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Unemployment Report: They Did Not Take Our Jobs Connecticut!
Connecticut is a challenging place to live due to its high cost of living. Even people with jobs, like myself, often find themselves struggling financially. Others, who juggle two or three jobs, barely manage to make ends meet. This situation can understandably create anxiety even for the most composed individuals.
Historic and Eerie: Exploring the Secrets of Connecticut’s Seaside Sanatorium
There was a time in America when medicine looked very different from today. From the 1800s to the 1990s, if you had a rare medical condition, were developmentally disabled, or were mentally ill, you might have found yourself living in a facility far from your family and out of sight of those who loved you most.
Connecticut is Good at Supporting Its Poor?
According to a new study from Smile Hub, Connecticut is one of the best states in the nation for supporting its people in poverty. Smile Hub aimed to rank the most supportive states 1-50 and used 20 key metrics to do so. Those data sets included things like most charities, affordable rental homes and lowest cost of living.
Everything You Need To Know About Finding A Rubber Duck On Your Vehicle
An increasing number of people have found random rubber ducks on their vehicles, specifically Jeep models, in recent years. Duck Duck Jeep or Jeep Ducking involves Jeep drivers placing a toy rubber duck on a fellow driver's vehicle. Parade explains the duck is accompanied by a note that suggests taking...
Sammy Hagar’s Van Halen Tour Heats Up in Ohio: Review and Photos
Sammy Hagar delivered on his promise to celebrate the history of Van Halen more intensely than ever at the Akron* stop of his Best of All Worlds tour Monday night. Together with frequent collaborators Joe Satriani and Jason Bonham, Hagar and his longtime running mate Michael Anthony faithfully recreated the high points of their time together in Van Halen with a 22-song set that focused almost exclusively on that era of the band's touring career.
The Worst Peanut Butter Brand in the Country is Sold All Over Connecticut
Peanut butter is an elite food. It's perfect when you need something quick and on the go. Need a snack for the kids? PB&J. Need a snack as an adult? PB&J. But actually, it's a staple all across the state. It's hard for me to say if there's bad peanut...
Look Up and You Might See a Meteor Over Connecticut This Week
It was 70 degrees and foggy as hell this morning on my drive to work at 4AM, but you might have better luck over the next two weeks seeing a meteor zoom overhead. A triple shot of meteor shower will happen over Connecticut in the next two weeks. According to...
State Grant Preserves 650 Acre Undeveloped Parcel Along Rt. 202
The Governor of Connecticut Ned Lamont announced the release yesterday of $14.5 million dollars in state grants to 18 municipalities around the state of Connecticut with the purpose of protecting 2,626 acres of open space. One of the largest undeveloped parcels of land remaining in Northwest Connecticut will continue to be undisturbed.
Journey’s Jonathan Cain Again Sues Neal Schon Over Spending
Journey is back in court. Stalwart Jonathan Cain has once again sued Neal Schon, the group's lone remaining founding member – and, once again, he's charging him with overspending. Echoing a 2022 case over a band credit card, Cain's new court filing accuses Schon of maxing out an American...
Listen to MC5’s ‘Can’t Be Found’ With Living Colour’s Vernon Reid
The pioneering Detroit band MC5 returns with the new single "Can't Be Found" featuring Vernon Reid of Living Colour. Check out the second single from their upcoming album Heavy Lifting below. The project was led by MC5's late founding guitarist Wayne Kramer, who also co-wrote 12 of its 13 songs....
25 Famous Acts Who Rocked the Olympics
There’s no gold medal for rocking, but that hasn’t stopped a long list of legendary acts from grabbing the Olympic spotlight. The opening and closing ceremonies have become popular events for artists to flex their musical muscles. Oftentimes, organizers use them as a chance to highlight the host nation’s biggest celebrities on the global stage.
7 of The Most Annoying Left Turns In Greater-Danbury
On the Friday (7/26/24) edition of the I-95 Morning Show we were talking about dangerous and annoying left turns in the Greater-Danbury area. Once the conversation really got rolling we realized we could do this for hours. The truth is, the list you are about to read is incomplete. I...
Connecticut Named One of The Safest States in the Nation
I've lived in Connecticut for years and I've developed a long list of complaints about life in the Nutmeg State but a lack of safety is not one of them. Most of Connecticut (NOT ALL) is separated from a lot of the crime the rest of the country has to deal with and the numbers back it up.
Why John Bonham ‘Took a Swing’ at Alex Van Halen
When Jason Bonham first met Alex Van Halen, things didn’t go well. Bonham -- who is currently on tour with Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony on the Best of All Worlds tour -- recalled the incident during a recent interview with KSHE 95 (audio below). “It’s 40 years since...
How a Connecticut Town Survived a Terrifying Bullfrog Attack
Once upon a time, in the small village of Windham in eastern Connecticut, residents were startled awake by a fearsome, shrieking, terrifying roar that began shortly after midnight. The year was 1754, and the residents of this village were already freaked out by the outbreak of the French and Indian...
There’s a Secret ‘Pong’ Game in Your Instagram DMs (and It’s Super Addictive)
I like to think I'm pretty tech-savvy. I was using the space bar on my iPhone as a mousepad long before it became a viral "hidden" feature, and I was shaking my phone to "undo" before it was cool (only accidentally throwing it across the room once—so far). That's...
Enter to Win a Pair of Tickets to See Cheap Trick at Mohegan Sun August 4
Mohegan Sun has had an awesome lineup all year long and it continues. Cheap Trick is coming to Mohegan Sun this Sunday, August 4 and we want to send you to the show. Fill out the form below for your shot at a pair of tickets.
REO Speedwagon Adds Loverboy to Extended Tour Dates
REO Speedwagon has tacked to an ongoing tour, adding Loverboy to shows now continuing into November. Presales are already underway for the new shows, using the code REOROCKS. General ticket sales begin at 10AM local time on Friday, Aug. 2. See a complete list of REO Speedwagon's 2024 dates and concert stops below.
Joe Perry Says New Aerosmith Music ‘Definitely a Possibility’
Joe Perry believes new Aerosmith music could still see the light of day, even as the band prepares to resume its Peace Out farewell tour. "Right now I'm writing stuff for the new [Hollywood] Vampires record, but that's a whole other thing," Perry told Rock Candy magazine. "As for Aerosmith, I don't know. We'll see. There's definitely a possibility, but at the minute we're looking at the set for the tour and the songs we can play."
The Cicada Invasion of 2024 Was Disappointing in Connecticut
It's the last day of July 2024, and I've spent the last three months waiting for the great big invasion of cicadas that we were warned about three months ago. Has anyone even seen two cicadas together in Connecticut this year?. In March, national news reports went out alerting us...
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