THE FEED: Conquer Your Gift Wrapping With These Helpful Tips

THE FEED: Conquer Your Gift Wrapping With These Helpful Tips

Every Thursday in The Feed Kevin talks to Kallie from ButFirstCoffee Blog.com about all things parenting, kids, life hacks, organization, productivity and motivation, simple DIYs, frugal shopping, and more. This week Kallie has some great gift wrapping ideas to make life easier for you over these next few weeks when your house turns into Santa’s workshop.  Photo credit: Getty…

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Are Poinsettias, the festive red holiday plant, poisonous?!

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Are Poinsettias, the festive red holiday plant, poisonous?!

There’s been a rumor around the holidays that those beautiful red plants we all love this time of year, are poisonous.  This is not true. Ohio State University did a research project which showed that a 50-pound child would have to eat more than 500 leaves to have any harmful effect.  This is ver unlikely…

THE FEED: Prequels & Sequels

THE FEED: Prequels & Sequels

Every Wednesday Kevin is joined by Nick Johnston,  TV and Film writer for Vanyaland.com. This week Nick tells us about the new prequel to a very popular TV show and the SEQUEL to one of the biggest movies of all time which hits theatres this weekend. Plus, a special guest! Image credit: REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Finding a shining light in the face of tragedy

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Finding a shining light in the face of tragedy

It’s been 10 years to the day since the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. A day that affected so many of us here in Connecticut. But even the face of tragedy can come good and healing. Over the past 10 years Jenny Hubbard who’s daughter Catherine lost her life that day…

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Where did the term “Hands Down” come from?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Where did the term “Hands Down” come from?

You’ve probably used it more than a few times in your life, “hands down”. Which means without question, definitive, by far, etc… but where did it come from? Horse racing. When the jockey would have a big enough lead that he could relax his arms and hands from holding the horse and still be ahead…

Talking New Haven Pizza With Frank From New Haven Pizza School

Talking New Haven Pizza With Frank From New Haven Pizza School

Here in Connecticut we are lucky enough to live right in the pizza capitol of the world, New Haven. Wherever your pizza allegiance lies… Pepe’s, Sally’s, Modern, or somewhere off Wooster Street, we can all agree there is nothing quite like a New Haven style pie. Our very own pizza lover Kevin Begley got the…