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Living in Hartford

Housing

The University does not maintain student housing in the Greater Hartford area nor does the Law School have a Housing Office. However, the staff in Chase Hall, Room 104 maintains a website listing of available rentals in the area to assist students needing housing. There is a variety of living accommodations within a reasonable distance of the School. Students find a choice of rural, suburban, or urban living in all price ranges. Please be aware, however, that this list is compiled from information provided to us by area residents. Staff members do not view the rentals nor screen, interview, or approve landlords. The listing is available at http://www.law.uconn.edu/students/housing/.

Landlords, for your rental property to be listed on our housing website, please print, fill out and sign the Housing List Information Form. Mail the form to the University of Connecticut School of Law, 55 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT 06105.

The Law School does not assume any responsibility regarding student housing arrangements nor does it act as an agent between students and apartment owners.

Child care

The Village, 1680 Albany Avenue, Hartford, 860.236.4511, is a private agency which provides a network of family day care homes in the Greater Hartford area. Each provider is interviewed, licensed and then supervised by the agency. Specific child development problems are dealt with as they arise so that each provider is more than a mere baby-sitting service. Those seeking child care are interviewed and should complete an application form, which includes a fee. All fees are based on the parent's total income as well as on a sliding scale. Once a child is accepted into the program, fees are paid directly to the agency.

Groupings within the homes are mixed not only by age but by sex and race as well. The program's hours average from 7 a.m.-5 p.m. with before and after school care offered if the child is in the same city as the provider. (Arrangements can be made insofar as school districts are concerned.)

The City of Hartford Day Care Administration sponsors seven day care centers in the area (six in elementary schools; one in a recreational center). Enrollment in these centers ranges from 25-90 children ranging in age from three years through Kindergarten age and all have waiting lists. Fees are based on family size and income. Contact the School directly.

Info-Line, 860.522.INFO, has information regarding licensed day care facilities-- fees, vacancies, times, and extra services.

Overnight accommodations

There are numerous hotels and motels in the Hartford area. The closest motel to the School is

West Hartford Inn, 900 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford, 860.236.3221.

The following hotels also are convenient to the Law School:

The YMCA at 160 Jewell Street in downtown Hartford, 860.522.4183 offers rooms on a daily and weekly rate. A key deposit and picture I.D. with date of birth are required. There is a cafeteria in the building.

The YWCA at 135 Broad Street in downtown Hartford, 860.525.1163, offers rooms on a daily and weekly rate. To qualify for the long-term program, a security deposit (refundable if all conditions are met), a key deposit, and membership fee are required before a room is issued. There is a cafeteria.

University entertainment in Storrs

The University of Connecticut's main campus is in Storrs, located about 30 miles east of Hartford. Take Route I-84 East towards Boston to Exit 68. Off the exit, take a right onto Route 195. The University is seven miles south. Many athletic, art, and academic programs are available. Check http://www.ca.uconn.edu/mastercalendar/. Law students may buy reduced-price tickets for many University-sponsored activities upon presentation of an ID card at the Storrs ticket offices.

Entertainment, Restaurants and Bars, Hartford Area

See http://www.ctnow.com/.

Media

Radio. A genuinely bright spot among Hartford's entertainment offering is its radio stations. Possible selections on the dial include:

WPOP (1410) All news station
WPLR (99.1 FM) Classic rock; live concerts
WCCC (1300 AM, 107 FM) Top 40; hard rock; good mini concerts;
WTIC (1080 AM, 96.5 FM) Top 40; mostly on request
WKND (1480 AM) Soul
WFCR (88.2 FM) Public radio
WMRQ (104.1 FM) Rock
WWYZ (92.5 FM) Country
WHCN (105.9 FM) Classic rock
WWUH (91.3 FM) University of Hartford. Jazz; soul; classic, rock program guide available
WPBH (90.5 FM) Connecticut Public Radio
WKSS (95.7 FM) Current music

Television. Channel 24 is the educational station (PBS), Channel 3 is CBS-affiliated, Channel 8 and Channel 40 are ABC-affiliated, Channel 22 and Channel 30 are NBC-affiliated, Channel 61 is a Fox network station.

Recreation

The YMCAs in Hartford, New Britain and Plainville, and the Jewish Community Center (JCC) in West Hartford have indoor facilities for squash, handball, paddleball, basketball and swimming. Student rates are available at the JCC and the YMCA. Several cities also have public indoor swimming pools. In West Hartford, the Cornerstone Aquatic Center is located at 55 Buena Vista Road, 860.521.3242. St. Joseph College in West Hartford has a pool, indoor track, weight room, and basketball gym. Student memberships are available at St. Francis Health Club, St. Joseph College, and the University of Hartford.

Downhill Skiing--There are a few local Connecticut and Massachusetts slopes, yet the true believers manage to ski in Vermont or New Hampshire a few times during the snow months.

Cross-Country Skiing--Areas are plentiful and as close as the Metropolitan District Reservoir on Farmington Avenue (MDR).

Hiking-- numerous trails exist in Connecticut. A description and map of these trails are provided in the Connecticut Walk Book which is available from the Connecticut Forest and Park Association, 1010 Main Street, East Hartford, 860.346.2372. Several state parks, including the Barkhamsted Reservoir Area, are located within a twenty mile sweep west of Hartford. Closer to home is the MDR in West Hartford. This provides an enjoyable environment for walking or bicycling. Batterson Pond Park in Farmington also has facilities for swimming and picnicking. Elizabeth Park in Hartford has an elaborate rose garden. For canoeists, there are a number of suitable streams and places to rent equipment.

