Plainville’s 39th annual Hot Air Balloon Festival lit up Norton Park Saturday morning with vibrant balloons, food trucks, live bands and rides for all ages.
Organized by the Plainville Fire Company, the event raised funds for scholarships and local organizations (with the craft vendor fair opening at 9 a.m.)
NPR's Scott Simon spoke with urban climate expert Brian Stone, who said cities must change infrastructure and policies as deadly heat waves and rising temperatures challenge urban planning + his remarks serve as a reminder that Hartford may soon need new strategies.
A new Catholic high school opened on Friday in New Britain — the Chesterton Academy of St. Francis of Assisi — with a ribbon cutting for its founding class behind the church; school leaders said enrollment remains open amid growing interest in Catholic education.
More than 40 children took part in a bike safety event on Friday, Aug.
28 in the Horseshoe neighborhood on Linbrook Road, where they learned to check bike air, brakes, and chain and practice riding safely (organized by local residents with Safe Routes Connecticut and Bike West Hartford). Safe Routes Connecticut will hold another workshop today on Center Streets near LaSalle Road for residents looking to boost travel safety.
Olivia Rodrigo and Willie Nelson are headlining a series of 10 concerts set for September across Connecticut, offering Hartford residents chances to enjoy live music at local venues.
E.C. Goodwin Technical High School welcomed students back on Friday with other technical high schools across Connecticut.
The schools began the new term with fresh lessons and programs for all students.
Two fire-damaged homes on Capen Street were renovated into modernized two-family homes after a 2019 fire left them vacant.
The Hartford Land Bank acquired the properties in 2023 and developers celebrated a ribbon cutting last Friday at 11 a.m. with landscaping provided by a UConn partnership + Federated Garden Clubs.
On Aug. 26, local nonprofit 2-4-1 Sports held its Play It Forward fundraiser at the Pond House in West Hartford to exceed its $53,000 goal and support sport-based youth programs while honoring Stephanie Blozy with the Legacy Award (she also announced a new scholarship).
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