Thursday, May 23rd, 2013
Travel
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Connecticut's tourism branding campaign was unveiled last year.
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May 22, 2013The fortunes of the Connecticut Office of Tourism have turned around since 2009, when then-governor Jodi Rell infamously cut state funding for tourism marketing to just one dollar. Last year the state invested $15 million to promote the state's tourism industry.
The result was the Connecticut... read more
A Metro North train stuck near the crash site in Bridgeport on Saturday.
Photo:Neena Satija
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May 20, 2013For many commuters, Friday evening's ride on Metro-North was uneventful at first.
“The train was moving along, I guess there was no reason to suspect anything," said Frank Bilotti to the New Haven Register. "Everybody was just daydreaming and passing the time away and all of a sudden, there w... read more
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May 7, 2013Gotham. The Big Apple. The Empire City. The City That Never Sleeps. The Capital of the World. Metropolis. THE City. Today: A paean to New York City... read more
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May 6, 2013For almost five hundred years, human beings have been finding ways to circle the Earth—by sail, steam, or liquid fuel; by cycling, driving, flying,... read more
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Apr 26, 2013We'll get you in the mood to explore our state with the author of Insiders' Guide to Connecticut, the best state guide on the market. It's pure ple... read more
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Apr 18, 2013We'll get you in the mood to explore our state with the author of Insiders' Guide to Connecticut, the best state guide on the market. It's pure ple... read more
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Apr 18, 2013Have you ever wanted to make a big change in your life and go on a big adventure? You know, try something where you could push yourself?
Well R... read more
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Mar 4, 2013We started thinking about this show because of a much-circulated New York Times article on a Norwegian prime time TV show, watched by one-fifth of... read more
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Feb 25, 2013Today, we’re joined by sculptor Lucy Orta, who with her husband, have an exhibit now at Wesleyan University Center for the Arts called FOOD- WATER-... read more
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Jan 23, 2013When you think of all the things here on the ground that don't work right, the notion that we should consider traveling to other stars seems a litt... read more
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Sep 20, 2012
Hartford, CT - What does the CPBN Media Lab and The New Britain Museum of American Art have in common? The answer; Weir Farm.
The Ne... read more
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Aug 24, 2012DANBURY – The CPBN Media Lab traveled to Candlewood Lake to spend a day on the water with Mark Chanski, a DEEP officer and tour guide for this segm... read more
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Aug 24, 2012Weir Farm, located in the towns of Wilton and Ridgefield, Connecticut, is the only National Park site in the state and the only site within the Nat... read more
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Aug 21, 2012Daniel Boone, the great American frontiersman, is alleged to have said, "I have never been lost, but I will admit to being confused for several wee... read more
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Aug 8, 2012In some ways, it's a miracle that we all travel together as well as we do.
We're jammed into small spaces, and those spaces are mostly getting... read more
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Aug 6, 2012If I told you that England is in the midst of a translation crisis, you'd probably assume it had something to do with the Olympics. Not so much.... read more
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Jul 12, 2012Everyone counts down the days to vacation, right? Well not in America...it seems we’d rather keep working.
Yes, despite all the data that time... read more
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Jun 28, 2012For the first Outdoor Enthusiast segment of Summer 2010, the CPBN Media Lab spent the afternoon on the scenic Farmington River in Barkhamsted, CT,... read more
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Jun 19, 2012Jessie Sawyer discovered her desire to be a journalist "back in elementary school," thanks to creative projects and encouraging teachers. Farmingto... read more
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Jun 14, 2012We'll get you in the mood to explore our state with the author of Insiders' Guide to Connecticut, the best state guide on the market. It's pure ple... read more