Weekend Plans: May 14th, 2011

We’ve been spending a lot of time outside recently. For the most part we’ve been cleaning up the yard from the winter, but we have also begun to plant the flower gardens for the spring. Clean-up and gardens have overlapped a little bit this year. We had been concerned about the snow crushing our shrubs, but they bounced back surprisingly well. However, in other parts of the yard, we did lose a couple of garden

Weekend Plans: Apr 30th 2011

This Saturday, April 30th, marks the beginning of the Coltsville Vintage Baseball League season. Saturday’s doubleheader begins at 10:30 at the Hendricksen Avenue side of Colt Park in Hartford. There is no cost for parking or admission – just stop by with your lawn chair to enjoy some olde time baseball and beautiful weather. The MDC also kicks off their season this Saturday. Yes, I’m talking about the ever popular Household Hazardous Waste Collection season!

Weekend Plans: Apr 16th 2011

If you’re looking to spend some time outside this weekend, consider helping the Knox Parks Foundation. The Greater Hartford Green Team is working with Trees for Hartford Neighborhoods to plant over 50 new trees in the City. The event runs from 9am to 1pm on Saturday, 4/16. Everyone will meet at the Niles Street Garden, at 17 Niles Street, to get a brief demo and then head out to the different planting sites. Volunteers need

Weekend Plans: Apr 9th 2011

Wow, the weekend is almost here, what’s happening already?!? The big event is The Odd Ball at Real Art Ways, which is the ultimate costume party. Check out the pictures of previous years to see what I mean … amazing. Otherwise there is the usual assortment of interesting local events to keep everyone out of trouble. And if you really can’t think of anything to do, then get outside and enjoy the weather. Saturday is

Weekend Plans: Apr 2nd 2011

UConn UConn UConn, UConn UConn. Did U(Conn) know that the Huskies are in the Final Four? Both the Men’s team and the Women’s team? Thankfully they will not be playing on Sunday afternoon, because that would simply ruin our plans for the day. Make a complete mess of them! UConn UConn UConn! Events & Activities On Thursday, March 31st, the Hartford Preservation Alliance (HPA) is holding an Open House to celebrate their recent accomplishments. Go