2020 was a weird time for all of us. We spent the better part of the year in our houses trying to make sourdough, whipped coffee, and figuring out zoom tricks. But some people picked up hobbies and skills that they still use in 2022. Like actor Kevin Bacon. Kevin lives in Connecticut and has…
It’s always tough to buy gifts from parents and grandparents. Most times it feels like they have it all so what do you get to truly surprise them? How about something like what this family did… They completely surprised their grandmother by giving her one of the pews from the church she grew up going…
For over two decades now a woman named Carolyn Hawkins has been leaving an impact on people’s skin with her tattoo skills. Now she’s helping the fight against one of the most misunderstood diseases in the world. For the last 4 years Carolyn has been helping the fight against Lyme Disease. Every February she donates…
As someone who is Irish and grew up loving St. Patrick’s Day, I am very jealous of this family. A family in Nebraska has a child who turned one yesterday on St. Patrick’s Day. which is pretty cool on its own. But the mother also turned 32 the same day! And get this… the grandmother…
Two years ago right around this time the world was shutting down as the Covid-19 pandemic began. All the St. Patrick’s Day parades, celebrations, parties, all were getting cancelled. As someone who LOVES this day it was such a bummer. But now two years later St. Patrick’s Day is back in a big way. Here…
I love food shows. My wife and I watch Food Network constantly. Any food competition shows we’re obsessed with. So when I see someone from Connecticut is going to be competing on one it’s very exciting! A fifth grader from Darien, Ivy Childs, will be competing in the new season of MasterChef Junior which premieres…
As someone who played high school basketball and is now a father of two girls I can 100% relate to how special this story and moment is for this Dad. A girl in Louisiana playing for her school’s basketball team got into the the a game for the first time and made the first shot…
It’s that time of year again. When you fill out an office pool bracket without knowing one thing about college basketball. It’s fun though! Even if you don’t follow basketball at all, it’s always great to see some of our Connecticut teams in the tourney too. Both UConn men and women’s teams made the big…
Whether you’re going through a career change, mid-life crisis, or just in a rut sometimes you just need one little spark of inspiration to get going. This story may just be the thing to do it for you. A 99-year-old World War II Veteran named Sam Baker has recently become an author writing children’s books!…
I love a good Guinness World Record story and this one is a doozy. Four siblings who live in the midwest just broke the record for highest combined age. Their ages are between 93 the youngest, all the way to 100 which is the oldest. All are still alive making their combined age a record…