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• Markets, Neighboorhoods

  Another World: New Britain’s Polish Enclave Pt. 1

  10.30.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  “Enclave” is a word that seems to be thrown around a lot, and the meaning can be a bit nebulous depending on how it is used and who is using it. It’s a word with French origins, but enclave is one of those funny words that ends up sounding somewhat like what it actually [...]

• Burgers, Chains

  Custom Built Burgers at The Counter, Blue Back Square

  10.20.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  Blue Back Square, in West Hartford, CT is a bit of a controversy.  It’s a huge commercial development near West Hartford center which features several shops, offices, and lofts, all packaged into what feels and looks like an urban neighborhood.  The buildings are tall, the streets are pedestrian friendly, and the mixed use private spaces [...]

• Ice Cream

  Quick Look: A Boat of Ice Cream at Collins Creamery in Enfield, CT

  10.04.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  They’re out in the country (well, as much in the country as you can be in Enfield), they have a ice cream loving cat, and they have an ice cream sampler that gets you 4 flavors or $4.95. Yes, please.

  All four were very, very good, but two were remarkable. The maple walnut, on [...]

• Markets, Neighboorhoods, Street Food

  Discovering Hartford’s Parkville Neighborhood

  10.03.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Parkville, a neighborhood of Hartford, CT, is a remarkable place, and a beautiful representation of some of the changes Hartford as a whole has experienced through history.  As late as the 1880’s, Parkville was still farm land located at the junction of the North and South branches of the Park River.  The Park River still [...]

• Ice Cream

  Amazing Ice Cream at Dr. Mike’s in Bethel, CT

  09.29.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  The ice cream at Dr. Mike’s is amazingly good.  Hyperbole words are deserved here - incredible, fantastic, maybe mind-blowing.  If you are ever traveling along I-84 around the Danbury/Connecticut/New York state border, Bethel is a little bit off the beaten path but well worth the detour just for this ice cream.

  This is the blueberry and [...]

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