Articles by Anna Bedell

Events Calendar, Oct. 3-9

Monday, Oct. 3- Listen to the Dead: What Gravestones & Epitaphs reveal about the past, Manross Memorial Library, 2-3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4- Apples and Cider with the Environment, Manross…


Events calendar

Tuesday, September 12, 2022 United Way 48th Annual Gold Tournament Longest running golf tournament in the area! Have a fun day at Chippanee golf club, Bristol, CT. Sure to be…




ESPN couple’s gambit inspired by Netflix show

Kalidia Reyes’s Mana Palace food truck at the 2022 Bristol Farmers Market serves smoothies named after chess pieces, inspired by The Queen’s Gambit. Operated by her husband, Jeffrey Arias, the business aims to provide healthier options for children. They also run a bouncy house rental service and started a chess club promoting mental health.



New arts projects on the horizon

By Anna Bedell One project on the horizon was mentioned during the town meet and greet for District 3 in the basement meeting room of the Manross Library in Forestville….



ESPN chef harbors a rebel soul

By Anna Bedell By his own admission, ESPN Chef Owen dos Santos was a restless youth who could have become a band roadie. In 1998, while working at a warehouse,…