Today was the 126th running of the Boston Marathon. When and why did people start running Marathons anyway? According to the legend throughout history, a messenger in Greece had to run roughly 25-miles from a town named Marathon to Athens to announce a Greek military victory. Once he arrived and gave the message he immediately…
All this week I have tickets to see Flo Rida at the Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater in Bridgeport Friday, April 22! I will also be broadcasting live from 4pm-7pm that night outside the amp, so if you’re going come say hi! Q: Over $3 billion dollars will be spent on this weekend for Easter on THIS A: Easter candy Photo…
I love gifts that are super thoughtful like this. This guy in Iowa retired last fall after spending 38 years as a firefighter. To celebrate his daughter wanted to do something really special for him. She decided to reach out to fire departments in all 50 states to send t-shirts so she could make a quilt…
As big of a holiday Easter is, most people don’t know how it’s determined which Sunday Easter will fall on each year. Here is how they figure it out. It has to do with the moon. It always falls on the first Sunday AFTER the first full moon… AFTER March 21st. A fun tidbit for…
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 Latto – Big Energy 4 Shawn Mendes – When You’re Gone 3 Lauren Spencer-Smith – Fingers Crossed 2 5 Seconds of Summer – Complete Mess 1 Harry Styles – As…
All this week I have tickets to see Flo Rida at the Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater in Bridgeport Friday, April 22! I will also be broadcasting live from 4pm-7pm that night outside the amp, so if you’re going come say hi! Q: Two studies just released say that people who can do this keep their brains younger for longer. A:…
One man’s junk is another man’s treasure. I guess the saying is true in this story… to the tune of a few million dollars even. A mechanic here in Connecticut named Jared Whipple came across multiple painting in an old abandoned barn in Watertown, CT back in 2017. He thought they looked cool and was…
Heading into Easter weekend you’re bound to see a lot of egg related things the next few days. Egg hunts, painting eggs, candy eggs, but why are eggs such a big part of Easter? It goes back to the ancient pagan celebrations around spring time. Eggs are symbols of fertility, new life, and the start…
All this week I have tickets to see Flo Rida at the Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater in Bridgeport Friday, April 22! I will also be broadcasting live from 4pm-7pm that night outside the amp, so if you’re going come say hi! Q: 30% of dog owners admit they have used one of these for their dog before. What is it?…
We all aspire to land our dream job or career at some point in life. But most of us don’t achieve it by 3 years old! A three-year-old kid in Canada who is always telling his parents how he wants to be a firefighter decided to help him out and draft up a résumé to send…