We’ve all been there before. The worst commute ever. You’re running late, car breaks down, traffic, flat tire, whatever else making you late to work. A day ruiner. Unless your this guy… His name is Eric Akers. He lives in Oregon and got some local news attention after walking 33 miles to get to work…
Today is July 11th. You know what that means! FREE SLURPEE DAY! Get it… 7/11? The reason they named the stores that was after the original hours of operation. When they first started in 1946 they opened at 7am and closed at 11pm. Then in the 1960s they started staying open 24 hours like it…
Every Friday in The Feed Kevin talks to Megan from CampByMama.com about all the great things to do in Connecticut with the family. This weekend there is a lot going on if you and the kids like live music, animals, and PIRATES! Arrrrr… MEGAN’S PICKS 1. Wakeman Town Farm’s Family Fun Day, Saturday July 9th 11-3 in Westport,…
All week I have tickets to Backstreet Boys DNA World Tour 2022 at the XFINITY Theatre in Hartford Saturday July 17. Play trivia every day at 4pm to win. If you get it right first you win. Would you have got today’s question correct? Q: Only 10% of 5-year-olds can do THIS daily task A:…
You might be hooked this show already and not even realize one of the main characters is from here in Connecticut. It’s a new Amazon Prime series that’s based on a book of the same name called “The Summer I Turned Pretty”. Season 1 is out and people are loving it. One of the characters…
A lot of summer vacations happening which means you’re probably staying in a lot of hotel rooms. Every hotel stay you get the essentials… black out curtains, little soaps, maybe a bible in the drawer, and free ice! But the ice wasn’t always free. Back in the day refrigeration wasn’t what it is now and…
These are the top 5 biggest songs in Connecticut this week, voted by you! Listen to the Shooting Stars Countdown every weeknight at 8pm. 5 Nicky Youre & Dazy – Sunroof 4 Beyoncé – Break My Soul 3 Harry Styles – Late Night Talking 2 Lizzo – About Damn Time 1 Kate Bush – Running…
You’ve probably seen a million engagement proposal videos on the internet by now. But this one has a fun twist at the end that even they couple never saw coming. It happened at the recent Glastonbury Music Festival in England a few weeks ago. Kim wanted to surprise her boyfriend and catch him off guard…
PEZ, who’s visitor center is right here in Orange, CT, was not meant as a fun candy at all. It started as more of a mint type item to help people quit smoking. The creator or PEZ who was Austrian named the candies after the German word for peppermint (Pffefferminz). They were first released in…
Every Wednesday Kevin is joined by Nick Johnston, TV and Film writer for Vanyaland.com. This week there is a little something for everyone. A real life drama mystery show on Apple TV+, new animated Netflix movie your kids will love, plus the return of Thor’s giant hammer to the big screen. Image credit: REUTERS/David Swanson