Fabulous Friday Finds- Yelp.com

I’m starting a new weekly genre- Fabulous Friday Finds. Because this is my blog and I can do what I want, it may or may not be related to real estate. My first Fabulous Friday Find is Yelp.com. Oh, what a fun little website. Somewhat social networking, but more a user review site with the “I’ve got an opinion on this place/service…” slant. Read reviews from quirky people like you and figure out if you

Bodies Revealed- Hartford's Limited Engagement Science Exhibit

If you’re eating breakfast, you might want to finish up before you read this post. You may have seen the billboards around the area for Bodies Revealed. It’s a somewhat graphic human form, cut in half, skin pulled away revealing muscles and organs. Kind of invokes the reaction of “Eeewwww…” from most of us. Well, I put my queasiness aside this weekend and went to check it out. If you have any interest in science,

The Books are Back!

This Sunday, January 6, the central branch of the West Hartford Public Library will re-open after a year(plus)-long renovation. Stop by the Main Street location between 1PM and 4PM to check out the new digs. The ribbon cutting will be at 2PM, if you care for pomp and circumstance. The kiddos can engage with balloon artists and magicians and the dueling Conard and Hall high school jazz bands. They’ve added 17,000 square feet of space

New Blogs on my BlogRoll

I’ve been cruising around the web looking for some new local blogs to visit on a daily basis. I found a few winners and I’d like to share them. I’ve also added them to my BlogRoll for your convenience. Enjoy! Hartford Scoop is a relatively new blog and focuses on “all things related to Hartford.” They have a good mix of suggestions for hip, social things to do and opinion pieces. They seem a little