Summer Running: Had Me A Blast by The Bedford Citizen July 20, 2016 3 mins read By Dan Brosgol Editor’s note: A summer runners’ update: A sun-dappled run along the Reformatory Branch Trail; discovering the Harvard Field Read More
Rain Clouds and Silver Linings: A Tale Of Ballet and Baseball by The Bedford Citizen May 10, 2016 3 mins read By Dan Brosgol Sometimes things just do work out in the end. Way back when the baseball schedules were published, I spent Read More
A Day in the Life of a Father of Five by The Bedford Citizen May 3, 2016 7 mins read By Dan Brosgol For some people, weekends are a time to rest. For our family of seven, it’s the opposite—days so full Read More
The Great Wild Bridge Chase by The Bedford Citizen March 2, 2016 1 min read By Dan Brosgol Attention runners: I’m happy to report that the trail-running hiatus might be officially over, as 50-degree days in February Read More
Running Through the Pines: 2015’s Final Trail Run by The Bedford Citizen December 31, 2015 2 mins read By Dan Brosgol Winter blew in with an icy, nasty mix on Tuesday, rendering pavement and sidewalks across town borderline un-runnable. I Read More
Chanukah 101 by The Bedford Citizen December 7, 2015 3 mins read By Dan Brosgol On the Jewish calendar, Chanukah began on Sunday evening, December 6, and will last until sunset on Monday, Read More
Trail Mix by The Bedford Citizen November 17, 2015 2 mins read By Dan Brosgol The seasons they are a-changin’. . . In the blink of an eye, our October sunburst of foliage and Read More
Bog Bridge Offers Transit into Bedford’s Wilderness Park Conservation Area by The Bedford Citizen November 11, 2015 1 min read By Dan Brosgol Remember the rogue bog bridge built in 2012 in the Wilderness Park Conservation Area? Well, I had forgotten about Read More
Rosh Hashanah: A New Year Begins by The Bedford Citizen September 11, 2015 2 mins read By Dan Brosgol With the new school year already having been rung in, it’s time for that other back-to-school tradition… missing school Read More
First Time at Fenway by The Bedford Citizen August 21, 2015 2 mins read By Dan Brosgol The end of summer is adventure time in our house; I usually take a week of vacation in late Read More
Nooks And Crannies: Off The Beaten Paths In Bedford by The Bedford Citizen July 8, 2015 2 mins read By Dan Brosgol On these pages I’ve written before about the best trails to run in and around Bedford (see here and Read More
Doing Everything At Once: Father’s Day 2015 by The Bedford Citizen June 19, 2015 2 mins read By Dan Brosgol When I tell people my default position is feeding seven people every day, they stop and think about it. Read More
A Farewell to Spring by The Bedford Citizen May 26, 2015 1 min read By Dan Brosgol Memorial Day weekend kicked off just the way it should have–with sparkling weather, back-to-back fire pits, and a Saturday Read More
Things Our Kids Do: Memorial Day Edition by The Bedford Citizen May 22, 2015 2 mins read By Dan Brosgol I’m not exactly sure how it happened, but Memorial Day and the unofficial start of summer is already here. Read More
Things Our Kids Do: Last Week’s Highlights by The Bedford Citizen May 12, 2015 1 min read By Dan Brosgol Hollywood Comes To Bedford The hottest ticket in town last week was for Friday night’s Bedford Recreation Department’s Dance Read More
On The Front Burner: Three Things For Monday by The Bedford Citizen January 12, 2015 2 mins read By Dan Brosgol PARCC Sample Tests Sent Home Lane School parents were emailed links to the sample PARCC tests last week. The Read More
Much Ado About Nothing, and Other Thoughts by The Bedford Citizen November 13, 2014 1 min read Some mornings were made for beautiful back-road drives to work, and this morning was definitely one of them. The sun was out, Read More
A Tipping Point For Tear-Downs: Is This Really What We Want? by The Bedford Citizen October 31, 2014 1 min read By Dan Brosgol Another week, another demolition. Ho-hum. Take a walk around my neighborhood and look at the six (at least) new Read More
Ebola, Dances, and Rainbows: Three Observations by The Bedford Citizen October 22, 2014 1 min read By Dan Brosgol Ebola on the brain My wife drew the Davis and Lane Back-To-School night straws this fall, which means I Read More
Shana tovah u’metukah – A Sweet New Year to You All by The Bedford Citizen September 24, 2014 1 min read By Dan Brosgol New Year’s in a blizzard is never fun. Neither is New Year’s in sub-zero wind chill. Lucky for us, Read More
Three Up: Bedford Day Edition by The Bedford Citizen September 23, 2014 1 min read By Dan Brosgol What a shimmering and sparkling day we had on Saturday for Bedford Day. It was so beautiful that there Read More
Three Up, Three Down: 38 Degrees In The Morning Edition by The Bedford Citizen September 16, 2014 2 mins read By Dan Brosgol Three Up Time To Take Out the Window AC? Remember September 6, when youth soccer kicked off in 85 Read More
Three Up, Three Down: What’s Going On In Bedford by The Bedford Citizen September 9, 2014 2 mins read By Dan Brosgol Three Up Friday Night Lights On Friday night under the lights at Sabourin Field, the Bedford Bucs football team Read More
The Tunnel At The End Of The Light by The Bedford Citizen August 15, 2014 1 min read By Dan Brosgol Last week I was driving in the car when a wave of feeling washed over me. Fall is coming. Read More
Forget The Schools, It’s All About Free Parking by The Bedford Citizen August 7, 2014 1 min read By Dan Brosgol Today was National Take-Your-11-Year-Old-To-Work Day. No, actually, it wasn’t. But it was for me, as we had an away Read More