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Summer travel forecast: Better, but no blowout

 May 25, 2013

The forecast for summer travel, 2013: P artly sunny.

Airlines, hotels and campgrounds are commanding higher rates and seeing more customers than a few summers ago, and luxury hotels are selling out.

But for a travel industry still...

Mohegan exec says states' tourism dollars well spent

 May 22, 2013

Relying on data prepared by the Connecticut Office of Tourism, Mitchell Etess, the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority chief executive, said the state’s “Still Revolutionary” marketing campaign has helped the state's leisure and...

Aggie's Restaurant to be Sold

 May 15, 2013

If you want Aggie Waterman to fry you two eggs over easy, with toast and hash browns, you have no time to waste. After 45 years, Aggie is selling Aggie's Village Restaurant next month. In fact, she is selling the entire building in...

Amistad still sails some troubled waters

 May 10, 2013

Where in the world is the Amistad?
It turns out it's at a dock in Charleston, S.C., at the moment. But it took me the better part of two days to figure that out. I also learned that the future for the...

Handlebar Cafe's TV makeover creates permit problem in Stonington

 May 8, 2013

Planning and Zoning Commission member John Prue accused the town Tuesday night of employing a double standard by allowing the Handlebar Cafe to put up a new sign as part of its television show makeover without first getting a permit.

Panera supporting breast cancer fund

 May 8, 2013

Howley Bread Group's Panera outlets in Connecticut, including ones in Groton, Waterford, Lisbon and at Foxwoods Resort Casino, are offering to donate 10 percent of cookie sales through May 12 to support breast cancer research.

The company's...

Niantic still leads state in 'favorite town' vote

 May 4, 2013

With less than two weeks of online voting left, Niantic is holding on to the top spot in a state Office of Tourism-sponsored campaign to identify Connecticut's favorite town.

Though not actually a town, Niantic, a seaside village in East...

'Bar Rescue' may have left Handlebar Café in the lurch

 May 4, 2013

Zoning officials will investigate whether a new, large mural on the side of Handlebar Café and a pair of handlebars overhanging its roof, added as part of the filming of a television show this week, violate the town's sign regulations and require a...

Some neighbors have big problem with Kitchen Little

 April 29, 2013

Some residents are alleging that Kitchen Little is posing a safety hazard and that the Town of Stonington never made Kitchen Little obtain the necessary permits to operate the way it does.

Mystic merchants eager for construction-free downtown

 April 25, 2013

Chamber of Commerce President Tricia Walsh said completion of the Mystic River Bridge is a turning point for businesses who are exhausted from that work and from a longer-than-expected streetscape project in Groton.

Italian restaurant taking Saybrook spot

 April 25, 2013

The site of Old Saybrook's former Pat's Kountry Kitchen at Boston Post Road and Mill Rock Road East will be the new home of Terra Nostra Ristorante Italiano and Steak House.

The restaurant, owned by the Uva family that has a similarly named...

Southeastern Connecticut towns score well in tourism site voting

 April 20, 2013

Early returns in online voting for the state's favorite town show southeastern Connecticut locales are garnering strong support, as might be expected.
After all, tourism officials are always saying...

Make way for the steam train

 April 8, 2013

Seasonal train operations are under way at the Essex Steam Train & Riverboat. The Valley Railroad Company advises all motorists and pedestrians in Old Saybrook, Essex, Deep River, Chester, Haddam and Middletown to be aware of the trains and...

Region's economy stands to reap benefits

 April 6, 2013

A National Coast Guard Museum in downtown would be a “long-term, huge economic driver,” according to New London Mayor Daryl Justin Finizio, who cited a study that says the attraction could inject as much as $20 million annually into the...

Salem wants slice of tourism market

 April 1, 2013

This town of just over 4,000 people is so rural that it doesn’t even have a grocery store, but Salem’s Economic Development Commission is now considering multiple strategies to attract tourists and new businesses to the area.

Old Lyme summer parking plans up for vote

 April 1, 2013

Residents will have the opportunity to vote on Sound View parking initiatives at a town meeting on April 9. The Board of Selectmen is proposing installing parking kiosks at Sound View Beach this summer and implementing a new design layout for street...

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