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2 Hartford County residents win $100K lottery prizes
SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. (WTNH) — Hartford County has been doubly lucky this week as two residents brought home $100,000 lottery prizes. The first winner came on Wednesday after a South Windsor player bought a winning Cash5 ticket at the Ellington Quick Mart on Windsorville Road, according to the Connecticut Lottery Corporation. The second won the […]
Acclaimed CT restaurant customers describe as ‘magnificent’ with Italian vibe to do major expansion
Viron Rondo’s mother had a massive garden in Albania the size of a small farm when he was growing up and every weekend she would cook for a huge celebration with family and friends. “I was her sous chef. I picked, chopped,” Rondo said, of his early years living in Albania. “My mother was a great chef. Perhaps one of the best ever seen.” It all left an impression on young Rondo and today he owns Viron Rondo Osteria in Cheshire, one of the most acclaimed restaurants in Connecticut that prides itself on seasonal farm fresh, and quality ingredients. Rondo himself is considered a superstar for how he treats people and gives to causes in the community by the tens of thousands in gift cards and food donations.
CT restaurateur settles with building owner over unpaid rent. Second spot closed temporarily
The high-profile owner of a trendy Connecticut restaurant — embroiled for months in a dispute over tens of thousands of dollars in unpaid rent and under threat of eviction — has paid off the bill and agreed to make monthly rent payments on the first of every month, according to court documents. Gina Luari, owner of downtown’s The Place 2 Be, paid off the $95,000 bill, which covered what was ...
Coyote bites CT hiker during ‘highly unusual’ occurrence on trail in Southington
A woman was bitten by a coyote while hiking in Southington this week. The incident occurred as the woman was hiking alone on Tuesday on the Metacomet Trail, according to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. A spokesperson for DEEP said the agency was notified of the bite on Wednesday and has been in contact with local authorities as well as the Connecticut Forest and Park ...
Connecticut’s own Nick Fradiani stars in ‘A Beautiful Noise,’ coming to The Bushnell
When Nick Fradiani was 3 or 4 years old, his father took him to see Neil Diamond in concert. When Fradiani became a pop singer himself, he did some covers of Diamond songs that got millions of hits online. Now, the Guilford native and “American Idol” Season 14 winner is portraying the glittery pop legend on the national tour of “A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical,” which opens The ...
TV writer/producer goes back to his roots with emotionally raw TheaterWorks Hartford project
Jeffrey Lieber was a co-creator of the landmark TV series “Lost,” crafting the show’s original pilot episode, he was a writer and producer on “Charmed,” “NCIS: New Orleans,” “The Originals,” “Miami Medical,” and the miniseries “Don’t Look Deeper” and he is currently a co-executive producer of the “Matlock” reboot starring Kathy Bates. But “a million years ago,” as Lieber put it, “I was a ...
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