Movie theaters have been reopening at the start of summer 2021 after being closed at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. This caused independent theaters such as Holiday Cinemas in Wallingford, Connecticut, to struggle with selling tickets and popcorn. “I was one of the last people working here when we got the information (pandemic closing…
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The university is adding two hubs during winter to inspire transformative thinking and ideas for students, faculty and entrepreneurs.
A Hamden resident had hundreds of trick-or-treaters come to his annual haunted house for screams and sweets on Halloween night.
A Hamden resident promises a thrilling and chilling experience for the sixth year in a row.
The Connecticut Center for the Book at Connecticut Humanities (CTH) hosted the 2021 Connecticut Book Awards to honor the best books from local authors and about Connecticut in a livestream on Oct. 22. The award ceremony aimed to create awareness of libraries and authors in Connecticut, and CTH promotes more writing and reading throughout the…
Quinnipiac hosted Luz Burgos-Lopez and Sergio Gonzalez on Oct. 14, to talk about Latinx and LGBTQ identity, homophobia, transphobia and ally-ship. The event was hosted in the SC133 Plaza in the Carl Hansen Student Center at Quinnipiac University. Lopez came to the meeting in person, while Gonzalez was over zoom controlling their slide presentation. One…
Hamden is joining Connecticut’s pay as you throw (PAYT) program to encourage recycling and waste reduction, affecting all residents, including Quinnipiac students
Growing medical marijuana in your home is now legal in the state of Connecticut as of Oct. 1. The law that went into effect this month allows medical marijuana patients 18 and older to grow three mature plants and three immature plants per person allowed medical use, with a total of 12 plants per household.…
This weekend, Quassy Amusement and Water Park celebrated its 30th annual Oktoberfest. From 11 a.m to 5 p.m., Oktoberfest was hosted in the Quassy Fieldside Pavilion where German food was cooked, beer was served, and Lichtensteiner Polka music was performed live to dance and tap feet to. Quassy Amusement Park first opened in 1908 in…
On Saturday night, people from all over Connecticut came to watch the second annual Black Haven Film Festival. The festival featured five films made by Black Artists to tell their stories. Salwa Abdussabur, President of Black Haven, moved back to Connecticut from Los Angeles as the pandemic began. “When I left LA, I thought I…