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CT adventurer, Elizabeth Fry, has swum some of the world’s most challenging open-water routes, while Guilford-native, Brec Morgan, spent four and a half years sailing around the globe alone. This hour on Where We Live, they talk about their journeys. bit.ly/3Ucjerp
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Black cats go hand in hand with Halloween like witches and bats. But there's another folklore that all ebony felines are known for called “black cat syndrome," the theory that they take longer to be picked for adoption at animal shelters. bit.ly/3WhYuz0
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Yale clerical and technical workers unions packed Beinecke Plaza with signs reading “Maurie, Don’t Give Up On Labor Peace” and “One Job Should Be Enough”, Thursday in their largest rally since the union's founding in 1983. bit.ly/4yzfdvp
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More than 5,000 of Connecticut’s unhoused residents rely on supportive housing to transition to a permanent and safe living environment. Many of these residents live in supportive housing while receiving mental health and addiction treatment. However, those services are under threat as the national landscape around homelessness changes. bit.ly/4ehQy74
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Roughly 30 organizations gathered in the gym of Albertus Magnus College in New Haven Friday morning; all seeking to help formerly incarcerated people beat the former convict stigma and secure full-time jobs. bit.ly/4Bg1pIv
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Join us for a fun evening of "Ask Us Anything," Mingle/Bingo & prizes at our very own Oktoberfest! Featuring Connecticut Public’s new President & CEO Lauren Komrosky and talk show hosts Chion Wolf, Khalilah Brown-Dean and Frankie Graziano! Come out Thursday, October 22 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Third Place by Half Full Brewery in Stamford. Guests will enjoy build-your-own hot dogs and bratwurst along with shoestring fries (and a vegan option) plus two drinks of your choice at the bar. Register Today – Space is limited! eventbrite.com/e/octoberfest…
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This hour on #DisruptedCT, our guest is Beth Simone Noveck, Director of the Burnes Center for Social Change at Northeastern University and former Deputy Chief Technology Officer at the White House. Her new book is “Reboot: AI and the Race to Save Democracy.” bit.ly/4yvNg7z
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New Haven-based Friends Center for Children is celebrating the formal opening of the nation's first free teacher housing village. The project is designed to help address the financial pressures facing early childhood educators, whose wages often make it difficult to afford housing. bit.ly/4yOxKVd
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Connecticut voters will choose between incumbent Gov. Ned Lamont (D) and State Sen. Ryan Fazio (R-Greenwich) in less than a month. On this hour of The Wheelhouse, we sit down one-on-one with both candidates to hear where they stand on immigration enforcement, taxes and spending, electric rates, and more. bit.ly/3TWnKKk
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How can a harp be both one of the most intimate - and one of the most enormous - instruments in the world? This hour on #AudaciousCT, two musicians, two radically different harps, and a shared belief that music can take all of us somewhere extraordinary. bit.ly/4sbHerc
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Join us for a fun evening of "Ask Us Anything," Mingle/Bingo & prizes at our very own Oktoberfest! Featuring Connecticut Public’s new President & CEO Lauren Komrosky and talk show hosts Chion Wolf, Khalilah Brown-Dean and Frankie Graziano! Come out Thursday, October 22 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Third Place by Half Full Brewery in Stamford. Guests will enjoy build-your-own hot dogs and bratwurst along with shoestring fries (and a vegan option) plus two drinks of your choice at the bar. Register Today – Space is limited! eventbrite.com/e/octoberfest…
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This hour on #DisruptedCT, our guest is Beth Simone Noveck, Director of the Burnes Center for Social Change at Northeastern University and former Deputy Chief Technology Officer at the White House. Her new book is “Reboot: AI and the Race to Save Democracy.” bit.ly/4yvNg7z
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New Haven-based Friends Center for Children is celebrating the formal opening of the nation's first free teacher housing village. The project is designed to help address the financial pressures facing early childhood educators, whose wages often make it difficult to afford housing. bit.ly/4yOxKVd
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The Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system announced it will undertake a series of reforms following the resignation of former interim Chancellor John Maduko in April over sexual harassment allegations. Those reforms are free to view on the system’s new accountability dashboard, CSCU in Focus. So far, there are nine reforms listed, most of which deal with updating various CSCU policies and trainings regarding sexual harassment. bit.ly/4dL4vua
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This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, we’re joined in studio by seven-time Grammy Award-winning local musician Paul Winter. Winter is known for his annual solstice concerts and his “earth music," which features music from around the world, as well as the sounds of animals like wolves, whales, or wood thrushes. bit.ly/4ys1hmG
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This hour on Where We Live, we talk with leaders in Connecticut’s fight to end domestic violence about recognizing unhealthy relationships, helping loved ones, and teaching young people about healthy relationships and consent. bit.ly/4yyT4xi
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