By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, the temperature will have dipped to around 0 degrees with a wind chill of –7 degrees. It makes the walk to church, a short…
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By Rit Carter and Jack Krampitz The city council’s recent decision to vote down the Wheeler Clinic project is just one more missed opportunity in the long sad history associated…
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,…
Barstool Sports, a pop culture website, is offering help to small business owners that are impacted by COVID, by helping keep them stay afloat during the pandemic. The New York Pickle Deli in Rocky Hill, Gaetano’s…
Businesses and nonprofits with fewer than 20 employees or a 2019 payroll of under $1.5 million, among other eligibility criteria, will be eligible for one-time $5,000 grants in a new…
By Adriana Sanchez Cafe Real didn’t have to shut down when COVID-1 hit, but they did anyway. Eduardo Garces, owner of the coffee shop at 156 School St., said he…
The West End Association has canceled its annual Rockwell Park Summer Festival. In an email sent Sunday, May 31, President David Hamlein wrote that the association is canceling the festival…
Tyson Belanger, owner of Shady Oaks Assisted Living on Stevens St., has received national attention for his efforts fighting Covid-19. His efforts have been featured in news coverage since April….
Among the businesses opening recently that will offer outdoor dining, as well as takeout, is the latest in JR and Leanne Rusgrove’s enterprises, Pure Foods at 459 North Main St….
The city is streamlining the process for area restaurants to reopen as long as they adhere to the governor’s latest executive order which limits openings to establishments with outdoor dining….
The zoning commission unanimously approved plans, Wednesday, for a 60,000 sq. ft., 5-story building as part of a new assisted living project on the corner of North Main and Rt….
With David Fortier This “10 Minutes” podcast features Lindsay Vigue of Lindsay Vigue Photography and chair of the City Arts and Culture Commission. Lindsay and her spouse, Jessica, decided to…
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 share their information, including hours…
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, helps us connect the dots,…