Things to Know Friday August 21st

Things to Know Friday August 21st

CT Dems hold watch party at Hartford baseball stadium CT Post

Southwest Airlines to temporarily suspend some flights to Bradley International Airport CT Post

Ex-Trump aide Bannon pleads not guilty in border wall scheme WFSB

At least 3 people killed in Northern California wildfires WFSB

CT, Health officials monitoring COVID-19 cases in youth as state inches towards schools reopening WTNH

UConn pauses football team activities after 6 student-athletes test positive for COVID-19 WTNH

Air Quality Alert till 11pm tonight Weather.gov

One week till the Greatest Bluefish Tournament on earth Bluefishtournament.com

CT Tax free week through Saturday CT.gov

Summer Restaurant Weeks in Stamford Downtown Stamford-downtown.com

Tell Me Something Good: Couple Gives An Enormous Tip That’s Not Money

Tell Me Something Good: Couple Gives An Enormous Tip That’s Not Money

We’ve seen a lot these huge tip challenges lately. Where people are paying it forward to the service industry by leaving big tips. Normally it’s hundreds, sometimes thousands of dollars.

But sometimes it’s not money at all.

Lisa Mollet is a single mom who works as a waitress in New Jersey.  Like so many others she has struggled to make ends met from March through this summer.  Then recently just when business was starting to pick up again, her car broke down.  So it’s been tough year for Lisa to say the least.  Until something amazing happened. Two of her regulars that come in to dine with her all the time found out about her story and happened to have an extra car. So they decided to give Lisa the car as a tip! How incredible is that?!

 

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The Anna & Raven Show: Forging Signatures, Life Advice And Items You Hate

The Anna & Raven Show: Forging Signatures, Life Advice And Items You Hate

Thursday August 20th, 2020

Forging your parent’s signature (0:00)

A reading by Anna & Raven from the Nextdoor App. (7:15)

All I need to know about you! (12:17)

That item in your house you hate, but can’t get rid of (15:59)

Planning to Travel? (25:48)

Life advice with Hayden Zap (30:02)

Couples Court: Lisa and Ben have had it with their eccentric tenant. He lost his job in January and hasn’t paid since then. He howls at the moon at night and keeps the windows drawn but refuses to vacate since he’s protected by current Covid tenant laws. Ben has video footage of the tenant smoking weed and wants to turn it over to the cops in hopes he will vacate but Lisa says that’s asking for more problems from him. What would you do? (32:25)

Can’t Beat Raven! (40:24)

And A big thank you to the person who made the ‘Royalty of Radio’ picture!

It’s National Radio Day!

It’s National Radio Day!

Happy national Radio Day! Ever wonder what the ‘FM’ in radio stood for? Wonder no longer! We answer that question in today’s Can’t Beat Raven!\

Things to Know Thursday August 20th

Things to Know Thursday August 20th

Kamala Harris makes history, Obama accuses Trump of treating presidency like a ‘reality show:’ DNC takeaways USA Today

COVID cases at UConn increase as university works to ban gatherings of 25 or more WFSB.com

Yale professor’s letter tells students to ’emotionally prepare’ for death when heading back to campus WFSB.com

Students to hold protest following CIAC’s decision to put fall sports on hold WTNH.com

‘Make Hot Dogs Great Again’ hot dog eating contest returns to New Canaan Stamford Advocate

Forbes: Connecticut’s D’Amelio sisters are among TikTok’s highest earners CT Post

Report: Fans leaving cookies on Bradley Cooper’s rumored doorstep CT Post

Britney Spears’ Conservatorship: Dad Jamie’s Role Remains Unchanged After She Asks Court to Drop Him etonline.com

CT Tax free week through Saturday CT.gov

Summer Restaurant Weeks in Stamford Downtown Stamford-downtown.com

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The Anna & Raven Show: Asteroids, TikTok Trends and Clubs.

The Anna & Raven Show: Asteroids, TikTok Trends and Clubs.

Wednesday August 19th, 2020

What has become too stressful for half the population to watch? (0:00)

An asteroid passed by Earth, and it was the closest one ever! (2:08)

A girl jumped into the Hudson River for TikTok…(4:16)

All I need to know about you (7:18)

What was your weird phase? (10:46)

There is a club for that? (18:19)

Couples Court: Amy & Damien’s son received his classroom supply list for school. Included on the list are things like Clorox wipes and hand sanitizer. Amy says it’s no big deal; they have a ton of it as they have been stocking up. Damien says no way, it was the school’s idea to reopen, and they should take care of the supplies they’ll need to protect the students and teachers. (29:37)

Can’t Beat Raven! (38:27)

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Sloppy Raven!

Sloppy Raven!

Another day and another victory for Raven, bringing the jackpot up to $800 for tomorrow! Raven was a little off today however, answering a little slower than usual, but that didn’t stop him from clutching a victory!

Things to Know Wednesday August 19th

Things to Know Wednesday August 19th

Updated CT Travel advisory list CT.gov

Students removed from UConn campus housing after videos of party emerges WFSB

Joe Biden is officially the 2020 presidential candidate nominee for the Democratic party WFSB

Connecticut to join multi-state lawsuit against Trump administration over USPS operational changes WTNH

Lawsuit: Norm Pattis kept $250K retainer after client died in Jennifer Dulos case CTPost

‘Don’t mess with Mayor Mark’: Danbury to respond to John Oliver rant CTPost

‘Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth’ returns to Long Island Sound with $25,000 prize CTPost

Ryan Reynolds Jokingly Apologizes to Wife Blake Lively After Selling Aviation Gin in a $610 Million Deal People.com

Why Tokyo’s New Transparent Public Restrooms Are A Stroke Of Genius Forbes

Social media reacts after woman jumps into Hudson River on TikTok ABCNY via Youtube

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Tell Me Something Good: Military Dad Returns Home To Surprise Family Dressed As Pizza Delivery Guy

Tell Me Something Good: Military Dad Returns Home To Surprise Family Dressed As Pizza Delivery Guy

I’m a sucker for videos of military troops coming home to surprise their family after being away for so long. It’s just so nice to see pure excitement and joy like that. And the dog ones?! Forget about it, give me all the tissues.

This story has an added element of fun to it as this guy decided to dress up to prank his sons. From Tampa and in the Air Force Javier Franco Jr. got stuck overseas because of the pandemic, and hadn’t seen his family in 17 months.  Can you imagine?! Being away from your loved ones during everything that’s been happening in 2020. Crazy. So he decided to pull a surprise prank on his sons when he got home by pretending to be the pizza delivery guy! The added element of everyone wearing masks nowadays made this prank a little easier.

As you can imagine when they finally saw his face and realized it was him, the younger son gave him a big hug.  His older son couldn’t even talk and had tears in his eyes.

Amazing.

Here’s the video:

 

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