In an old mill building at 90 Whiting Street in Winsted, you can explore a stunning, 120-foot-long, five-story mural that took artist Ellen Griesedieck 22 years to build. It's part of the American Mural Project (AMP), which opened to the public in 2022.

Traditionally held after Thanksgiving, the Walk & Talk for Hope Community Festival for Mental Health has been moved to correspond with World Mental Health Day. It takes place Oct. 10 at the Simsbury Performing Arts Center.

Polly’s Pier in Farmington to be accessible for all ages and abilities Polly's Pier will offer accessible river access while also honoring the legacy of a conservationist and community minded individual - the late"Polly" Hincks. By Maria G O’Donnell Staff Writer In a Unionville neighborhood that features a housing community for people with physical disabilities, the Farmington Land Trust (FLT) installed an accessible fishing pier in 2001 just off the Rails to Trails path besi

As they visited quaint shops around the valley, the shoreline and elsewhere, Farmington residents Lana Van Valkenburgh and Paul Stepka began thinking that their hometown needed such a place. For Lana, especially, a bookshop became the dream and asking, “why don’t we have anything like that in Farmington?” turned into, “So, let’s just do it.”

FARMINGTON – For the Scouts from Troop 170 who created, organized, and executed the program to commemorate the 25th anniversary of 9/11, the words spoken by their guest speakers—Connor Hogan whose father, Jeff Hogan, along with members of the Farmington Fire Department, went to Ground Zero in New York City in the days following the 9/11 attack; Brian F.X. Connelly, town council chair; and Father George Roberts of St. James Church—seemed almost unreal. And yet, they knew witho

On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, the Avon Volunteer Fire Department held a somber service remembering those who lost their lives in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

On Saturday, September 12, 2026, that tradition returns as Favarh – The Arc of the Farmington Valley presents the annual Mike DelGuidice Under the Stars Benefit Concert, a benefit concert, beginning at 7:00 p.m. at Simsbury Meadows Performing Arts Center.

Scott Goeben remembers when firefighters were called to action the old-fashioned way. "They had a Plectron, which was a red box, and the tone would go out," he says over coffee at LaSalle. "They had fire sirens on poles. The fire siren would go off, and you went to the firehouse."

Daniel Rodriguez, owner and chef of El Tapatio in Simsbury, began his restaurant career as a dishwasher in his family’s collection of restaurants, all named Puerto Vallarta. In 1999 the West Hartford location was the first of nine to open in Connecticut. Rodriguez worked his way up in all the restaurants except the newest one in Stamford. He spent 11 years in Southington and 7 in Avon. The rest are located in Newington, Middletown, Orange, Danbury and Fairfield. Just a yea