Morning Update: South Florida’s top stories for Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025
Here are the top stories for Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025. Get the weather forecast for today here. SUBSCRIBE NOW: Get our free Morning Update email….
Readers speak: We must not execute alleged criminals without a trial
On the recommendation of our Peace and Social Concerns Committee, the Hartford Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) reviewed and approved the…
CT restaurant honored as one of ‘most festive in America.’ That’s 550,000 lights you can still see.
Those 550,000 lights with more 280,000 holiday ornaments must have had something to do with it. Cava Restaurant in Southington has been recognized as one…
Opinion: Why we must not role model vulgarity
Webster dictionary defines vulgarity as follows: The quality of lacking good taste, refinement, or manners (coarse, crude, tasteless) or being offensive in language (obscene). Here…
Iconic CT retailer is moving to smaller location. But it’s not pulling up stakes entirely.
The upscale clothing store has more than a century of history in business. Now, Stackpole Moore Tryon — in Hartford — will remain a fixture…
CT town’s public schools honored as finalist for DALI District of Distinction. Why it matters
A Connecticut town’s public schools “were honored this month as a finalist for the Culture, Vision & Strategic Planning Award from the District Administration Leadership…
CT Supreme Court dismisses challenge to protective orders banning guns. What prompted the ruling
The state Supreme Court has turned back a weapons possession challenge when it ruled that courts can issue protective orders barring gun ownership in cases…
9 Podcasts that made us stop and really listen in 2025
As podcasts became an undeniable force in mainstream politics and culture — figuring heavily in both “Zootopia 2” and the White House press strategy —…
When the best New Year’s plans are no New Year’s plans
Abigail Tufts can’t wait for New Year’s Eve. In years past, Tufts, 36, who lives in New York City and runs her own public relations…
Today in History: December 31, Russian President Boris Yeltsin resigns
Today is Wednesday, Dec. 31, the 366th and final day of 2025. This is New Year’s Eve. Today in history: On Dec. 31, 1999, Russian…