“I remember the time before I knew what craft beer was. I remember when the first friends of mine got into it and I didn’t get it. I remember the day I got over Sam Adams. Eventually the craft beer wave got big enough and it swept me in too. Craft beer is delicious, and… Continue reading Second Annual BEER CONN Comes to Bridgeport December 12th
Category: Places to Go
#UnoccupyTheMall with Mad Hatter & Company of Southbury
By Jillian Lyons In June of 2015, Mad Hatter & Company opened its doors to their Southbury location in Bennett Square. This three-room cooperative boutique is home to nine women-run small businesses and several independent brands. It boasts everything from handmade to vintage, home decor, and children’s items as well as indie fashion and accessories.… Continue reading #UnoccupyTheMall with Mad Hatter & Company of Southbury
#UnoccupyTheMall, 2015 Edition
By Jessie May, Cie Grant Cahn, and The Headbanging Hostess The holidays bring both joy and stress to many of us — but Alternative Control can at least take some stress out of your seasonal shopping! Here are a few suggestions for funky, tasty, and memorable gifts that will have your friends and relatives smiling… Continue reading #UnoccupyTheMall, 2015 Edition
AltCtrl’s Best of the Greenwich Wine and Food Festival 2015
My friend Julie and I were delighted to attend the Greenwich Wine and Food Festival this Saturday. By four o’clock, we were both in food-coma heaven after sampling the most delicious of what New Haven, Fairfield, and Westchester County restaurants had to offer. Here are some of the highlights from our day: BEST BITES Noma… Continue reading AltCtrl’s Best of the Greenwich Wine and Food Festival 2015
Coming Soon: The 3rd Annual Westchester Tattoo Convention
This October 16, 17, and 18, the 3rd annual Westchester Tattoo Convention will roll into White Plains, NY. To be held at the Westchester County Center for the Arts, this year’s con will feature a paint-and-sip class, a Miss Inked New York pageant, a seminar on painting with human blood, and of course plenty of… Continue reading Coming Soon: The 3rd Annual Westchester Tattoo Convention
TICKET GIVEAWAY: An Evening of Comedy and Mind-Reading at The Outer Space, 8/2
Do you believe in the paranormal? How about the power of a good laugh? If you answered “yes” to at least one of these questions, you should enter to win two FREE tickets to An Evening of Comedy and Mind-Reading ft. Richard Cyr and Keith Zalinger. (And if you answered “no” to the first one,… Continue reading TICKET GIVEAWAY: An Evening of Comedy and Mind-Reading at The Outer Space, 8/2
SomruS and Thali: Delicious Food and Drinks
Earlier this week, Alternative Control was invited to Thali in New Haven to try SomruS, a recently launched Indian liqueur. SomruS is truly an international product — dreamed up by a Chicago-based company, made with Caribbean rum, and bottled in Wisconsin, SomruS is the first cream liqueur to represent the flavors of India. And… Continue reading SomruS and Thali: Delicious Food and Drinks