Come share your morning with some of Connecticut’s brightest rising stars! January 10th’s Rising Star Breakfast (7:30-9am at The Marriott) will feature Hartford Mayor Pedro E. Segarra and will also include a brief update on the iQuilt initiative from Doug Suisman, FAIA of Suisman Urban Design.  We’ve got 10 tickets...

With the New Year approaching, HYPE has been making some big changes. We have finalized a Strategic Plan to guide our work for the next four years. Implementation of this strategic plan will clearly establish HYPE as a resource for and about young professionals in the Greater Hartford region, while solidifying our reputation...

Data from the U.S. Census Bureau1 refute the conventional wisdom that young people are leaving Connecticut in droves and the population of our cities is in decline. One example of popular perceptions comes from the “2011 Survey of Connecticut Business” released in early September by BlumShapiro and CBIA which reported “An...

On Wednesday, December 14th HYPE hosted its annual Tons of Toys holiday event at the Gershon Fox Room in Downtown Hartford. Hundreds turned out for the event including Hartford’s own Lightning! The Lightning play competitively in the ACPBL (Atlantic Coast Professional Basketball League) and proved themselves just as competitive...

With the holiday season soon upon us, everyone looks forward to getting together with friends and family, exchanging presents, eating big meals of delicious food and of course many different sweets, cookies and desserts. ZogSportsCT has new leagues starting in January to help everyone burn away the holiday calories. ZogSports,...