded to Governor Malloy’s comment about its downtown Hartford store being closed on weekends. During an interview on the January 15th edition of Face the State, the governor was talking about how […]
Reporter Turned Candidate Cites Bias as a Reason for Run
For years, television reporter Grant Stinchfield found himself in an awkward situation. He was a conservative Republican in an industry widely tagged the “liberal media.” Now he is running for congress, and not […]
Plugging the Brain Drain
Much has been said and written about the “brain drain” in our state, and the difficulty companies have in luring young people to move here. Ask any recruiter, and he or she […]
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