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CT LIVE!: Entertainment at the Big E!
John Juliano, Owner of Mellowship Entertainment, told us about the exciting entertainment options at The Big E 2019.
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Obama's High School Basketball Jersey Sells for $120,000 at Dallas Auction
A basketball jersey believed to have been worn by former President Barack Obama while he was at a Honolulu prep school sold at auction in Dallas Saturday for $120,000.
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James Bond's Aston Martin DB5 Sells for $6.4M at Pebble Beach
One of the most famous movie cars of all time – James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5 – sold at auction Thursday night for $6.4 million. The car, one of just three surviving examples commissioned by Eon Productions for the early Bond films and fitted with all the M16Q Branch gadgets, was sold by RM Sotheby’s during the Pebble Beach car...
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Richest Car Sale of 2019: $380 Million of Wheels for Sale at Calif. Auction
It is the Coachella of classic cars, the Woodstock for wealthy wheel-freaks. It’s Monterey Car Week, which includes the Concours D’Elegance car awards show and runs through Sunday. It’s six days of parties, road tours, product announcements and vintage races focused on the rarest and most expensive cars in the world. But for the wealthy collectors who converge from across...
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Clickety Clack, Let's Look Back: Typewriters Return
For most of us, the clickety clack of a manual typewriter — or the gentler tapping of the IBM Selectric — are but memories, or something seen only in movies. But at the few remaining typewriter repair shops in the country, business is booming as a younger generation discovers the joy of the feel and sound of the typewriter —...
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14 Places to Explore on the Connecticut and Rhode Island Coast
It’s Vacation Week and we’re exploring the best summer destinations in New England. Here are some awesome ways to enjoy the summer on the Connecticut and Rhode Island coast.
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CT LIVE!: Father's Day Gifts at Westfarms
Westfarms Shopping Center Spokesperson Amanda Sirica took Taylor shopping at Tommy Bahama, Brooks Brothers, and Parade of Novelties Sports for gifts for dad.
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Burglary Wipes Out Corinth Coin Shop, Owner's Lifelong Collection
At GSA Coins and Jewelry in Corinth, the open sign is on, though the cases now sit empty. Owner Chris Lyche said he’s unsure how much longer he can keep the doors open, two weeks after a burglar took the collection he’s worked on since he was 11 years old.
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Ballot Fraud Investigation Muddies North Carolina Election
Allegations of flagrant absentee ballot fraud in a North Carolina district have thrown the Election Day results of one of the nation’s last unresolved midterm congressional races into question. Unofficial ballot totals showed Republican Mark Harris ahead of Democrat Dan McCready by 905 votes in the 9th Congressional District. But the state elections board refused to certify the results last...
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Trump Organization Sues Man Who Died in Trump Tower Fire
The Trump Organization has filed a lawsuit seeking to reclaim $90,000 in unpaid fees from a Trump Tower resident who died in an April fire at the tower.
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Banksy Posts Video Saying Incomplete Shredding a Malfunction
Banksy posted a new video to his website Tuesday implying the partial shredding of his “Girl With Balloon” at a London auction was supposed to have been complete.
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Sale on for Banksy Painting That Self-Destructed at Auction
The winning bidder for a Banksy painting that self-destructed during an auction last week has decided to go through with the purchase, auctioneer Sotheby’s said Thursday.
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Jewish Art Collector's Descendant Gets Nazi-Looted Renoir Back
The granddaughter of a Jewish art collector whose paintings were stolen by the Nazis had a family reunion with one of the works on Wednesday after almost eight decades, an impressionist piece by Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Sylvie Sulitzer saw “Two Women in a Garden” for the first time at New York’s Museum of Jewish Heritage after unveiling it at a ceremony...
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Lost Jagger-Simon Duet Found After More Than 45 Years
A lost Mick Jagger duet with Carly Simon has been found more than 45 years after it was first recorded.
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Vintage Denim: 125-Year-Old Levis Sell for Nearly $100K
A buyer with a penchant for vintage denim has plunked down nearly $100,000 for a pair of truly vintage jeans that come from the American Old West. The 125-year-old Levi Strauss & Co. blue jeans, which failed to sell at auction in 2016, now have a new owner somewhere in Southeast Asia. “It’s somebody who loves old Levis,” said Daniel...
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Trump Tower Fire Caused by Power Strips: FDNY
The fatal fire at Trump Tower earlier this month was an accident, caused by the improper use of multiple power strips, the FDNY said Monday.
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Trump Tower Fire Victim Wanted to Sell Apartment After Presidential Election, Friend Says
The man killed in a blaze at Trump Tower was an art collector who fell on hard financial times in recent years and had reportedly been trying to sell his 50th-floor apartment there since President Trump was elected. Todd Brassner, 67, died on Saturday at a hospital after a fire tore through his apartment in the high-rise, which was constructed...
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Marvel Studios Moves Up ‘Avengers: Infinity War' Release
Take a trip to the Marvel Universe sooner than expected this spring for Marvel Studios’ next superhero installment. Marvel Studios took to twitter for a tweet exchange with star Robert Downey Jr. to announce that “Avengers: Infinity War” will appear in theaters on April 27, and not May 4 as previously announced.
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US, UN Respond to Report on Dozens Buried in Mass Graves in Myanmar
The State Department says the world needs to know what happened in the area of Myanmar where The Associated Press has confirmed more than five previously unreported mass graves. State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert says Washington is “deeply, deeply troubled” by the report and continues to stand by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s recent statement that ethnic cleansing has occurred...
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Bids for Paper Cup Allegedly Used by Elvis Presley Surpass $1,200
A paper cup allegedly used by Elvis Presley six decades ago in Oklahoma is up for auction, and bids have already surpassed $1,200.