Things to Know: April 27th

Things to Know: April 27th

9 Cinco de Mayo events in Connecticut CT Post

Danbury Trashers movie to star ‘Stranger Things’ actor, Deadline reports CT Post

Cardi B helped him go viral. Now this CT fashion designer is in a museum CT Post

‘Encanto Live: The Sing-Along Film Concert’ comes to Hartford this summer CT Post

5 things to know about Seaside Park architect Frederick Law Olmsted CT Post

CT-based entertainment company takes over R.I.’s Rhythm & Roots music festival CT Post

These restaurants are offering Mother’s Day brunch and dinner options in CT CT Post

French fry restaurant brings Irish ‘chips’ of owner’s childhood to CT CT Post

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THE FEED: Popular Connecticut Pizza Truck Suffers Major Crash, Here’s How You Can Help Them

THE FEED: Popular Connecticut Pizza Truck Suffers Major Crash, Here’s How You Can Help Them

You might have seen this wild video that’s been going around of a New Haven based pizza truck getting into a rollover crash on 91 in Middletown/Cromwell last weekend.

Big Green Truck Pizza is well know around Connecticut. You may have had their pizza at weddings, parties, various events around the state. An erratic driver was swerving all over the highway and slammed into their truck from behind causing the rollover. Luckily, and incredibly, no one was injured in the crash.

As you can imagine having their truck out of commission now is going to have a devastating impact on their business. The owners say it could take 12-16 weeks to get another oven. Luckily the pizza community is strong in CT so other places are helping them out. There is also a GoFundMe you can donate to here.

Here’s to hoping Big Green Truck is able to start cooking up pies again very soon.

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TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Breakthrough invention making life easier for wildlife near highways

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Breakthrough invention making life easier for wildlife near highways

Good news for deer, bears, and any other wild animals who find themselves living near busy roads. The world’s largest wildlife overpass has started construction in California. When finished it will help animals safely cross the 10-lane highway and avoid accidents.

Not only will it save a lot of lives, car accidents, and animals it will also help booster the population of certain species on the verge of extinction like mountain lions in that area.

Such a great idea. I hope they start to implement it in other areas of the country like here in Connecticut. I can think of a lot of stretches on The Merritt that could use one of these.

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MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Is White Chocolate actually Chocolate?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Is White Chocolate actually Chocolate?

It seems like it would since it’s in the name right?

I think you know where this is going… White chocolate doesn’t actually have any chocolate at all! It’s made out of a mixture of sugar, milk, vanilla, lecithin, and cocoa butter. Not one trace of actual chocolate.

Wild.

Still very tasty though.

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Squash That Beef!

Squash That Beef!

Anna needs your help deciding what to do when it comes to a few old feuds. Should she be the bigger person, or take Raven’s sage advice?

Jobs You Get Yelled At

Jobs You Get Yelled At

A video of a man yelling at MLB umpire Angel Hernandez went viral. Seems like umps/refs get yelled at a lot. What’s a profession where it’s normal to get yelled at?

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Tuesday April 26, 2022:  Outrageous Outfits; Job That Yells At You; Producer Jon Busking

Tuesday April 26, 2022:  Outrageous Outfits; Job That Yells At You; Producer Jon Busking

Did you know that Anna and Raven are producing a real movie?  It’s true!  Anna got a chance to visit the movie set this last weekend and she learned all kinds of things about the film industry!  (:30)

It’s official; Elon Musk is buying Twitter!  But Anna was upset to find out that while he was buying Twitter, he was also bullying an old man!  (3:36)

What job gets yelled at the most?  An MLB ref recently got a lot hate over some bad calls and it reminded Anna of the last time she got mad at her daughter’s soccer ref…  (7:21)

What can a 4 year-old do better than a 40 year-old?  Anna saw a reddit thread that asked this question and she figured, since she has a 3 ½ year old at home, she would put it to the test!  (18:36)

Do you like it when people spontaneously break into song in public?  A viral video of musicians singing a song on a plane has got people split over whether its nice or obnoxious.  Anna decided to settle the debate by sending Producer Jon to a local train station to serenade people!  (22:35)

Is Anna out of line?  She went to a concert last weekend and she got very judgmental about what some of the young women there were wearing!  (29:32)

Melissa’s mother went on a date with her boss after they met at a social event that her company hosted, and Melissa brought her mom as her “plus one”.  This bother’s Melissa and would like to tell her mom to call it off, it’s her boss, and it’s awkward. Jason, Melissa’s husband, says that her mother is an adult and can make her own decisions. What would you do?  (37:12)

Nicole has got a shot at $6000!  Can she beat Raven in pop culture trivia and claim the largest jackpot ever?  (44:32)

Things to Know: April 26th

Things to Know: April 26th

7 Connecticut craft hard seltzers to try this summer CT Post

A glimpse inside Martha Stewart’s ‘The Great American Tag Sale’ CT Post

These A-list comedians are coming to Connecticut this year CT Post

Lillian August opens at SoNo Collection in Norwalk — two years after initially committing CT Post

Connecticut Post Mall to host an artist-in-residence space starting in June CT Post

Petition started to save historic cottage in Mystic WFSB

Expert says rain could help with allergy relief WFSB

Bradley Cooper biopic about Leonard Berstein is looking for extras in New England The Hour

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