Crossing Connecticut
An occasional look at Connecticut’s remarkable people, places and things.
How a CT filmmaker’s first feature won at Sundance
Filmmaker Rashad Frett won an award for Best Directing at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival for the film “Ricky,” which is based in Hartford.
More in Crossing Connecticut
A CT artist takes on COVID (and the world) one drawing at a time
During COVID, Connecticut artist Pamela Sztybel began drawing small satirical takes on Donald Trump and the news. And then she kept at it.
Amid manufacturing workforce woes, CT bets on youth robotics
Since 2024, the state has invested more than $6M into robotics initiatives in the hopes of creating a new generation of STEM workers.
CT exhibition showcases artwork of people in prison
This year, 161 artists, all of whom are incarcerated, submitted more than 600 pieces for the annual exhibition of the Prison Arts Program.
In Northwestern Connecticut, curling isn’t just for the Olympics
Every four years, people across Connecticut rediscover curling — and the Norfolk Curling Club — when the Winter Olympics are televised.
A common thread: Ukrainians in CT keep ties with culture, home through embroidery
The current war, and the hardships that came with it, elevated the art’s significance. For members of the diaspora, each piece is personal.
A chemist, a chef and an author craft soy sauce on the CT coast
For Bob Florence, brewing soy sauce at home was a hobby. Then James Wayman, a chef who was conducting his own soy experiments, got involved.
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