West Hartford Dog Park Coalition's Dog Swim a Splashing Success

Really, I can’t remember a time lately that was so much fun. I love dogs! First one in the pool! More join in… Racing around… Shy guy… Two balls at once. Impressive! Splashing around… Marco! Polo! Congratulations to the West Hartford Dog Park Coalition for running a fantastic event at the Kennedy Pool! There were probably at least 30 dogs in attendance and many more people. The dogs had a great time and their people

The Fight for Young Professionals in the Hartford Area

Young professionals, usually associated with Generation Y (1980-1994), are where it’s at. Local towns and cities in central Connecticut are fighting over them because there are a lot of them (Gen Y is the largest demographic group since the Baby Boomer generation) and they have a lot of spending power. Hartford has spent quite a bit of time and money courting young professionals to work and live in the city. Hartford 21, the Lofts at

West Hartford Dog Park Coalition- Dog Swim at Kennedy Pool

Libby here. As you can see, I like to exercise by chipping sticks. Some of my four legged colleagues prefer swimming. I don’t know why. I think it makes them smelly. Anyway, the fine people of the West Hartford Dog Park Coalition have pulled together an end-of-the-season dog swim at Kennedy Pool in West Hartford. That’s right. A dog swim. At a local pool. How refreshing! The event will be held Monday, August 18th from

Greater Hartford Real Estate Market Statistics- July 2008

The lazy days of summer are here. But at the Greater Hartford Real Estate Blog, we’re not lazy, we’re market focused! So just what the heck happened out there in July? Let’s look at the lastest real estate statistics, straight from the CT Multiple Listing Service… My takeaways… 1. If you’re a buyer and looking for a deal, you might want to concentrate on the markets with their inventory numbers highlighted yellow. Those are all

Test Scores and Home Prices

Last week the results for the Connecticut Mastery Test were released to the public.  The Courant has put together a nice page for quickly seeing data, while the official results website allows users to generate detailed reports. As expected, there has been a flurry of commentary on the results for different towns.  The West Hartford results are being debated on West Hartford Forums, Talk of West Hartford, and The West Hartford Blog.  I’m sure that there