Local History

While barriers have a negative connotation for some, bridges join things together.Barrier 2 Bridge, a 10-day international conference and festival today through Feb. 19, hopes to highlight the rich culture that exists in the local border community through

Faculty and students of Thorneloe University will mark Valentine's Day by celebrating the humanities as the cornerstone of a university education. "The Heart of Humanities: A Valentine's Day Symposium" will take place Tuesday, from to 6

On January 12, 2012 local grassroots non-profit, Boston GLOW hosted its second annual fundraiser “IGNITE the NITE” to raise scholarship funds for young girls in Boston’s most underfunded schools.

How did early humans learn to live at the highest altitudes on earth?That's what Mark Aldenderfer, dean of UC Merced's School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts, is trying to find out. "That's really one of the major questions that l

Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook Page In greater Hartford, Billy Grant's name is synonymous with Italian-American cuisine. But the owner of Grant's, Restaurant Bricco and Bricco Trattoria is abou