Waiting for Walmart

We’ve been patiently waiting for the Bishop’s Corner “Neighborhood Market by Walmart” to open in West Hartford. What will it be? How will the community respond? Will it be compelling enough to draw us in as regular shoppers? Even though it seems like forever, the official announcement was made less than a year ago. The whole shopping plaza has seen a considerable amount of investment in that time. The current estimate is for Walmart to

Hartford Area Ice Skating

Hartford Winterfest 2012

Hartford Winterfest features free public ice skating on a new and larger outdoor rink in Downtown Hartford’s Bushnell Park. This year the event runs from Friday, November 23rd, 2012 through Monday, January 21st, 2013. There are other skating facilities and opportunities in the area too. Here’s a (likely incomplete) list of ones we have found: Veteran’s Memorial Ice Skating Rink, West Hartford Trinity Community Sports Complex Ice Skating Rink, Hartford International Skating Center of Connecticut,

21 Park Place Circle, West Hartford

This Ives townhouse unit at Quaker Green is nicely appointed with three bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms over 2,641 square feet. The open concept plan on the first floor incorporates the living room and dining room space into the kitchen, all with hardwood floors. The kitchen offers maple cabinets, granite counters, stainless steel appliances and eat-in space. You’ll also find a powder room and access to the attached one-car garage. Upstairs the master

121 Abbotsford Avenue, West Hartford

Great curb appeal and a classic floor plan make this newer construction home a smart choice. It offers 3 bedrooms and 1.5 baths over 1,534 square feet. The formal living room and dining room flow nicely into each other and both have hardwood floors. A sizable kitchen features plenty of cabinet and counter space, an eat-in area, stainless steel appliances and tile floors. A slider door leads out to the deck and backyard. A half

Flatbush Avenue Bridge Construction Begins

I was fascinated by bridges as a kid, yet somehow managed to choose a liberal arts college without either an architecture or engineering program. Oops. Anyway, the upshot is that I get excited when new bridges are built. Even small, functional ones like what CT Fastrac has planned for Flatbush Avenue. Here is the rendering of the bridge and bus station, and here is the site plan for the area. Work has been going on