3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (128+ words) Ten years ago, we aired an episode commemorating the 50th anniversary of Star Trek. Ten years later, the show has stuck around—and six more shows have come out in the franchise. So: 60 years after the first episode of Star Trek…...

6+ day, 54+ min ago   (85+ words) "The Great Gatsby" runs at The Bushnell in Hartford from September 29th-October 4th. To enter for a chance to win a pair of tickets to the show on opening night, Tuesday, September 29th at 7:30 PM, fill out the entry form below. Entries…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1291+ words) The sound of drums mingled with the sirens of police patrols as Puerto Rican flags made their way down Park Street in Hartford, Connecticut. Along the route, families dressed in the colors of the Puerto Rican flag waited for the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (100+ words) Connecticut Public Oxford University professor Katherine Rundell became the first children’s author since J.K. Rowling to simultaneously reach number one on the U.K. and U.S. sales charts. Her newest book, “The Neverfear,” comes out Sept. 1, after Rundell secured a seven-figure deal…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (28+ words) Connecticut Public Enter to Win: "American Jazz in the Barn" at Webb Deane Stevens Museum...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (661+ words) Bill Rasmussen was fired by the New England Whalers in May 1978. Instead of leaving Connecticut, he stayed, bought an $18,000 dirt lot in Bristol and founded what would become ESPN. "Bill always, his entire life, has been an optimist and had…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (45+ words) Connecticut Public Miles O'Brien travels the globe searching for solutions to climate, water, and health crises. From building sea curtains in Antarctica to restoring wildlife in Argentina, the answers are closer than we think thanks to people with a “Resolve…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1008+ words) Patrick Fulton was browsing a used book sale at a local library with his friends in college when he came across “Baby-Sitters Little Sisters #7: Karen’s Birthday” by Ann M. Martin. “I had to gather my friends around and say, ‘Hey…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (24+ words) Connecticut Public Enter to Win: Tickets to "The Snow Goose" at the Goodspeed...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (105+ words) The New Haven area has lost a well-known local singer-songwriter and music educator. The Irish folksinger Liz McNicholl died last month. Her family said she had been struggling with her mental health and chronic pain. But McNicholl’s legacy is larger…...