The Metropolitan District Commission’s four-mile long tunnel that’s 200 feet underneath Hartford and West Hartford is on track to start operating in 2026. www.ctinsider.com/news/article...

Burst pipe floods Hartford tattoo and coffee shop causing 'overwhelming' damage www.ctinsider.com/news/article...

Burst pipe floods Hartford tattoo and coffee shop causing 'overwhelming' damage www.ctinsider.com/news/article...

Manchester officials heard a presentation this week about piloting speed enforcement cameras in the Buckland Hills Drive area. www.ctinsider.com/journalinqui...

Hartford could be the latest municipality in CT to place a moratorium on smoke shops www.ctinsider.com/news/article...

Tolland Democrats, Republicans at odds over nomination to fill one of two Town Council vacancies www.ctinsider.com/journalinqui...

West Hartford council denies allowing RV storage at residences, but could revisit the topic www.ctinsider.com/westhartford...

The Greater Hartford Gives Foundation — formerly the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving — will move its headquarters from a downtown office building to the Albany Avenue and Main Street intersection, bringing a $35 million investment into the neighborhood. www.ctinsider.com/news/article...

West Hartford plans separated bike lane that will connects its popular Trout Brook Trail to the town center. www.ctinsider.com/westhartford...

Did an update on some upcoming West Hartford projects - like a new driving range, community center and ice rink - to see where things stand on. www.ctinsider.com/westhartford...

Speed cameras still aren't installed in West Hartford yet - they're coming mid-2026 - but the town is also moving forward with red light cameras + $3.9 million worth of roadway safety projects. www.ctinsider.com/westhartford...

Bob Weir, the singer, songwriter, guitarist and co-founder of the Grateful Dead who for decades was one of the driving forces behind the revered band and their legacy, has died at age 78. Story: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

West Hartford is looking to regulate the use of short-term rentals like Airbnbs and Vrbos after losing a lawsuit that challenged its attempt to ban those in town. www.ctinsider.com/westhartford...

West Hartford is looking to regulate the use of short-term rentals like Airbnbs and Vrbos after losing a lawsuit that challenged its attempt to ban those in town. www.ctinsider.com/westhartford...

Barbara Davitt, a fixture of Waterbury's WATR radio station for decades, dies at 92: 'An icon' www.ctinsider.com/waterbury/ar...

Since we won our union election in May, Hearst has refused to bargain with us, while repeatedly violating labor law. Last week, we filed four Unfair Labor Practice charges against the company 🧵

Drivers are speeding excessively all over West Hartford. Here's just how fast motorists are going on some of the town's busiest roadways that officials want to install speed cameras on. www.ctinsider.com/westhartford...

Drivers are speeding excessively all over West Hartford. Here's just how fast motorists are going on some of the town's busiest roadways that officials want to install speed cameras on. www.ctinsider.com/westhartford...

Exclusive from CT Insider: Days before vetoing a much-debated housing bill, Gov. Lamont had a top aide draft a statement indicating he planned to sign it, according to emails from his office. More behind-the-scenes details about HB 5002 here: www.ctinsider.com/politics/art...

To say that the discourse around the upcoming West Hartford Town Council has been interesting might be an understatement. I broke it down by talking to the incumbent Dem mayor as well as two Republican candidates who had previously sought Democratic nominations. www.ctinsider.com/westhartford...

To say that the discourse around the upcoming West Hartford Town Council has been interesting might be an understatement. I broke it down by talking to the incumbent Dem mayor as well as two Republican candidates who had previously sought Democratic nominations. www.ctinsider.com/westhartford...

The 2025 CT Insider voter guide is now live! www.ctinsider.com/projects/202...

West Hartford expands food scrap program after 10,000 pounds collected in September alone www.ctinsider.com/westhartford...

West Hartford native worked as a rat handler on new Timothée Chalamet movie and 'The Walking Dead: Dead City' www.ctinsider.com/westhartford...

Here's how Hartford is planning to redesign several of its major roadways www.ctinsider.com/capitalregio...

East Hartford sets policy on police use of technology like license plate readers, speed cameras www.ctinsider.com/journalinqui...

Enfield Town Council nixes $13K grant to warming shelter over church and state concerns www.ctinsider.com/journalinqui...

Hartford Prints! debuts new storefront on Pratt Street in Hartford www.ctinsider.com/capitalregio...

Journey Home, a nonprofit that works to prevent homelessness, is opening a thrift shop at 591 New Park Ave. in West Hartford. www.ctinsider.com/westhartford...

Hill Farmstead! Finally pulled off one of the best brewery bucket list visits.

Went to Stowe, VT for the weekend and stumbled into a car show block party.

Sara Bronin, who founded DeSegregate CT, was awarded the Heinz Foundation award for her national zoning reform work with @zoningatlas.bsky.social that began in Hartford. www.ctinsider.com/capitalregio...

Hearst management continues to violate the law by changing our working conditions without bargaining. Today, employees gathered for lunch at our different offices and asked a simple question of the company: We’re ready to bargain. Why aren’t you?

West Hartford Center still a work in progress, but I love how short this mid-block crossing is outside of Union Kitchen. Huge improvement for pedestrians.

"We want to get rid of that notion of starving artists." Here's how the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving is looking to give greater Hartford arts and culture organizations a boost through a new $6 million investment. www.ctinsider.com/news/article...

Manchester CT officials say 'inadequate' 100-year-old senior center building must be replaced www.ctinsider.com/journalinqui...

West Hartford plans 'essential' quality of life upgrades for three of its fire stations www.ctinsider.com/westhartford...

Here are the 15 locations West Hartford may place speed enforcement cameras next year www.ctinsider.com/westhartford...

Work update! While I'll still be covering all things West Hartford for CT Insider, I'm also going to be doing some reporting in places like Hartford and Manchester. Keep an eye out for that!

West Hartford's roads certainly look different now than they did this time last year. Are the town's new road projects - like quick-builds and raised crosswalks - making things safer? Advocates say yes. www.ctinsider.com/westhartford...

West Hartford Coworking owner hopes new Prospect Ave. location can be 'bridge' to Hartford www.ctinsider.com/westhartford...

Car free West Hartford Center!

Here's how a West Hartford theater plans 'major' expansion into a former ice cream factory www.ctinsider.com/westhartford...

West Hartford bike advocacy group's car-free event returns to town center www.ctinsider.com/westhartford...

A West Hartford homeowner wanted to build a new duplex, carriage houses and garages on his property. The town's Historic District Commission said no. He's now suing the town - again. www.ctinsider.com/westhartford...

A West Hartford homeowner wanted to build a new duplex, carriage houses and garages on his property. The town's Historic District Commission said no. He's now suing the town - again. www.ctinsider.com/westhartford...

The Place 2 Be ordered by court to vacate West Hartford Blue Back Square location by March www.ctinsider.com/westhartford...

And of course, we’re not done yet. We’ve joined with our unionized colleagues in Albany, Austin, Dallas and San Francisco to demand the respect we deserve. We’ll fight for as long as it takes for Hearst to come to the table and bargain a fair contract!

Happy birthday to the Connecticut News Guild! One year ago today, Hearst CT journalists announced we were forming a union. Since then, we have withstood the company’s union-busting, won an election with 80% of the vote and become official NewsGuild of NY members.

West Hartford looks to expand food waste collection program after collecting 9,000 pounds in two months www.ctinsider.com/westhartford...