Week In Review: Connecticut Olympians, Alcohol, Hope Springs

I’m not really into sports, but I love watching the Olympics. When we were kids my parents would let us camp out in front of TV staying up all night to watch the Olympics. A week into the 2012 Games I’m just as excited to watch as when I was a kid. There are a , including a and a swimmer whose . What do you like the best about the Olympics?

Something that may have been even more exciting than the Olympics to a bunch of Stonington kids was at the . Did you get to go? Share your photographs of the fun.

One thing that shouldn’t be shared with kids, though, is alcohol. A Mystic restaurant recently failed a compliance check and was . Several other Mystic restaurants and stores, however, passed the compliance check. And in other alcohol related news the Pita Spot in Mystic recently received a and hopes to beginning selling alcohol within a month.

If you’re looking for someplace new in the state to visit check out our summer feature, . Each week we feature a great day trip for you and your family. One place close to home to check out is the Coogan Farm. The is offering walking tours of the 34-acre property. And if you’re looking for ice cream check out the .

Another place close to home you don’t want to miss is our own Stonington Borough. The movie Hope Springs, partly filmed in Stonington Borough, debuts August 8. Download your In Stonington Borough passport, and don’t forget to to an advanced screening of Hope Springs on August 6 in Providence.

Thanks so much to , and for claiming their directory listings on Patch. If you have a business in Stonington, Mystic or Pawcatuck that you want listed on Patch for free or want to claim email Editor Bree Shirvell.

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