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The Wright Way Burgers and BBQ storefront brings South Carolina Lowcountry flavors to Hamden

Popular food truck The Wright Way Burgers and BBQ sees success after opening its storefront on 3835 Whitney Ave. in early October.

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Beloved bookstore closes one chapter but begins another

Books & Company will be closing its doors on Jan. 15, 2025, after 30 years in business. 

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Kindness Rocks provides colorful rocks for local medical facilities

Hamden residents attended “Kindness Rocks,” an event at Café Amici on Saturday, Oct. 12,  to paint rocks in support of Breast Cancer Awareness.

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Rizzo’s Original Pizza Tub puts a new spin on pizza in Connecticut 

Rizzo’s Original Pizza Tubs is joining the ranks of pizza restaurants on Whitney Avenue. Click here to learn more

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Haven Beer Co. continues to thrive after lawsuits

Haven Beer Co. opened its doors to the Hamden community in the spring of 2024.

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No Worries Brewery brings together local songwriters in support of Musical Intervention

On Friday, Sept. 20, No Worries Brewery in Hamden hosted the first-ever “21 Songwriters Festival” to raise money for Musical Intervention, a local charity based in New Haven for more than nine years. 

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Hamden Plaza set to receive police substation

In the near future, shoppers at Hamden Plaza will find a new Hamden Police Department substation located alongside DSW, Party City and Panera Bread.

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Hamden’s Sweet Seidner’s serves up holiday treats.

From starting in commercial kitchens creating cookie care packages to now owning a storefront and baking almost 500 cookies a day, Jodi Seidner has been baking practically all her life. Now she bakes out of Sweet Seidner’s, located in Hamden. ”We opened this location in June, and we’ve been in business since November 2015,” Seidner…

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Hamden hardware store to close after 75 years in business

Residents and locals may have noticed a large “Going Out of Business Sale” sign appearing in the window of Hamden’s historical Spring Glen Hardware & Appliance this past Monday.  Located over on Whitney Avenue, the family-owned home improvement store is closing down after being open for nearly 75 years.  Frank Landino began working at the…

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How Hamden’s Keefe Community Center keeps gift-giving during the holidays

In towns all across America, community centers and shelters look to provide food and care resources to their residents in need. In the town of Hamden, one of the most prominent is the Keefe Community Center, located on Pine Street. According to the Hamden website, the center’s mission is to “enhance the quality of life…