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Great weather and high attendance makes for a perfect Hamden Fest

2021 Hamden Fest Event flier - Photo from Hamden.com

After last year’s event was canceled due to COVID-19, the Hamden Fest returned to Town Center Park this past Saturday. The mix of sunny weather and fan-favorite food trucks was the perfect combination for the day-long event. Various members of the community all came together at the fairgrounds located off of Dixwell Avenue for a…

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Fan-favorite Mickey’s Restaurant & Bar closes up shop after 15 years in Hamden

Street view of Mickey’s Restaurant and Bar. Credit: Matthew Bruin

Local restaurant Mickey’s Restaurant & Bar announced March 11 it would not renew its lease and would instead shutter the doors of the popular hangout after 15 years in Hamden.  Chef and owner Michael Josephs opened Mickey’s in 2006 after closing up his former restaurant, Rosemary and Sage, in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. After they saw…

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Hamden businesses hoping customers will show love on Valentine’s Day

Ristorante Luce on Whitney Avenue is planning to offer takeout specials for Valentine's Day weekend, but will also open its dining room for patrons to sit and eat socially-distanced. Photos by Jensen Coppa.

At Quinnipiac University, Student Programming Board is organizing alternative events.