Weekend Plans: March 26th 2011

Will this be the last weekend to enjoy Husky basketball this season? Let’s hope not. Both the men and the women are still alive in the Big Dance. I’m just glad that nobody will have to be “sick” this week in order to catch all the action since the games start after 7pm. Events & Activities This weekend is the Home Builder’s Show at the Connecticut Convention Center, the annual extravaganza featuring everything home-related that

101 Kenyon Street, Hartford’s West End

This West End Victorian has charming original details and nice entertaining spaces. It offers 4 bedrooms and 1.5 baths over 2,861 square feet. An enclosed front porch welcomes you into an open foyer with parquet floors. The oversized living room has a wood burning fireplace and built-ins and leads to a lovely heated sunroom. The formal dining room is a nice space for entertaining and has original details with a bay window and stained glass

Going Once, Going Twice, Sold!

Five bank owned properties were auctioned off yesterday afternoon in Hartford. We learned about the auction a couple weeks ago thanks to a tip from a loyal reader about one specific home (thanks, Michael!). The property had been on the market with a realtor for a couple months, and we had even shown it a few times. We knew the bank was trying to get rid of it, but switching over to the auction format

An Abundance of Downtown Grocery Options

Today’s opening of The Market at Hartford 21 marked another milestone in Downtown Hartford’s journey towards a full-service residential neighborhood. Hundreds braved the cold rain for the ribbon cutting ceremony, packing in to get a first look at the specialty store with an abundance of fresh foods, prepared items, and assorted grocery staples. There are now at least five grocery or convenience stores Downtown serving both workers and residents. In addition to The Market at

Finding History in Your House

One evening during the second summer that we lived in our house, a stranger knocked on our front door. He introduced himself and said that his grandfather was an architect that recently passed away. He was cleaning out his grandfather’s office and came across some original blueprints to a house that said it was to be built on Oxford Street, but didn’t give a specific number. The man thought it would be a nice gesture