Covid-19 update — 10 April
By David Fortier By 8:10 a.m. this morning, 48 cars had lined up at the Bristol Hospital coronavirus specimen collection station, some of the cars…
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Dwindling supply of tests means station closes earlier; Hospital seeks help with gowns
By David Fortier The Coronavirus specimen collection station on the Bristol Hospital campus closed at 10:30 a.m. this morning, according the hospital spokesman Christopher Boyle…
Looking back at the Spanish Flu of 1918 and Bristol
By Rit Carter The morning of Sunday September 1, 1918, started like many did in the City of Bristol. Employees at Lake Compounce readied the…
Bristol take-out food list supports local businesses
By David Fortier The Bristol Edition has posted a Google Doc: Where to Find Take-Out Food in Bristol for local Bristol restaurants and eateries to…
A TBE podcast: Covid-19
Bristol resident and physician’s assistant working in primary care Dondrea Garrison provides background and tips dealing with Covid-19. The podcast should not be considered exhaustive…
WRITING WORKSHOP SEEKS PARTICIPANTS
By David Fortier A free Bristol writing workshop, operating under the umbrella of the City Arts and Culture Commission, is seeking eight participants to begin in…
No, I don’t have a picture
By David Fortier No, I don’t have any pictures. But they have been here, right in my backyard–a couple of deer and a large brown…
Update: Charter revision recommendations 2019 and the arts magnet school
By David Fortier Jack Krampitz and David Fortier discuss two topics during this 24 minute podcast. The first has to do with the recommendations of…
Railroad museum has Bristol presence
By David Fortier Steve Casey, Bristol native and railroad enthusiast, met me at the Railroad Museum of New England, in Thomaston, recently, to talk about…
City art commission chair talks all things arts
By David Fortier In a half-hour conversation, City Arts and Culture Commission chair Lindsay Vigue and I discuss the year-old arts commission, its goals for…
Trip to London precedes release of vinyl album by Bristol’s Rikki Aaron
By David Fortier Sitting in a recording studio in London last month, Bristol native Dave Watson is recording a London rendition of the title song…
NAACP program from Celebration Honoring Deacon Joseph Hudson Sr.
By David Fortier This program, from the 2019 celebration of Black History Month by the local NAACP, is entitled “A Piece of African-American History.” The…
Local NAACP honors 100-year old Joseph Hudson Sr.
By David Fortier One-hundred–year old Deacon Joseph Hudson Sr. was the center of the local NAACP chapter’s annual Black History Month Celebration, “A Piece of…
Parkside gets nod from Connecticut Magazine
By David Fortier The March issue of Connecticut Magazine’s cover reads “Breakfast: 23 Great Spots To Start Your Day,” so when I was getting the…
London label courts Bristol musicians
Updated 05/05/2019 Note: For proposes of disclosure, David Fortier worked with David Watson, Stan O’Donnell and John Cyr to produce the following, which the band…
The little things
By David Fortier I stopped into City Hall yesterday to pick up a couple of absentee ballots, and I learned that it’s not a simple…
Links to candidates on the issues for Aug. 14 primaries
By David Fortier Note: Click on any candidate’s name to link to the candidate’s own website where you will find the candidate’s platform. Some pages…
Memories of wiffle ball on Prospect St.
By David Fortier I stopped by Shannon’s Jewelers last week with a flier and sponsorship form for the Geoff Pierce Memorial Wiffle Ball Tournament. Full…
How are things looking?
By David Fortier One way to gauge the health of our communities is to ask. Being aware of the small things, such as spending increases,…
A tree grows on the corner of Center St. and Bellevue Ave.
By David Fortier Driving up Center St. on the way to the Farmers Market on North Main this morning, I noticed on the corner of…