Crown Super Market

This is not much of a photo.  But, the story is good.

Crown Super Market has been a West Hartford kosher supermarket forever.

OK.  For 74 years.  But, last winter the owner announced that the store was closing.

The rent and cost of merchandise were going up, the winter storms kept customers away,
and there are three bigger full-service supermarkets in the neighborhood.

The Jewish community was distraught.  Then they mobilized.  Led by three

prominent businessmen, a plan was devised, ownership changed, and the store

was given another chance to serve its community.

"We are OPEN!  Thanks for your support."

Gerry

Gerry operates a pipe, cigar and tobacco store on Pratt Street.

Linked to Weekend Reflections.

Margaret

Margaret is a pediatrician.  Originally South African, she has lived in the USA 

for 35 years.  She was a ballet dancer when young, but she grew too tall.

For the past seven years her passion has been Argentine tango.

I will be traveling for ten more days.  Internet might be spotty.
Posts are scheduled while I am away.  Sorry if I can't visit your blogs.

Park Road

Park Road is the center of the Puerto Rican community in Hartford.

Juanita and her daughter Stacy

Mike

Andy

Connecticut State Capitol

This is the State Capitol.

The bottom shot was done manually with a longer exposure.
It gives more details, but removes some of the feeling of night time.  

Trade-offs.

I will be traveling for the next two weeks.  Internet might be spotty, 
but posts will appear every day while I am away.

Running Together

The Celebrate West Hartford 5K race was held yesterday.

Congratulations to the elite runners who won.  But, the fun is often further back in the pack.

It looks like the younger brother won.  Going to be some smack talked at home tonight!

Proud mothers ran with their sons.

Husbands ran with wives.

Dads pushed strollers.

Even a dad with a three-kid stroller.

And, an 82-year old man ran and finished the race again, as he always does.

Marquis de Lafayette

So, I went downtown trying to take some night photos on an evening when 

nothing much was happening.

This is a statue of Lafayette, in a traffic island on Washington Street.

Bushnell Hall is behind on the left and a State of Connecticut office building is on the right.