I've been lucky enough to work at all of my favorite Connecticut radio stations around the state over the course of my 30 year+ career. I'm a Waterbury native that likes: my wife, my life, music, dogs, Subarus, seafood, medium-rare ribeye steaks, occasional intoxication, fully recovering from elective surgeries, making commercials that make you laugh, writing articles that inform, make you mad, or gives you the urge to giggle and respond, the smell of a just lit matchstick, the combination of proscuitto and fresh mootz, and watching live music.
Large Dave
Compounce or Quassy? It’s Almost Time to Decide in Connecticut
Connecticut is home to three amusement parks worth mentioning, Lake Compounce Amusement Park in Bristol, Quassy Amusement Park in Middlebury, Ocean Beach Park in New London
Hundreds of Thousands of Tulips Will Soon Bloom in Connecticut
It's pretty rare to see the beauty of Nature here in Connecticut. We're not known for our vast, open stretches of flat land, or our beautiful seaside views of the brown/green Long Island Sound
Has the Northern Half of Connecticut Emerged As Our Test Market?
I feel that corporate fast food is eyeing Enfield, Simsbury, South Windsor, and Manchester as better demographic snapshots of Connecticut.
The Gorgeous Murals in Torrington Have a Shocking Lack of Graffiti
If you walk through Hartford, Danbury, Waterbury, New Haven, Bridgeport, and Stamford, you will see street graffiti on almost every flat surface. Torrington? I dare you to find a wall with more than one tag
Connecticut City Named One of Wealthiest in All of the United States
It's the smallest city on Connecticut's Gold Coast, but on man, do those 21,500 residents know how to accumulate wealth
The Fight Against Hidden ‘Convenience’ Fees Begins in Connecticut
You've seen the hidden fees on itemized receipts - "Restoration Fee - $5, Electrical Convenience Surcharge - $7, Removal of Solid Waste after 9th Inning - $8, etc.
Naugatuck, Hold on to the Last Friendly’s in Western Connecticut
One of my favorite family restaurants, Friendly's, has almost completely disappeared across New England over the past few years
That’s Not Dust, the Roly-Polies Have Emerged in Connecticut
Have you ever had 14 legs crawl across your foot at 3AM? It happened to me right after I woke up
There’s a Retro Pizza Hut Inside This Amazing New Haven Pizza Themed Air Bnb
If you're wondering if all of the hype surrounding Modern, Sally's Pepe's, and Bar's pies is warranted, you should book the Vice Presidente Suite on Airbnb.com
The Current Price of Marijuana Continues to Fluctuate in Connecticut
It's interesting that in the first full year of adult-use cannabis sales in Connecticut, the average price per gram decreased the most in February/March 2023