Connecticut
Connecticut golf course bought for $1.7M, now listed for $4.4M; redevelopment possible
Five years after snapping up a private Connecticut golf club for less than $2 million, its owners are now aiming for a far bigger return.
Quarry Ridge Golf Course — set among the rolling hills just outside Hartford — has hit the market, with a $4.4 million asking price, according to the commercial real estate site Crexi.com.
According to a story at the Middletown Press, some major renovations were made to the course, which opened as a 9-hole track in 1993. Another nine holes were added five years later.
The private golf course located at 9 Rose Hill Road last sold in early 2021 for $1.7 million to Tim and Patti Vale of Guilford and underwent extensive improvements to the conditions of the course and the renovation of the 7,000 square-foot clubhouse, which includes a golf shop, restaurant and bar, and a banquet facility.
According to the Portland Tax Assessor’s office, which lists the owner as Nexus Golf Properties, the land is currently appraised at $463,500 and the building is appraised at $3,148,800 for a total appraisal of 3,612,300. The property is assessed at $2,528,610.
According to the listing a total of $1.2 million was spent on enhancements, including the clubhouse renovations, air conditioning upgrades; patio construction to host events and banquets, golf course maintenance equipment, golf course enhancements, lighting, signage and improvements to owned home site on adjacent parcel to golf course.
While the listing says the course has reversed its fortunes in terms of cash flow since the new ownership group took over and reinvested in the property, zoning rules would allow for redevelopment, which could lead to single-family homes.
The course, which sits about 25 minutes south of Hartford, was designed by Joe Kelley and Al Zikorus.
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If you’re looking for the best barbecue restaurant in the state, you may have to drive to the state’s capital.
Business Insider identified the most beloved barbecue spot in each state, including Connecticut.
“Our list includes barbecue destinations with historical or regional significance and devoted national or local followings,” Business Insider said. “Many of the spots or their pitmasters have won major accolades, and some have appeared on mainstream TV shows.”
Business Insider’s choice for the most iconic place for barbecue in Connecticut is a specific location of a chain restaurant that has multiple stores in the Constitution State.
Here’s what Business Insider had to say about Bear’s Smokehouse Barbecue, and why it might be worth the extra trip to Hartford, Connecticut.
Bear’s Smokehouse — Hartford, Connecticut
Business Insider said the Hartford location is the most iconic Bear’s Smokehouse in Connecticut. However, Bear’s has locations in Windsor, New Haven, South Windsor, and Storrs (although that one is in a University of Connecticut Student Union).
“Local outlet Hartford Courant named Bear’s Smokehouse the best ribs and best food truck in the state,” Business Insider said. “USA Today also named it one of the best restaurants in the country in 2026 (albeit, one of the North Carolina locations).”
Chain restaurant or not, this location’s menu appears to have all the goods that make a barbecue restaurant great: beef brisket, burnt ends, pulled pork, and turkey breast, all done up in a Kansas-City style of barbecue that would make Ted Lasso proud.
They also offer some innovative takes on hearty dishes like poutine with Bear Style Poutine, which comes with fries, spicy cheese curds, brisket gravy, and your choice of meat.
You can find Bear’s Smokehouse at 25 Front St, Hartford, Connecticut.
They open at 11 a.m. on weekdays and weekends but their closing hours vary depending on the day.
Rin Velasco is a trending reporter. She can be reached at rvelasco@usatodayco.com.
Connecticut
Connecticut Technical Education and Career System under investigation by U.S. Department of Education
(WFSB) – The Connecticut Technical Education and Career System is under investigation by the United States Department of Education.
In a letter sent to the superintendent obtained by Channel 3, the nature of the investigation centers around the district’s handling of rape and/or sexual assault cases by school staff.
“Due to the District’s inaccurate responses to the rape and/or sexual assault data elements involving allegations against school staff of OCR’s 2023–24 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), the directed investigation will examine whether the District has policies and procedures in place to ensure accurate data collection and reporting and that its handling of the sexual harassment, including sexual assault, of students by District teachers, administrators, and/or staff members is consistent with the requirements of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX) and its implementing regulation,” said the letter in part.
Read it in full below:
The school system issued a statement in response to the investigation.
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