In a sea of coffee shops and caffeine junkies, a healthier alternative has arrived. Robeks is a juice and smoothie bar located on Farmington Avenue in West Hartford Center. The menu has an extensive mix of juices, smoothies, and shakes which are sure to please even the most finicky consumer. If you have visited a Jamba Juice and enjoyed their drinks, Robeks will feel very familiar and is sure to put a smile on your
Lost in the holiday shuffle was the opening of Los Adobes, a wonderful new Mexican restaurant at the corner of Park Road and Oakwood Avenue in West Hartford. Los Adobes is an authentic Mexican eatery at a much lower price point than most of the other options in the area. The restaurant has relatively few tables and basic decor, much like other favorite stops along Park Road. Most of the menu is a la carte
Meet Kota the Triceratops. He’s BIG! He MOVES! He ROARS! He MUNCHES! Folks, if you’re buying one of these creatures for your kids this holiday season, please think about what you’ll do with it if you’re going to be selling your home in 2009. Just imagine, a prospective buyer and their real estate agent walk into your perfectly staged home. They love the colors you’ve chosen, think the bathroom and kitchen upgrades are lovely. But
Friday, December 19, 2008 at 1:00PM Based on the number of people at Stop & Shop on New Park Avenue in Hartford, the world appears to be ending… Friday, December 19, 2008 at 8:00PM Still snowing, hunkering down in the house watching Horton Hears a Who! Friday, December 19, 2008 at 10:00PM Sidewalks shoveled out, still waiting for the plows to come… One disadvantage of not having a garage… Saturday, December 20, 2008 at 7:30AM
I grew up in Vermont and, as kids, we took our winter storms seriously. I remember getting up at 5:00am on potential snow days, waiting by the radio, pleading with the announcer to please say my school’s name. Because I lived “in the city,” it didn’t happen all that often. We seemed to have snow removal down to a science. But on the rare occassion that the Snow Gods did defeat Rutland’s Public Works Department,