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23-Year-Old Starts Food Truck Business in Thomaston
The Thomaston community welcomed a new food joint – a bistro and cafe on wheels. The owner is 23-year-old Jordan Boyle, who, upon graduating college, decided to change her career path. The marketing major from Siena College quickly realized her 9-5 job just wasn’t for her. “I was working from home and was miserable,” said Boyle. “One day I...
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Thomaston Is Home to a New Food Truck
You can catch 23-year-old Jordan Boyle behind the wheel of her new food truck, Peanut’s Place.
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CT LIVE!: Try Something New at One of the Many Rotating Food Trucks at GastroPark
GastroPark is in West Hartford.
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Goodies: Frozen Custard Centered on Community
Goodies is coined as Washington D.C.’s first and only “vintage mobile eatery” that specializes in Wisconsin-style vanilla-bean frozen custard and other comfort treats. Goodies began as a food truck, and is in the process of opening its first storefront in 2021. Brandon Byrd, the owner, is aiming to build a brand centered on the community.
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Local Food Truck and UConn ‘Fixture' Feeling Effects of Pandemic
Lizzie’s Curbside, a food truck that has been a staple at the University of Connecticut since 1991, will not be on campus for the fall semester. “The decision is the only one I could make because I can’t go up there and just stand there,” explained Lizzie Searing, owner of Lizzie’s Catering and Concessions. “If I don’t sell the...
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Lizzie's Food Truck Pauses Service at UConn
A fixture for decades, Lizzie’s curbside food truck has been a staple at UConn, but this semester, she’s taking a break.
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Saved by Suburbs: Food Trucks Hit by Virus Find New Foodies
Food trucks have long been seen as an urban treasure but are now being saved by the suburbs during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Food Trucks Shut Down in New Haven
Food Trucks have been ordered to close up in New Haven amid the city’s efforts to slow the spread of coronavirus.
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Food Trucks and Amazon Deliveries in National Parks? Not So Fast, Some Visitors Say
A proposal before the Trump administration that food trucks, Wi-Fi and Amazon deliveries be allowed in campgrounds at national parks got a thumbs-down this week from some visitors at Yosemite National Park, NBC News reports. The idea comes as the Department of Interior considers recommendations from an advisory committee to modernize and privatize the operation of campgrounds, including adding running...
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Radiologic Tech Rides in Closer to Free for Herself and Her Patients
For more than 35 years, Irene Wetmore has worked to help patients battling cancer and makes it her mission to keep a positive attitude.
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Doggy Con: a Pop Culture Convention for Canine Fanatics
Atlanta’s scorching August heat didn’t stop Megan Nelson from slipping on a long faux fur coat and dressing up like Cruella de Vil for her first Doggy Con convention, a pet event for costumed canines inspired by the upcoming Dragon Con convention. Doggy Con drew hundreds of dog owners and spectators Saturday to an Atlanta park for their own small...
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Hot, Hot Hot! Workers Try to Beat Heat Outside
Thousands of people in Connecticut don’t have the choice but to work outside, even as temperatures approach triple digits.
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Middletown Holds First Ever Pride Parade, Festival
Thousands of people are in Middletown Saturday for the city’s first ever pride parade and festival.
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Middletown Prepares for First Ever Pride Parade, Festival Today
All along Main Street in Middletown rainbow flags are proudly displayed. It’s all in preparation for the city’s first ever pride parade and festival on Saturday.
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CT LIVE!: Greater Hartford Food Truck Fest 2019
There will be over 20 food trucks, live music, and more at the Food Truck Fest on June 22 and 23 at The Promenade Shops at Evergreen Walk.
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Students from Newtown, Parkland End National ‘March For Our Lives' Tour in Newtown
The March for Our Lives ended its national Road-To-Change bus tour on Sunday in Newtown, Connecticut, six months after the shooting at a Parkland, Florida high school inspired protests calling for what they say are common-sense gun reforms.
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Branford Family Honors Drowning Victim Ben Callahan Through Memorial Foundation
This Saturday marks one year since 10-year-old Ben Callahan died in a drowning accident near the Branford River.
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Third Annual New Haven Puerto Rican Festival Switched to Indoor Concert
The third annual New Haven Puerto Rican Festival scheduled for Saturday, August 11, has been moved inside due to the weather.
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Rainbows, Glitter and Love Descend on DC During Pride Parade
Dupont Circle is awash with rainbow colors as crowds of revelers celebrate D.C.’s vibrant LGBTQ+ community during the Capital Pride Parade.
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Festivals Coming to Connecticut this Spring and Summer
From music and food, to arts and crafts, there are many festivals coming to Connecticut this spring and summer you’ll sure want to check out.