CT: Cultural Resources
CT Libraries Help Kids Prepare for Back-to-School
As kids prepare to go back to school, Connecticut libraries say they're ready to help their eager minds learn. In addition to vast catalogs of books …
CT Group Hosts Day of the Dead Celebration
Although the official holiday passed earlier this week, a "Day of the Dead" celebration is being held this Saturday in New Haven. The 12th annual …
Town Purchases, Preserves CT Tobacco Farm Where MLK Jr. Worked
SIMSBURY, Conn. - A northern Connecticut town now owns a former tobacco farm where Martin Luther King Jr. spent some of his teenage years. More …
CT Audubon Society Addresses a Mixed Legacy on Race
HARTFORD, Conn. -- The Connecticut Audubon Society is facing up to its mixed legacy on racism, with an open letter and an essay acknowledging that …
Latinos Remember Lost Loved Ones with Day of the Dead Parade
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – It was part protest and part celebration as New Haven's Latino community held its fifth annual Day of the Dead Parade on …
As More Syrian Refugees Arrive, CT is Ready to Help
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The U.S will admit 10,000 refugees from Syria over the next year, more than five times the number admitted in the past 12 months…
Internet Fast Lanes Could Limit CT Access to "World Commons"
HARTFORD, Conn. - Net neutrality defenders in New England and the nation are sending out distress signals about an FCC proposal to create broadband …
Interrupting the "School to Prison Pipeline"
MANCHESTER, Conn. - A few years ago, Manchester High School had one of the highest arrest rates in Connecticut. After a single incident in 2010 in …
Great Outdoors Week Plea to First Lady: Fund Parks to Fight Obesity
HARTFORD, Conn. - Today marks the start of Great America Outdoors week, and as part of an effort to get kids moving in Connecticut and elsewhere…
Advocates of Pre-K Pushing Obama: “Go To The Library”
HARTFORD, Conn. - President Obama highlighted support for early learning in his State of the Union address. He should go to the library, according to …
Healthy, Family-Style Resolutions for the New Year
HARTFORD, Conn. - The New Year is upon us, and at least one expert suggests making resolutions for the occasion a "family affair." Clinical …
After the "Rockets' Red Glare" Comes the Cleanup
HARTFORD, Conn. - After the colorful Fourth of July fireworks have faded from the night sky, they're not really gone; not if you count the leftover …