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In this week's installation of our Check Please! series, Don and I stopped by Tangiers International Market. This marketplace, located on Farmington Avenue in Hartford's West End, boasts that it provides "Specialty Foods for All People", and just by stepping foot into the bright and beautiful market, it is certainly hard to deny that claim. Tangiers is a family owned establishment, founded in 1995. According to Winston Latif, one of Tangiers' owners, his parents founded the marketplace, once located at the intersection of Prospect and Farmington avenues, just over the West Hartford town line. According to Latif, Tangiers started off...

  Last week, Sid and I made a trip to Downtown Hartford to dine at the very popular hot dog restaurant, Woody's.  It was my first time there an I was extremely excited. This restaurant has been featured in many blogs and local magazines and most notably the popular Travel Channel show, Man Vs. Food. There were so many options. Usually I'd try to find the spiciest item on the menu, as I am a heat seeker, but I wanted to give Woody's staple dog, the Deputy Dog,a try. The Deputy Dog is a freshly grilled hot dog in a...

Ok, this is not me bashing any other companies but this is how I kinda feel. Sometimes, as a black community, we need to support black-owned businesses without it being for free or a discount. I know that Ca$out Kings isn't Nike, Jordan, Polo, or True Religion, but we offer a lot more to the people. You guys pay a lot, and I mean aloooootttt, for their products. But as soon as some of us here at Ca$hout ask you to buy some clothing, some of y'all say "Lemme get it for free" or "Where's the discounts at?".  In order...

Here at Ca$hout Kings, we're not just a clothing brand, we're a lifestyle brand! So it should be no surprise that we're checking out all the different facets that contribute to the lifestyle of a Hartford resident. I'm personally really big on food. I believe that good restaurants can really give a city or town life! I mean, who the hell doesn't like to eat? So Donny and I caught up with Lily of the family owned King and I Thai in the Parkville neighborhood of Hartford. We got comfortable in the homey dining room setting, (the restaurant is actually...

Not only are we celebrating my birthday today, but we are also celebrating the official logo drop of Ca$hout Kings. With the help of my cousins we were able to think of something and in 2 months we were able to officially open a store online. Please follow Ca$hout Kings on IG and Twitter. Please be apart of this new journey. As @ovotariq said this is the new regime and you wouldn't wanna miss out. #cashoutkings - Sidney Jones