Front Street

GoodWorks Entertainment Group's first venue purchase was a bold one. The three-year-old company headed by CEO and Co-founder Tyler Grill last month bought Infinity Music Hall's Hartford and Norfolk locations, in what Grill called an initial step in the company's plan to develop a network of venues.

By year-end 2019, prospective Hartford renters will have hundreds more downtown living spaces to choose from.

The former Hartford Times Building has its first brick-and-mortar tenant.

A new lunch and dinner eatery known for its rotisserie chicken bowls debuts Wednesday in downtown Hartford's Front Street entertainment district.

Two new restaurants are prepping for a downtown Hartford debut, while a third could be in the works.

In year two, UConn Hartford has growth plans as campus administrators seek tighter community connections.

Qdoba Mexican Grill said it has closed its downtown Hartford Front Street location, becoming the second tenant to flee the young retail-entertainment district.

Max Restaurant Group shuttered its flagship property, Max Downtown, this summer for a $1.5 million facelift aimed at modernizing Max's look, broadening its customer demographic and competing with restaurant powerhouse West Hartford, where Max also has a formidable presence.

Hartford today stands at a tipping point: Bankruptcy? Revival? Or both? No matter what happens, a longstanding undercurrent of negative “alternate facts” and misperceptions affect the outcome. As a former suburban high school teacher, it shocked me that few of my students had ever been in Hartford. A bad sign; personal involvement in the city can turn these attitudes around.

New Britain attorney-lobbyist Brendan M. Fox knows well the role that the Capital Region Development Authority is playing to help revitalize Hartford.