Sports car and rally enthusiasts--If skimming through Hartford on I-84 doesn't suffice, there is always Lime Rock Race Track in Western Connecticut.

Tennis--Tennis players will find public courts in Elizabeth Park, Fernridge Park, Eisenhower Park, Wolcott Park and at Conard High School and Hall High in West Hartford. All but Conard High have some clay courts; the rest are concrete.

Golf--A few of the public courses in the immediate vicinity include: Goodwin Golf Course, Maple Avenue, Hartford, 860.956.3601; Keney Park Golf Course, Windsor Avenue, Hartford, 860.525.3656; Buena Vista Golf Course, Buena Vista Road, West Hartford, 860.521.7359; Rockledge Country Club, South Main Street, West Hartford, 860.521.3156; and Blue Fox Run, Nod Road, Avon, 860.678.1358.

Mountain biking and cycling--Information on group rides and races can be obtained from Benidorm Bikes & Boards in Canton (860.693.8891), Newington Bicycle Shop (860.667.0857) and Central Wheel in Farmington (860.677.7010). The university also has a cycling team.

Arts

Films

The Hartford area has many movie theaters. Most of them show first run films. Please check the Hartford Advocate and The Hartford Courant for showings and times.

Bushnell Theater, P.O. Box 26848, 166 Capitol Ave., Hartford, 860.987.5900, Classic film night: six films on Monday nights over the academic year; Travelogue series: a number of shows featuring places around the world.
Bloomfield Cinema 8, Park Avenue, Wintonbury Mall, Bloomfield, 860.286.7600.
Cinema City, 235 Brainard Rd., Hartford, 860.549.0030.
Cinestudio, Trinity College, Summit St., 860.297.2463, new shows every two or three days, best films in Hartford.
Elm Theatre, 924 South Quaker Lane (corner of South Quaker Lane and New Britain Avenue), Elmwood section of West Hartford, 860.232.2820.
Showcase Cinemas, 936 Silver Lane, East Hartford, 860.568.8810, Frontage Road, Berlin, 860.829.1900.

On Stage

Aetna Theater at the Wadsworth Atheneum, 600 Main Street, Hartford, 860.278.2670 for general information, can be transferred to the theater.
Austin Arts Center, Trinity College, 300 Summit Street, Hartford, 860.297.2199.
Broadway at the Bushnell, Bushnell Memorial Hall, 166 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, 860.987.5900; professional theater, five to six plays over the academic year.
Goodspeed-at-Chester, Norma Terris Theater, Main Street, Chester, 860.873.8668.
Goodspeed Opera House, The Plaza, East Haddam. Restored Victorian Opera House on Connecticut River, 860.873.8668.
Hartford Stage Company, 50 Church Street, Hartford, 860.527.5151, group and student rates are available
Hole-in-the-Wall, 10 Harvard Street, New Britain, 860.229.3049
Lincoln Theater, University of Hartford, 200 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford, 860.768.4228
Long Wharf Theatre, 222 Sargent Drive, New Haven, 203.787.4282
Meadows Music Theatre, 61 Savitt Way, Hartford, 860.548.7370.
Roberts Theater Center, Kingswood-Oxford School, 170 Kingswood Road, West Hartford, 233.9631.
Stagewest, One Columbus Center, Springfield, Mass., 413.781.2340.
Theater Works, 233 Pearl Street, Hartford, 860.727.4027 or 860.527.7838.
Welte Auditorium, Welte Hall, Central Connecticut State University, 1615 Stanley Street, New Britain, 860.832.3200 for general information, operator can connect to the theatre.
Yale Repertory Theatre, 1120 Chapel Street, New Haven, 203.432.1570, box office 203.432.1234.

Amateur Productions

Producing Guild, 654 Tolland Street, East Hartford, 860.244.2999

Music

Hartford Symphony at the Bushnell, relatively inexpensive guest series available, 860.987.5906.
Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, concerts, tickets available at box office or Ticketron. 860.525.4500
Meadows Music Theatre, 61 Savitt Way, Hartford, 860.548.7370.
Oakdale Musical Theater, 91 South Turnpike Road, Wallingford, popular music, 203.265.1501.
Sunday Chamber Music at the Bushnell Memorial Hall, selected Sundays over the year, 860.987.5900.

Museums

Connecticut Historical Society, One Elizabeth Street, Hartford, 860.236.5621.
Hill-Stead Museum, 35 Mountain Road, Farmington, 860.677.9064.
Mark Twain House, 351 Farmington Avenue, Hartford, 860.247.0998.
Mystic Marinelife Aquarium, 55 Coogan Boulevard, Mystic, 860.572.5955.
Mystic Seaport, 75 Greenmanville Ave., Mystic, 860.572.0711.
Old State House, 800 Main Street, Hartford, 860.522.6766.
Science Center of Connecticut, 950 Trout Brook Drive, West Hartford, 860.231.2824.
Wadsworth Atheneum, 600 Main Street, Hartford, 860.278.2670.

Publications

The following are available locally.

The Hartford Courant--a daily morning paper
The New York Times--subscriptions available at the UConn Co-operative Bookstore
The Boston Globe--daily; good for New England news
Hartford Advocate --a weekly distributed free
The Advance--the University weekly for the entire University
The Daily Campus--a student daily at Storrs
The Wall Street Journal--news, finance
The Public Forum--Law School student newspaper, published occasionally

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