It’s winter which is the time for fun winter sports. Skiing, snowboarding, ice skating and more. But not everyone has the opportunity to grow up doing these things. Emily Kelting hopes she can change that for a lot of kids in Fairfield County. She is relaunching a program called Ice Skating Is For Everyone. She…
The 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing are off to a big start for Connecticut. Even though the opening ceremony was today (Friday 2/4) the first night of figure skating was an exciting one for one Connecticut native. Zachary Donahue who is from Madison, CT put down an epic performance Thursday night during the rhythm dance…
The Make-A-Wish foundation does extraordinary things for children all over the country, even here in Connecticut. Putting smiles on faces all the time. This story is out of Michigan. A seven year old boy named Keegan Williams has been ice skating since he was three. Sadly he hasn’t been able to do it as much…
Sometimes you decided to drop everything and set out on a once in a life time adventure. Like this former Uber Driver from Syracuse, NY named Bob Barnes. He is currently trying to get people to donate blood by riding his bike to all 50 state capitals in a single year. He started riding this…
I have always wanted to make the big 6-hour drive from Connecticut to Punxsutawney, PA to Gobbler’s Knob and witness Phil coming out to see his shadow live. The problem is it’s always a weekday. 2024 it’s a Friday and the next time it falls on a Saturday is 2030. So maybe one of those…
While you were probably snowed in watching movies and drinking hot chocolate one couple in Rhode Island were outside tying the knot. They had been planning on this day for their wedding for about a year now so they weren’t about to cancel it. They already had things engraved, marriage license made, and other things…
I realize with this blizzard coming in this weekend no one here in the northeast wants to hear about people who are bummed they’ve “never seen snow” before… but this story is really cute and fun. An elementary school teacher in Florida had two kids in her class who had never seen snow in person.…
It’s one thing to lose something and get it back. But imaging going 30 YEARS without finding something that means so much to you. That’s what happened with this story down in Alabama. A guy was renovating a home he just bought and while ripping up the carpet and floors he found wedding ring. Figuring…
All week I have tickets our show this summer Star 99.9 Presents Fitz and The Tantrums at the Westville Music Bowl Friday June 10th! I’ll have a new trivia question every day at 4pm. Get the correct answer first, you win. Here was today’s if you missed it… Q: THIS is the #1 item Americans keep…
Anytime you can break a world record and help people at the same time it’s a win-win all around. Last Saturday the Hartford Wolf Pack were playing the Hershey Bears at their arena in Central Pennsylvania. The idea was that once the Bears scored their first goal of the same fans would throw stuffed teddy…