“The Office” and “Jack Ryan” star John Krasinski hosted “Saturday Night Live” on Jan. 30 alongside musical guest Machine Gun Kelly. Many expected an episode packed with nods to the inauguration and recent stock market happenings.

And it certainly delivered on the latter.

In a skit called “The Twins,” Krasinski played Craig Steer, a fictional Connecticut economist who was brought on to CNBC’s “The Dividend” to discuss the recent market manipulation with high-profile stocks like GameStop. Things get weird. Read more.

Former “Vanderpump Rules” reality stars Stassi Schroeder and Beau Clark welcomed a baby girl on Jan. 7, PEOPLE Magazine reported. The baby’s name: Hartford Charlie Rose Clark.

While the article states that the baby’s middle names honor the couple’s family members, it does not specify why Schroeder and Clark chose Connecticut’s capital city as the first name. Schroeder does not have ties to Connecticut.

News of Schroeder’s pregnancy broke in June 2020, and came right after she faced controversy over an action that was deemed racist, and ultimately resulted in  her being fired by the Bravo Network. Read more.

Many Norwalkers are familiar with the Hour Press building on Commerce Street, but folks across the country learned all about it in an episode of the History Channel’s “American Pickers.”

On Jan. 25 the “Pumps, Prints & Pics” episode highlighted the history of downtown Norwalk and the Hour Press building owned by Nathan and Gloria Dillard.