The Thursday Table

Meet the Table

Five old friends, one bar owner, and fourteen years at the same table. They're capable adults until they're together.

Approved portrait of Patch Donovan

Patrick “Patch” Donovan

Owner, The Side Door

Keeps the bar open and the group's history straight.

Approved portrait of Lo Parker

Lauren “Lo” Parker

Crisis PR firm owner

Can spot a public disaster before anyone admits there is one.

Approved portrait of Kat Miller

Katherine “Kat” Miller

Emergency department director

Calm in a real crisis; unimpressed by an invented one.

Approved portrait of Mick Bennett

Michael “Mick” Bennett

Commercial insurance executive

The grand idea usually arrives before the details.

Approved portrait of Danno Brooks

Daniel “Danno” Brooks

Chief financial officer

The table's financial conscience and most precise skeptic.

Approved portrait of Tommy Sullivan

Thomas “Tommy” Sullivan

Construction company owner

Still convinced he can make the impossible shot.

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