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R.I.P. Thaao, believed to be the oldest Andean condor in captivity
L.A. UnleashedA Connecticut zoo says an Andean condor believed to be the oldest one living in captivity has died at nearly 80 years old. Thaao (TAY'-oh) arrived at the Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport in 1993 after living most of his life...... -
Mother's Day Deals In CT
Mom always told you to watch your budget. Show her you were paying attention with these special Mother's Day freebies and deals. (Unless otherwise noted, offers are available May 12. Be sure to call ahead to confirm offers.) >>Take Mom to brunch at...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, West Hartford, Dining and Drinking, Windsor (Hartford, Connecticut), Simsbury
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Seven CT Low-Income Housing Projects Get Federal Tax Credits
The Hartford CourantThe state's housing finance authority approved $7.49 million in federal tax credits for a handful of low-income housing developments, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's office said on Tuesday. The 347 housing units — both new construction and renovation &#...Tags: Poverty, Government, Politics, Credit and Debt, Housing and Urban Planning
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Our Picks: Meet "Baby" the Snake at Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport
Meet Baby. Baby is a seven-foot boa constrictor who lives at the Beardsley Zoo. Baby has a friend named Darth Gator, a baby American alligator that lives just around the corner, also at the zoo. Along with Marlena the iguana, Baby and Darth Gator will...
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Governor's Budget Cuts To Address Deficit Affects Arts Groups
Hartford CourantGov. Dannel P. Malloy's $150 million in immediate cuts to deal with a looming deficit has an effect on many arts, cultural, heritage and tourism organizations. The governor cut a total of $1,038,742 from the Department of Economic and Communuity...Tags: Government, Politics, Cultural Development, Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts, New London (New London, Connecticut)
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CT Free Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" To Play Stratford
Hartford CourantCt Free Shakespeare's production of "Romeo and Juliet" will not only play at Bridgeport's Beardsley Zoo and McLevy Green but at the American Shakespeare Festival Theater, 1850 Elm St., Stratford. The production will play at the Peacock Pavilion at the...Tags: Stratford, Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut)
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The state offers amnesty for owners of banned exotic pets
Connecticut's into some really weird animal stuff lately. You've got a battle going on over keeping reindeer here year-round; mountain lions roaming the Gold Coast; someone whose face was ripped off by a chimpanzee trying to sue the state; new...
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Exotic pet haul in Bridgeport kinda thin: 2 gators, 4 snakes and a turtle
It wasn't exactly an exotic animal bonanza for state wildlife dudes at Bridgeport's Beardsley Zoo this weekend. They were offering amnesty to any outlaw pet owners who handed over illegal animals. At the last pet amnesty day in 2009, they pulled in 14...
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Malloy Cutting More Than $11M In Arts Funding
The Hartford CourantLeaders in Connecticut's arts community were stunned Wednesday over Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's plan to cut more than $11 million in payments to local arts programs as of July 1. The proposed cuts have raised concern as more than 20 different programs have a...Tags: Government, Advertising, Television Industry, Festive Events, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut)
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Past Tense: Johnny Rizzo's A Comic's Journey opens at Bridgeport's Bijou Theatre on Jan. 10
![<span style="font-size: medium;">If you could rig up some sort of scale to measure the emotional toll one of those famous memory-lane trips takes on an individual, “A Comic Journey,” the hour-long, self-produced documentary by comedian and Bridgeport native Johnny Rizzo, would be a decent product tester. You’d probably end up with a graph that resembles a steady, shallow mountain slope with a couple of jagged bumps on it.</span>](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-01/214247800-03085340.jpg "<span style="font-size: medium;\">If you could rig up some sort of scale to measure the emotional toll one of those famous memory-lane trips takes on an individual, “A Comic Journey,” the hour-long, self-produced documentary by comedian and Bridgeport native Johnny Rizzo, would be a decent product tester. You’d probably end up with a graph that resembles a steady, shallow mountain slope with a couple of jagged bumps on it.</span>")
If you could rig up some sort of scale to measure the emotional toll one of those famous memory-lane trips takes on an individual, “A Comic Journey,” the hour-long, self-produced documentary by comedian and Bridgeport native Johnny Rizzo,...Tags: Documentary (genre), Comedy (genre), Television, World War II (1939-1945), Elephant (animal)
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Annual Manual Listings: Live Theatre
Note: Due to space limitations, only the major theaters and companies in the Advocate’s coverage area are mentioned here. Throughout the year, the Advocate regularly lists theaters from all around the state. Alliance Theater, 203-435-4651,...Tags: Goodspeed Opera House, Religious Festivals, Concerts, Comedy (genre), Connecticut College
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FOX CT Storm Closings
FOX CTSCHOOLS Bloomfield Closed Regional District 14 Del Opening 2 Hours 09/08/2011 06:39am Windsor Locks Public Schools Del Opening 1 1/2 Hours 09/08/2011 06:22am Wooster Del Opening 2 Hours 09/08/2011 06:36amTags: Newtown, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Engineering, Trumbull, Christianity
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