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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 [...]
Markets
Asian Flavors in West Hartford, Pt. 1
09.18.08 | Permalink | 2 Comments

If you’ve ever passed through Hartford on I-84 or even been to West Farms Mall, you were actually very close to a wonderful place you may not even know existed. Just off New Britain Avenue in West Hartford is a strip mall which does not look all that remarkable from the street. But [...]