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Author Archives: Kristin Ostberg

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Tales From the Frontier

by Kristin Ostberg August 11, 2005August 19, 2021

When John Edel set out to make a place for small businesses and artists in Bridgeport’s industrial wasteland, he knew it would be hard. He didn’t know it would be this hard.

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3,000 Degrees and Rising

by Kristin Ostberg August 22, 2002August 19, 2021

The Fire Arts Center is like any other small business run by dedicated entrepreneurs–except for the pot of molten metal in the middle of the room.

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The Bounce-Back Effect

by Kristin Ostberg August 31, 2000August 19, 2021

We know fear and stress can make you sick. Researchers probe the brain to see how resilience can make you well.

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Joy Riders

by Kristin Ostberg August 19, 1999August 19, 2021

“Bike awareness?” Maybe Critical Mass is just really about getting some fresh air.

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Can This Neighborhood Be Changed?

by Kristin Ostberg October 9, 1997August 20, 2021

All the activism in the world won’t help Roseland if the people who live there are just biding time till they can get out.

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Here Comes the Neighborhood

by Kristin Ostberg April 25, 1996August 20, 2021

The mid-south side is ripe for development. Will new housing empower those who live there? Or will it drive them out for good?

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Got Them They-Don’t-Play-’em-Like-They-Used-To-Blues

by Kristin Ostberg July 20, 1995August 20, 2021

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