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North East

North East

July 4th falls on a Tuesday this year, raising the tantalizing possibility of a five-day weekend. Such fortune, if you can get it, raises the problem of what to do...

North East

July 4th falls on a Tuesday this year, raising the tantalizing possibility of a five-day weekend. Such fortune, if you can get it, raises the problem of what to do...

Merry Time

Merry Time

Thereโ€™s a bar Iโ€™ve really fallen for. Sheโ€™s beautiful, confident and an expert in her field. Though Michelin guides tend to give me a terrible case of the eye rolls,...

Merry Time

Thereโ€™s a bar Iโ€™ve really fallen for. Sheโ€™s beautiful, confident and an expert in her field. Though Michelin guides tend to give me a terrible case of the eye rolls,...

Paper Chase

Paper Chase

The Jumping Frog, named for Mark Twainโ€™s breakout short story and just a hop away from the Mark Twain House in Hartford, is a bookstore worth making the 45-minute leap...

Paper Chase

The Jumping Frog, named for Mark Twainโ€™s breakout short story and just a hop away from the Mark Twain House in Hartford, is a bookstore worth making the 45-minute leap...

Maiden Voyage

Maiden Voyage

Experiencing Sea Chantey Night at the Griswold Inn had been on my list for so long that Iโ€™d allowed it take on mythic proportions. Like seeing a game at Fenway...

Maiden Voyage

Experiencing Sea Chantey Night at the Griswold Inn had been on my list for so long that Iโ€™d allowed it take on mythic proportions. Like seeing a game at Fenway...

Chester Bump

Chester Bump

I try not to fall too hard for tourist towns. Even the good ones can leave me feeling a little used or hoodwinked, with that slightly sour โ€œand all I...

Chester Bump

I try not to fall too hard for tourist towns. Even the good ones can leave me feeling a little used or hoodwinked, with that slightly sour โ€œand all I...

Northern West

Northern West

At the intersection of two interstates, with its skyscrapers and gold-domed capitol, Hartford gets most of the day-to-day attention. But veer off I-91 onto Route 9, then head north on...

Northern West

At the intersection of two interstates, with its skyscrapers and gold-domed capitol, Hartford gets most of the day-to-day attention. But veer off I-91 onto Route 9, then head north on...