Category: About Town

“I take interest in the fact that I’ve supervised putting a lot of these people in here over the yearsContinue Reading

Hartford police officer Jim Barrett’s close-shaven head and muscular six-foot frame reflect his twenty-one years of military service. Cruising theContinue Reading

On a crisp, fall morning in Granby, Connecticut, sixty-two-year-old Marji LaFreniere is just finishing her morning walk. Her silver hairContinue Reading

John Bell glides through the crowd that is marveling at the many forms of Shakespeare puppets on display at theContinue Reading

A thin, black polyester commencement gown is a rite of passage for graduating seniors. Not to mention the caps decoratedContinue Reading

The bustle of first lunch period fills the halls of Coventry High School. I’m four years removed from the awkwardContinue Reading

On Colony Street in downtown Meriden, Connecticut, local artists teach classes to each other at Gallery 53. The redbrick, three-storyContinue Reading

On a sunny Thursday morning in early March, Central Connecticut State University’s Constitution room buzzes with conversation as a groupContinue Reading

On a temperate, breezy March afternoon I circled the Hartford campus of Trinity College to find Cinestudio. The Cinestudio sign was lit and the brick looked worn but hadContinue Reading

In 1851, a woman took a break from raising six children, including a newborn, to write one of the mostContinue Reading