• Shooting Stars

    Posted on: June 17, 2013 by: Alyssa
    Thanks to your votes, Imagine Dragons moved up 3 spots from last week! Check out the 5 biggest songs in CT for tonight and be heard! VOTE here for tomorrow night's Shooting Stars countdown! #5 - Icona Pop: I Love It #4 - P!nk w/ Nate Ruess: Just Give Me A Reason #3 - Bruno Mars: Treasure #2 - Imagine Dragons: Radioactive #1 - Florida Georgia Line (feat Nelly): Cruise More

  • Marathon Mom Chases Down Burglar Who Stole Her Bike!

    Posted on: June 17, 2013 by: Alyssa
    Instant Karma right here! Marathon runner chased down the burglar who stole her husband's bike from garage! She ran after the thief for ten blocks until he gave up yelling at her to "back off!" Clearly, the thief picked the wrong person to steal from! Watch the clip here! More

  • Newtown Therapy Dogs Honored This Weekend

    Over 70 teams to be honored in Newtown Saturday

    Posted on: June 17, 2013 by: Tad Lemire
    Over 70 therapy dog teams will be honored at Fairfield Hills in Newtown this Saturday (6/22/13). The dogs have been invaluable in helping the community heal in the wake of the December tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Scott Schifilliti from Newtown Veterinary Specialists, along with Brad Cole and his dog Spartacus will be on "The Tad Show" Tuesday morning at 7am to talk about the event. More

  • Female Friendly Cars... Coming Soon?

    Posted on: June 17, 2013 by: Begley
    More and more car makers are saying that companies should design cars suitable for high heels and with comfy seats, so that women actually want to drive them. Instead, car companies are paying more attention to a car's horsepower than to things like the effect of high heels on leg-room-- and whether seats fit women's backs better than men's. More

  • Eat, Drink & Be Merry: Nutella S'mores Bars

    Posted on: June 17, 2013 by: STAR 99.9

    Ingredients:

    • 1 and 1/4 cups flour
    • 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
    • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
    • 1/8 teaspoon salt
    • 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
    • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
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  • Miss Utah Blows It

    Posted on: June 17, 2013 by: Anna Zap
    Sadly, Miss Utah blows it in front of a national audience- On the bright side, she'll become famous too and now Miss Connecticut, Erin Brady, is our own first Miss USA! Try to watch this and not giggle just a little. Augh-poor girl. More

  • Bruno Mars Releases Video for "Treasure"

    Posted on: June 17, 2013 by: Anna Zap
    Bruno Mars is on tour with a stop in Connecticut this month! His new album Unorthodox Jukebox is rocking the charts- The new video for his third single "Treasure" was just released- Check it out! More

  • Pet Pals: Oscar (6/17/13)

    Posted on: June 17, 2013 by: STAR 99.9
    Name: Oscar
    Breed: Mixed
    Age: 4 years
    Town: Derby
    Favorite Hobby: Chewing furniture :-(
    Best trick: Looking sad when he's just chewed furniture :-)
    Owner: Oliver More

  • Say Yes To The Dress Casting Call

    Posted on: June 17, 2013 by: Tad Lemire
    Want to be on TLC's hit show "Say Yes to the Dress?" Join Star 99.9 at Tuesday night's bridal show in Norwalk! Producers from the show will be there looking for new brides to feature on the show! More

  • Win tickets to Ke$ha

    Posted on: June 17, 2013 by: STAR 99.9
    Listen to the Tad Show all this week for your chance to win a pair of tickets to see Ke$ha at Mohegan Sun Arena August 23rd! More

  • Daily Dish: Kim Kardashian is a Mom and Miss Connecticut is Miss USA

    Posted on: June 17, 2013 by: Anna Zap
    Miss USA is Miss Connecticut for the first time in history! Go Erin Brady!! In additional exciting news, Kim Kardashian is a mom! Get all the details released so far! Mick Jagger's hair on the auction block?- Yes, that too. More

  • Amanda Bynes Says Her Controversial Behavior Was "All An Act"!

    Posted on: June 14, 2013 by: Alyssa
    Amanda Bynes is either losing her mind or playing the game. She sent text messages to her publicist explaining how all her crazy behavior was an act. She did it all in preparation for her next movie role. Do you buy that? Check out the text messages and you be the judge! More

  • :60 Behind the Scenes: Go Nuts For Cronuts!

    Posted on: June 14, 2013 by: Tad Lemire
    Turns out you don't need get up at 5am and go to NYC for a Cronut after all! They were right under our noses the whole time! Find out where in Connecticut these delicious gems have been hiding out as Tad & Anna go behind the scenes! More

  • The Top 10 Most Annoying Things Your Friends Post On Facebook

    Posted on: June 14, 2013 by: Begley
    I can guarantee that there is not a day that goes by where you're not annoyed by some stupid post from one of your Facebook friends that pops up in your news feed. I know it happens to me at least five times a day. More

  • Eat, Drink & Be Merry: Stove Top Beer And Bacon Mac And Cheese

    Posted on: June 14, 2013 by: STAR 99.9
    Ingredients:

    • 2 cups elbow macaroni
    • 4 strips of bacon, cut in half
    • 1/2 cup sour cream
    • 1egg
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  • CRONUT Craze Starts in Milford

    Posted on: June 14, 2013 by: Tad Lemire and Anna Zap
    All about the Cro-Nut craze- It's half donut, half croissant- It takes three days to make and is DELICIOUS. Of course there's so much hype around the originals in Manhattan that people are waiting for hours in line in hopes to grab one of the select ones that are available- But we know where you can get them in Milford!! More

  • Pet Pals: Captain Kitty

    Posted on: June 14, 2013 by: STAR 99.9

    Name: Captain Kitty
    Breed: Not sure
    Age: 3 months
    Town: Derby
    Favorite Hobby: Don't know - just got him!
    Best trick: Being small
    Owner: Craig

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  • Mom Of The Week

    Posted on: June 14, 2013 by: Anna Zap
    Every week on the Tad Show we select the top three worst mother's in the world. This week we have a mother who abandoned her children, a mom who let her two year old run the streets of New Haven naked and a mom who used her daughters bra to smuggle money into the country... All these people exist. More

  • Daily Dish: Hypno Birth for Princess Kate?!... and More!

    Posted on: June 14, 2013 by: Anna Zap
    Princess Kate is looking into "hypno birthing" and is officially on maternity leave. Taylor Swift won an award for something having nothing to do with music- and as usual she's overly grateful. Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux are about to have Hollywoods best tricked out chicken coop at their 21 million dollar mansion. More

  • Rihanna's "Ri-Ri's" are causing trouble in Ireland!

    Posted on: June 13, 2013 by: Alyssa
    Dublin residents were so offended by Rihanna's promotional poster, they actually went around stapling clothing to cover Ri-Ri's chest area! Do you think her poster is offensive? More

 

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