I’ve been wanting to go to the Pinkberry in Fairfield ever since it opened in October. So last night, when my friend Meghan suggested going there, I agreed. Yes, it was 20 degrees outside. You’d think we’d rather go to Starbucks for some hot cocoa. If you were thinking that, you’re a sane person, not  Read More

The draft version of Monroe’s Plan of Conservation and Development recommends the town create more housing suitable for young professionals. If the town adopts these recommendations, would you consider staying/ living in Monroe? …the vast majority of Monroe’s housing stock is comprised of single family homes on relatively large lots. As the shares of young  Read More

The Young Emerging Professionals, the New Haven Young-Pros, and Shoreline Young-Pros are three of the many organizations that are hosting the Toys for Tots Holiday Networking Happy Hour at Terminal 110 in New Haven Thursday. If you bring a toy donation to the event, you get a free drink at the bar. Doing good and  Read More

A night at the theater? Sounds…kinda boring. I mean, what do they have at the theater? Opera? Maybe if I was 50, I’d put on a ball gown and go. That’s my gut reaction when I considered spending a night out at The Westport Playhouse. The Playhouse does have a little bit of an image  Read More

The Danbury area has a strong local music scene, thanks to one man: Quintin Gelderman. “He’s trying to push and grow this community,” Danbury musician Scott Elliott said. “He’s trying to get the scene going. He is the center of the music scene.” A musician himself, Gelderman organizes a network of open-mic nights around Danbury and supports  Read More

There’s a certain amount of pride that comes along with being from “The Valley,” but when you’re young, you can’t wait to get out of there. Dan Onofrio, for example, grew up in Derby, and when he got the professional opportunity, he high-tailed it out of there and headed to Manhattan and later Philadelphia. It  Read More

This  is really short notice, but there’s a young professional event tonight in Danbury. If anyone goes, send me photos and I’ll put them up. Date: Thursday, November 11, Place: Holiday Inn, 80 Newtown Road, Danbury Phone: 203-270-0051 Time: Networking from 6-9 p.m., with a speaker presentation at 7 p.m. Cost: $10/pp, appetizers included Speaker:  Read More

The Partnership for Strong Communities is conducting a survey on what factors Connecticut young professionals consider when choosing where to live. “We chose this topic for research because we have found that the cost of housing in Connecticut outpaces Median Income, making it very difficult for people to find housing that works for them,” said  Read More