Jamil Ragland - Midbrow (Page 7)

Clothes, Cops, & Weddings

No Bodies: Clothing as Disruptor Real Art Ways Hartford March 11, 2024 The clothes we wear say a lot about who we are. But instead of focusing on culture or

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14 Mar 2024 · 3 min read

Swanky Steakhouse Doesn’t Cut It

Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar West Hartford March 11, 2024 As you’ve read before, dear reader, I’m pretty content eating Cheesecake Factory. But there’s another

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11 Mar 2024 · 4 min read

Come For The Art, Stay For The History (And The Historian)

Spring Art Exhibit Garmany Visitor Center Elizabeth Park Hartford March 7, 2024 When I go to galleries, I’m usually self-guided and left to contemplate the artwork by myself. That’

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8 Mar 2024 · 3 min read

Inside Mussel Bag Job

Hook and Reel Cajun Seafood and Bar Hartford March 6, 2024 Hook and Reel Cajun Seafood and Bar in Hartford has a great deal for the seafood enjoyer on a

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7 Mar 2024 · 4 min read

PBS Runs Armenia Through The Dull Machine

Armenia, My Home Connecticut Public TV premiere; streaming on PBS I guess you could say that I have a fraught relationship with the idea of a homeland. I’m an

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5 Mar 2024 · 3 min read

Fathers, Sons And Chicken Wings At Hartford Stage

The Hot Wing King Hartford Stage Hartford Through March 24, 2024 We got an extra day of Black History Month this year, so I celebrated by going to see the

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1 Mar 2024 · 3 min read

Happy Joe Young Day

A Night of the Arts: A Black History Month Event Alvin & Beatrice Wood Human Services Center Bloomfield Feb. 28, 2024 Although I’ve lived the majority of my life

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29 Feb 2024 · 3 min read

I Breakfast, Therefore I Am … Not Hungry?

Blue Plate Kitchen West Hartford Febr. 28, 2024 What is a breakfast food? Simple enough question, but there are as many different answers as there are people to ask. Is

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29 Feb 2024 · 4 min read

Running With The Wolf Pack

Hartford Wolf Pack vs. Bridgeport Islanders XL Center Hartford Feb. 21, 2024 My last hockey game was back in the 1990s. Obsessed with the movie The Mighty Ducks 2, I

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22 Feb 2024 · 2 min read

A Garlic Aioli Revelation

Sorella Hartford Feb. 19, 2024 Despite its central location in Downtown Hartford, I’d never been to Sorella before. I chose a great evening to visit, as the noontime rush

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20 Feb 2024 · 3 min read

The Flying Spaghetti Monster, & The Spirit Of Space

Leave No Trace Clare Gallery Fransciscan Center for Urban Ministry Hartford Through March 15, 2024 Clare Gallery has become one of my favorite galleries in Hartford thanks to the friendly

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16 Feb 2024 · 3 min read

A Split Decision At The Sports Bar

XL Center Sports Bar & Fanatics Sportsbook Hartford February 16, 2024 I love sports, and I love food, so checking out the newest sports bar in Hartford was a no-brainer.

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16 Feb 2024 · 4 min read

The Black History Past Is Present

“I’m Black and I’m Proud” Black History Month Meet and Greet Alvin & Beatrice Wood Human Services Center Bloomfield Feb. 14, 2024 Black History Month, by its very

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15 Feb 2024 · 4 min read

We’ll Always Have Casablanca

Casablanca Cinestudio Hartford Through Feb. 15, 2024 I’d heard about Casablanca so many times. I’ve seen all the references and parodies, but never the movie itself. When I

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14 Feb 2024 · 2 min read

Sip While The Sun Sets; Just Don’t Wing It At The Mall

Happy Hour Market Grille Manchester Feb. 7, 2024 Market Grille is one of those restaurants that I’ve always noticed during my trips to the mall but assumed was too

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9 Feb 2024 · 3 min read

People Are The News

The Stories Behind the Big Stories of 2023 Elmwood Community Center West Hartford Feb. 8, 2024 Until about two weeks ago, I didn’t consider myself a journalist. I’ve

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9 Feb 2024 · 3 min read

Garbologists Fails To Kill Its Darlings

The Garbologists TheaterWorks Hartford February 6th, 2024 WARNING: THIS REVIEW SPOILS THE BIG TWIST. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! The Garbologists is a two-person play that tells the story of Danny

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7 Feb 2024 · 3 min read

Gauntlet Thrown: TheKidTheBoy Takes On antiv3nom

Gauntlet at the Market Parkville Market Hartford Feb. 3, 2024 I’ve alternated between being a teacher and tutor, off and on for the last 20 years. And many, many

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6 Feb 2024 · 3 min read