Large Dave

I've been lucky enough to work at all of my favorite Connecticut radio stations around the state over the course of my 30 year+ career. I'm a Waterbury native that likes: my wife, my life, music, dogs, Subarus, seafood, medium-rare ribeye steaks, occasional intoxication, fully recovering from elective surgeries, making commercials that make you laugh, writing articles that inform, make you mad, or gives you the urge to giggle and respond, the smell of a just lit matchstick, the combination of proscuitto and fresh mootz, and watching live music.

The Best ‘Made in Litchfield County’ Products I’ve Recently Tried

I try to keep my spending in Litchfield County. We don't have the population of Hartford, New Haven and Fairfield Counties, but I think that makes the competition for commerce a bit more challenging

Over Three Million Birds Loudly Flew Over Connecticut Last Night

I pay attention and care about wildlife here in Connecticut, and I've listened carefully to Lights Out Connecticut and their campaign to make people realize that light pollution harms the millions of birds that fly over our head each year

Have a Look Inside the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame

Mohegan Sun has kept 'The Sweet Science' alive in Connecticut by hosting thousands of professional and amateur events, and they've carved out a nice place in the Casino of the Sky to honor the legendary fighters that have called Connecticut home

Connecticut is Still Getting Hammered With Fake Loan Calls

90% of the thousands of times my cell rang in the past five months, it's been someone from a fake loan call from Simsbury, Waterbury, Hamden, Middlebury, West Haven, Stratford, or any other town someone can read off of a map

Connecticut Residents: Don’t Plant The Mystery Seeds in Your Mailbox

It was pretty common to get seeds in the mail from local or national gardening clubs, and veggie seed companies, but it's not so common in 2025. The type of seed is not identified, but there have been numerous reports from across Connecticut.

Celebrate the New Pope With Some of Connecticut’s Finest Kielbasa

It's May 8, 2025. Easter was almost two weeks ago, but we have a new Pope from Chicago, and there are a lot of Polish sausage lovers there, and here in CT

A Greater Hartford-Area Restaurant Will Finally Open in Groton

You can find a Wood-n-Tap in Enfield, Farmington, Hamden, Hartford, Newington, Rocky Hill, Southington, Vernon, Wallingford, and West Springfield, Mass.

This is a Very Bad Week to Park Underneath Trees in Connecticut

Thousands and thousands of delicate white petals have dropped off from the 20-foot tree they park under, and without the wind and rain last night, it would have been even worse. It's incredible how many landed and stayed put

The Three Worst Parking Lots For The Nervous Drivers of Southbury

We had to make three stops while we were in town, all along Main Street and Main Street South. Our first stop was Ulta, and proving our point, we encountered a scary driving situation at all three on a busy Saturday afternoon

The Four Best Gyros That I’ve Recently Inhaled in Connecticut

I was introduced to Greek cuisine in Waterbury at Spartan's Restaurant, and my love was cemented by attending the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church's Greek Festival every Mother's Day weekend since the 1980's. By the way, the 53rd annual Waterbury Greek Festival is this weekend.