Visions For Vacancies: Former Savers
Periodically, I’ll feature a commercial building, business or lot for lease and for sale and ask you what you think wouldContinue Reading
Category: Bristol Roundup
Bristol Center Offers Unique Approach to Ease The Stresses Brought on by COVID-19 Pandemic
Photo (c) Shepard Meadows Therapeutic Riding Center Shepard Meadows Therapeutic Riding Center, Inc. in Bristol is now offering Equine AssistedContinue Reading
Lake Compounce to Host Farmers to Families Produce Distribution
The Mayor’s Office, United Way, and FoodShare will offer a series of three Farmers to Families Produce Distribution programs startingContinue Reading
Opinion: Take A Stroll Down Main Street in Bristol
During one of the Farms to Families Food Distribution events I attended a few weeks ago for a client inContinue Reading
Struggling Local Nonprofits Receive Essential Help Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
Featured grant recipient Brian’s Angels Homeless Outreach Main Street Community Foundation says local nonprofits are struggling due to the challengingContinue Reading
Slow The Flow: Bristol Reservoirs Below 60%, Mandatory Restrictions Issued
The Mayor’s Office and the Bristol Water and Sewer Department announced that the City’s reservoirs have declined to below 60Continue Reading
Wheeler’s 35th Annual Golf Classic Raised $45K For Community Health Center Patients
Wheeler’s 35th Annual Golf Classic, presented by Mutual of America Financial Group at the Country Club of Farmington, looked a littleContinue Reading
2020 Mum-A-Thon Road Race Is A Go!
Photo (c) Ron Tessman BristolCt.net The Veterans Strong Community Center announced the 51st Mum-A-Thon Road Race will be held this year,Continue Reading
Creative Bristol Schools Program Featured in Film
Photo (c) Bristol All Heart The City of Bristol is highlighted in a new film scheduled to debut Saturday, SeptemberContinue Reading
Bristol Farmers Market to Add Recycling Events
Saturday, September 19 is shaping up to be a busy day in downtown Bristol. From 9am- 12pm, the Bristol LibraryContinue Reading
Hobby Lobby Raises Hourly Wage to $17
Hobby Lobby Monday announced that it is raising its minimum full-time hourly wage to $17 for store employees. The moveContinue Reading
How Are The Bristol Parks Fairing?
The Community Survey surrounding the 2020 Master Plan has launched to the public and the department of Parks, Recreation, YouthContinue Reading
New Report: Even Before the Pandemic, 38% of Families in Connecticut Struggled to Pay for Basic Needs
Before the COVID-19 pandemic arrived this year, 38% of Connecticut residents were already struggling to make ends meet. Those areContinue Reading
Mother moved their family to Bristol in 2015 but said she couldn’t seem to keep him away from Hartford
Bill Moore was 24 when police say he fired the bullets that would kill one 17-year-old and injure another. HeContinue Reading
Proposed Bristol Convention Center — With an Underground Parking Garage — to Hold Groundbreaking Ceremony
The owners and managers of the DoubleTree by Hilton Bristol will host a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, September 17, 2020Continue Reading