Thursday, July 3, 2025

Culture

Views, Values & Tattoos

Notes from Beyond the Pale I was born in Pasadena. Not only that, fellow New Englanders, but I have two birth certificates. They are exactly alike except for my first...

If You Ask Me: Long Days, a World Premiere at Legacy

A world premiere play, Long Days, is currently onstage at the Legacy Theatre in Branford. Props to one of Connecticut’s newer theatres for opening...

Cheeseburgs From Outer Space: Kitchen Bitchin’

I hate to cook. There’s something immoral about that, I know. Something unwomanly. Ungenerous. Suspect. It’s close to saying you don’t like children. If...

A Unique Exhibit at the Bellarmine Hall Galleries, Fairfield University

Famous and Family: Through the Lens of Trude Fleischmann Co-Curated by Barbara Rosenberg Loss and Carey Mack WeberMay 2 through July 26, 2025 By Andy Byrne Austrian-born...

Stratford: The Stories We Tell

The Nicoll-Benjamin House By David WrightTown Historian Much has been written, of late, about the “White House” at 1880 Elm Street. Through much of the time...

100 Years of History

Stratford Historical Society Proudly Celebrates its 100th Anniversary Centennial Gala May 17th and Other Events Planned to Commemorate By Barbara HeimlichEditorSource: Stratford Historical Society In 2025, the...

Stratford: The Stories We Tell

Stratford’s First Documented “Domestic” Incident By David Wright Town Historian Stratford’s First Documented “Domestic” Incident Perhaps the following isn’t, in fact, the first documented “domestic violence” incident, but...

Poetry Lounge

Welcome to The Poetry Lounge with Adrian Frandle, a new monthly column that highlights how poetry is found in our everyday lives, celebrating local...

Stratford’s “Paul Revere”

The Stories We Tell By David Wright, Town Historian Two hundred and fifty years ago, on the evening of April 18th and into the early hours...

America 250

Stratford Celebration Committee Getting Ready For the Big Celebration Hello Stratford Organizations and Friends!  Stratford’s America 250 Celebration Committee would like to share a unique opportunity to...

Stratford Library Hosts “Connecticut Cryptids” Program

“Meet-the-Authors” Event Monday, March 31 at 7 P.M.Lovell RoomFree and open to the public What are Crypids? Cryptids are animals or creatures whose existence is claimed...