Month: August 2016

August 26, 2016 Gene Glotzer

The quick, brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. The dog was puzzled by this. He got up and walked...

August 23, 2016 Jamil Ragland

Have you ever been embarrassed while sitting in a room by yourself? A few years ago, I had just finished...

August 19, 2016 Jamil Ragland

The most important moment of Dr. Robert Putnam’s presentation “Closing the Opportunity Gap” on July 21st at the Bushnell Center...

August 14, 2016 Gene Glotzer

I'm sure anyone who's into Star Wars, and many people who aren't, know of Kenny Baker's passing. I am about...

August 13, 2016 Jamil Ragland

I awoke this morning to a text message from a friend. It was a screenshot of a post made in...

August 12, 2016 Gene Glotzer

My partner's excellent piece on Hartford's Downtown North fiasco got me thinking. I want to say from the outset, that...

August 11, 2016 Jamil Ragland

I am not a journalist. I am a writer who loves my city, my neighborhood and the people who inhabit...

August 4, 2016 Jamil Ragland

I’d never seen Romeo hit a B-Boy stance until I entered the practice studio for the Hartford Stage. The unique...

August 3, 2016 Gene Glotzer

Gail had finished her dinner, but, like always, her father still had food on his plate. She always got...

August 2, 2016 Jamil Ragland

Let's try some experiments. First, read the official story of Korryn Gaines, the 23-year old woman who was killed by the...