John Lepak, Designer, OG
Typically, when I’m talking about Hartford, I’m talking about the food.  Like any city, Hartford boasts a diverse population, but the variety of what you can eat—not to mention how good it is—is staggering.  The food stands at El Mercado on Park Street are favorites, though I can’t decide whether I like the heaping plates […]
Jesse Stanford, Lead Singer, Heirlooms
Hartford was a once a small river port town. Tucked between the arbors of the Appalachians and the ancient Atlantic ocean, it served as a conduit for all things coming and going. Bottles and flasks of bourbon and rum, suits of tweed, gowns of gabardine. In the hulls of great ships were wooden toys for […]
James Varano, Smokemaster to the Stars
After enjoying living in the historic LindenBuilding downtown for 15 years, I recently moved my family right over the boarder to West Hartford. It is funny but I now actually live and work on the same street- Asylum. I am definitely what one would call a “Hartford guy.”  Even with the new address, I still […]
Greg Tate, Multi-faceted Theater Artist
I came here on September 4, 2001 and to this day my most vivid memory of early September of that year is Mark Twain Days at Bushnell Park. My first night in Hartford I experienced an amazing crowd of multi-cultured community members out in Bushnell Park dancing to The Four Tops!Even Joe Lieberman was on […]
Forward Motion
As a band, Forward Motion is very proud to say that we are based out of Hartford. The band was formed here a few years ago while 2 of us attended the Hartt School of Music (University of Hartford) and our friendships within the great community of musicians that live here have kept us here ever since. […]
Ethan Boisvert, Artist of Hartford
As an artist aiming for the big leagues of New York, I thought to come to Hartford first to live the urban life without the crammed living space of astronomical cost. It’s been a good time for me here. I’ve been able to maintain a sizable studio allowing me great freedom to make my paintings. […]
Emma, Bushnell Park Carousel fan
My favorite thing in Hartford is the Bushnell Park Carousel. Its one of the oldest carousels in the country. Kids love it. Adults do, too. Â Other things I like about Hartford? Well, there’s the candy cane building, of course. Because its shaped like a candy cane. My brother likes the Colt Building because it […]
Dr. Manning & Mr. Riott, West End Advocates
I fell in love with the West End 25 years ago when I first started coming to Hartford on weekends to see friends of mine who lived on this side of town. Â I was a medical resident at St. Mary’s Hospital in Waterbury at that time and found myself driving to Hartford most weekends for […]
Dr. Justin Lundbye, Hartford Hospital
My name is Justin Lundbye; I work at Hartford Hospital as the Medical Director for the Cardiac ICU and Director of Cardiology Inpatient Services. I am from Norway. I originally came to Hartford to do my medical internship, residency and cardiology fellowship at UConn School of Medicine. My favorite things about Hartford are the Bushnell, […]
Dino Cialfi, Owner, Peppercorn’s Grill
Dino Cialfi, Owner, Peppercorn’s Grill When I was running my restaurant in Rome, Italy in the mid to late 80’s many of my American patrons were from Hartford. They would tell me how much the city was growing and how such a cosmopolitan city would appreciate the delectable Italian cuisine we served. I came back in […]