If you are a dog owner in need of a little help with your pooch’s behavior issues, this podcast is for you. Ryan and Jeff sit with Marissa Squires of Dogology, located on Sedgwick Road in West Hartford to talk about dog training and the services Marissa offers.

Is it about the dog or the owner? Find out some great tips in handling common issues with certain dog behaviors in this week’s podcast.

Check out Dogology HERE.

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Episode Chapters:

0:00 – Intro

2:30 – About Marissa and Dogology

6:00 – Work with rescue dogs

7:45 – Socializing a new puppy and behavior issues

12:25 – Training the dog or training the dog owner?

14:25 – Group classes or individual

15:40 – How to “de-value” bad behavior

18:20 – Evolving dog training

24:48 – Dogology training availability

26:20 – Types of food for dogs

29:40 – Marissa’s favorite We-Ha dish

Two guys who CLEARLY need fashion advice sit down with Matt Banever of Daswani Clothiers, a staple retailer in West Hartford for more than 30 years, to talk about the latest and greatest men’s fashion trends for 2019.

Are suits taking a break? Should we be “mad about plaid”? We dig deep to find out what’s hot and what’s not and how Matt sees a place for both online and traditional shopping in this ever-changing digital economy.

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Episode Chapters:

0:00 – Intro

2:35 – 2019 men’s fashion trends – dressing down?

4:30 – Dress for your day

7:30 – Celebrity influence

10:00 – The death of the necktie

11:28 – Handkerchief or pocket square?

13:45 – Matt’s take on the “Pinterest Top 9 Trends”

20:15 – Top trends Matt is seeing

24:30 – Watches 

27:55 – Traditional vs. online shopping 

34:42 – Matt’s (second) favorite We-Ha dish

In this episode of the Experience We-Ha Podcast, Ryan and Jeff had a chance to talk about the popular restaurant scene in West Hartford with the founders of INGroup Creative and Eat IN CT, Jeannette Dardenne and Kristen Fritz.

With more than 150 places to eat in town, restaurant owners need to evolve and differentiate themselves to stand out from the crowd so we talk about current trends they are seeing in the industry, the keys to creating experiences for diners, how and why they created the popular Eat IN Connecticut Facebook group with over 8,000 members, and where things are headed in the ever-growing and evolving restaurant industry.

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Episode Chapters:

0:00 – Intro/About Jeannette and Kristen

5:05 – What is INGroup Creative?

6:45 – The changing landscape of restaurant marketing

9:20 – The food and drink community

10:45 – The importance of creating experiences

12:30 – Trends in restaurants

16:56 – The Eat IN CT Facebook group

21:30 – Are there too many restaurants in West Hartford?

24:10 – Restaurant staffing

27:05 – Future trends and technology 

34:26 – Jeannette and Kristen’s favorite We-Ha dishes

Tracey M. Wilson taught history in the West Hartford Public Schools for more than 35 years and wrote articles about the town for West Hartford LIFE which inspired her to write her book, Life In West Hartford. In this episode of the Experience We-Ha Podcast we talk about the inspiration behind why Tracey wrote the book, the influential women who helped shape the town into what it is today and some interesting facts you might now have known about West Hartford … including that it was once home to a horse-racing track.

You can read the online version of the book HERE or you can purchase a copy of the book – which makes a great coffee table addition – at the Noah Webster House.

Episode Chapters

0:00 – Intro/About Tracey and why she wrote Life in West Hartford

7:00 – The women of West Hartford

8:55 – What can you find in the book?

12:00 – Immigration, diversity and building the town’s infrastructure

17:45 – Surprising things you might not know about West Hartford. Horse Races???

22:00 – There are 28 plaques around town. Can you find them all?

23:55 – What makes West Hartford … West Hartford?

26:21 – History of housing in West Hartford

30:45 – Witness Stones

34:27 – Tracey’s Tree

35:50 – Tracey’s favorite We-Ha dish

37:10 – West Hartford’s oldest restaurant

The “centerpiece” of West Hartford is … well … West Hartford Center. In this episode of the Experience We-Ha Podcast, Ryan and Jeff chat with West Hartford Center Business Association (WHCBA) President Matt Banever about the evolution of the center, the rebranding of WHCBA, upcoming events including next weekend’s popular Ferrari Concorso & Friends, and what he believes is the future of the center.

For more info on the WHCBA, visit their website HERE.

Follow WHCBA on Facebook and Instagram to stay in the know about center events and promotions.

Episode Chapters

0:00 – Intro

2:45 – About Matt and the WHCBA

9:48 – The rebranding process

12:40 – The evolution of the Center – restaurants vs. retail

19:30 – Signature events

24:25 – Ferrari Concorso and Friends – June 23

26:38 – New events – Fashion Week

29:40 – The Center vs. Blue Back Square

32:25 – Future Leaders of West Hartford – FLOW

36:25 – Matt’s favorite We-Ha dish