I recently discovered Kosciuszko Park in Stamford. I always knew it was there, but I’d never actually gone in. It’s in what used to be the South End, but now that it’s been rebranded as Harbor Point I figured it was safe for a white lady to walk her friend’s dog there. Kidding… half-kidding.… Continue reading Places to Go: Kosciuszko Park, Stamford
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Two Music Geeks Enroll in Red Scroll
This year was my first year with Black Friday off in 9 years. You would think I would have liked to spend it the right way, by missing it completely due to 24 hour Thanksgiving food coma. But me being the glutton for punishment, I decided to spend it the traditional way. I got up… Continue reading Two Music Geeks Enroll in Red Scroll
Public Service Announcement: Good, Cheap Beer on Fridays
Hear ye, hear ye, drinkers rich and poor: on Fridays this summer, Half Full Brewery of Stamford-Shire-Fording-Ham purveys jugs of the finest ale for just a tuppence! Okay, the announcement is belated, and by tuppence, I mean five dollars. Johnny Pluckman and I have known about this for weeks, but we wanted to keep… Continue reading Public Service Announcement: Good, Cheap Beer on Fridays
Return of the 17-Year Cicadas!
From the Peabody Museum, via The Mercurial An extraordinary natural phenomenon is about to take place. This year the 17-year cicada will emerge from colonies in undisturbed forested regions in south-central Connecticut. Expect to see and hear these fascinating creatures starting at the end of May and throughout the month of June.
A Visit to the Salton Sea
By Fugawi Originally published in The Mercurial. I made a decision to go to Salton Sea in the middle of July last summer. Located 110 miles northeast of San Diego, California and 70 miles north of Mexicali, Mexico, Salton Sea is way out in the Sonoran Desert, 226 feet below sea level, where the average… Continue reading A Visit to the Salton Sea
The Spaceland Ballroom Completes Rodgers’ Hamden Music Trifecta
By Laurie Lawless Originally published in The Mercurial. Moving away from making music to providing an outlet for it was a crucial turning point in Steve Rodgers’s life. It was 2003 when he decided to open The Space, an all ages concert venue, in an old, beat down 1960s industrial park in Hamden, Connecticut.… Continue reading The Spaceland Ballroom Completes Rodgers’ Hamden Music Trifecta
Mouths Agape at the Cartoon Museum
By Christopher Baldwin and Carrie Johnson On a Saturday afternoon, Carrie, Jim Clegg of Pink Missile fame and myself decided to take a little day trip up to Cheshire, CT to visit the Barker Character, Comic and Cartoon Museum. We didn’t really know what to expect, riding on a recommendation from a couple of friends… Continue reading Mouths Agape at the Cartoon Museum