THE JOURNALIST’S MANTRA Or the importance of being Bob Dotson »
I’m going to mention Bob Dotson. And by mentioning Bob Dotson, I am the second-best journalist on this page, and anybody else I would mention on this page... more
Against the Tide: Nicole Frechette »
Madison’s own Nicole Frechette is proving that country music can come from New England. She has a new record out and has recently shared bills with country... more
Wise Women Over 60 Speak Up »
“What We talk about” is a book of memories and anecdotes from women over 60, a project dreamed up by me and my college roommate Linda Hughes. The title? I... more
THE COURAGE TO CREATE Tonight you might read the best writer you ever read. Right here. »
I took a gap year in college. Because I was destined to start a rock ’n’ roll band. Destined. It was going to be a loose, rhythmic incarnation of The... more
Against the Tide: Mike Stryker »
Meet Mike Stryker of New London. By day, he’s a Financial Advisor at UBS and by lunchtime and weekends, owner of Spindrift Guitars, one of the shoreline’s... more
Seven People to Watch »
The seven people gathered here represent nominations from Coastal Connecticut readers as well as our own research. The criteria: Someone who represents the... more
Fighting the Good Fight »
Most Thursday nights, Arthur Blair, 53, is on the mat at Green Hill Martial Arts in Killingworth, throwing around black belts and teaching them the intricacies... more
ON THE RASTA-LIKE IMPORTANCE OF LISTENING TO LOCAL RADIO »
I love the radio. Always have since I was a kid. Although this will surrender my age in fossil carbon-dating terms, I remember listening to the Top 10 every... more
Against the Tide: Heather-Jo Purcell »
I had entered the New York City pageant in 1953 without telling my folks. If I didn’t win, well, I tried. But if I did, they would be thrilled. I borrowed... more
Robert Stone’s Victory Lap »
When the subject of “best living American novelist” comes up, Robert Stone is on the short list. As long as Philip Roth, Cormac McCarthy, Don DeLillo, and... more
Against the Tide: Tim and Janet Gessner »
The first toy I remember was actually a blanket. I adored it ... but all my memories of playing included big metal Tonka trucks. The best customer I... more
Penguin Plunges Raise Cold Cash For Cool Causes »
This winter, as in the dead of many winters past, mobs of people in coastal Connecticut and a half dozen or so other Connecticut communities will... more
A Westbrook Farm Family and the Amazing Milking Devon »
While crouched over on a wooden, three-legged stool milking his cow, Rosie, Westbrook farmer John Hall tells the story of how his father met his... more
LIFE AND THE PINK SLEIGH »
Pay attention to that Christmas shop. It might be important someday. Not everybody who lives on the Shoreline is from the Shoreline. That’s what makes it... more
