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Buy A House

So you’re ready to buy a home in Hartford! At this point, you should have determined how much you can afford to pay and started talking to an agent. You should also consider what area of the city you want to live in; what kind of home you want (single family, condo, two or three […]

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Hartford is home to many diverse neighborhoods, and one of those neighborhoods could be where you find your next home. Use the map or apartment finder to begin exploring your options, or the home search and neighborhood information to find a more permanent address. [su_heading size=”15″ align=”left”]Rent an Apartment[/su_heading] [mapsmarker layer=”2″] [su_heading size=”15″ align=”left”]Buying a […]

#1: Everything at Hartford Prints!

Hartford Prints! is pretty much Santa’s Workshop. Every item in the unbelievably adorable store was handmade or hand-picked by the three-and-only Gale Sisters. This is that mythical place you always hope to stumble into with a giant scroll of a shopping list. They have beautiful prints for the art connoisseur, soft hoodies and tee shirts […]

#2: Gift Cards to Sorella & Dish

On the twelfth day of Christmas, Sorella gave to me: 12 Housemade Pastas Boiling Eleven Pizzas (Wood Firing) Ten Beets a-Roasting 9 Brussels Frying 8 Meatball Sliders a-Sliding 7 Drafts a-Pouring 6 Sweetbreads a-Crisping 5 Kinds of Cheese 4 Garlic Breads 3 Parmesan Truffle French Fries 2 Roasted Figs And Another Round of Antipasti Bonus: […]

#3: Front Street (In a Box)

This is an easy one – with 5 venues to choose from you can customize the perfect dinner and a show present for someone you love. Or someone you have to buy a very cool gift for, but realize when you went shopping for them you don’t know them as well as you thought you […]

#5: Shutterbugs

These gifts are not for the Instagram-only shutterbugs (the best gift for them is to like all of their posts, now and forever). If you’re shopping for someone who is a photographer, or wants to be one, buy one or all of these and get ready for your closeup. The Museum Shop at the Wadsworth […]

#6: The Bushnell, CT Forum, Hartford Stage & TheaterWorks

Shopping for the drama queens and players in your life can be difficult, and not just because it’s hard to fit a theatrical production in a box, even a really BIG one. We suggest purchasing the following, instead. THE BUSHNELL The Bushnell could not make this any easier. You DON’T EVEN HAVE TO PICK A […]

#7: Spirits of Christmas Presents

If you read every line that uses the word “Spirit” in the Charles Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol, with alcohol in mind instead of ghosts, it STILL makes perfect sense. “I am the Ghost of Christmas Present,” said the Spirit. “Look upon me!” “Lead on!” said Scrooge. “Lead on! The night is waning fast, and […]

#8: Shirts & Sauces from Black-eyed Sally’s

This holiday season, take a cue from the wise and all knowing Emmet Otter. “When you meet somebody that don’t like soul food, they still got a soul. And it don’t mean that you ain’t got rhythm if you don’t like rock-n-roll. But if your taste’s like mine, you like cider not wine, and your […]