Ethel Winslow’s Story Archive

“Joe Turner’s Come and Gone” at the IRT

August Wilson, one of the most important playwrights in the 20th Century, created ten plays about the Black experience in America after Emancipation, going decade to decade. Joe Turner’s Come and Gone is set in 1911 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In a stunning production from the Indiana Repertory Theatre (IRT), the … Read More

So Long 2025! A Look Back on the Year that Was, Part 2

2025 national and local news was a wild ride of ups and downs, inside outs, and outside ins. President Donald Trump’s second term started off with a flurry of executive orders that banned any mention of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), transgender or sexual identity, withdrew the country from the … Read More

So Long 2025! A Look Back on the Year that Was

Even news junkies needed to take a break sometimes during 2025. Across the globe, there were famines, floods, political chaos, and so much more that the human brain had barely enough time to process one event before another blew up. This week we’ll look at international news, before we tackle … Read More

“Wonders” at the District Theatre

Ben Asaykwe’s latest musical focuses on the behind-the-scenes spirits that guided Ebenezer Scrooge through his life to get to that fateful night with three ghosts. With a cast of 46 that is comprised of professional singers and actors and non-performers, Wonders is a memorable musical. The behind the scenes spirits … Read More

Illegal Dumping Hurts Everyone

Illegal dumping isn’t just unsightly, it’s also hazardous. Illegal dumping incidents have been rising in neighborhoods where homeowners find piles of trash in their backyard overnight, on commercial lots where business owners open up in the morning to find their dumpsters overflowing with someone else’s trash, and at recycling centers … Read More