Month: July 2011
12
Jul
Lavender Lemonade at the Kitchen Cafe
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Fuel is needed to propel a steam locomotive. Coal, wood, or oil is burned in the firebox to boil the water. The Firebox Restaurant is...
10
Jul
No Ambiguity Here
by Kerri Ana Provost
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HartBeat Ensemble — not to be confused with HartBeat Park — has been bringing live entertainment to the city for ten years. They have sought...
10
Jul
Commentary Cultural Interest Design Downtown Environmental Interest Food Fun Hartford Holiday Myth Busting Nothing To Do Nowhere To Go
Riverfest 2011
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Riverfest — which has not actually been held on July 4th for years — drew lots of people into downtown Hartford on Saturday evening. The...
08
Jul
Scenes from the Sidewalk: Installment 25
by Kerri Ana Provost
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This was found near the Legislative Office Building. It begs for a creative caption. Leave your thoughts in the comments.
08
Jul
ConnectiCon 2011
by Kerri Ana Provost
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A crowd — mainly teenagers — snaked through the Connecticut Convention Center Friday morning as fans of comics and science fiction waited for their turn...
07
Jul
Cultural Interest Film Food Fun Hartford Music Myth Busting Nothing To Do Nowhere To Go Parks Shopping
July Events
by Kerri Ana Provost
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These are just a select few of the events going on through the remainder of July: Tonight Beach Block Party at the Wadsworth Atheneum will...
06
Jul
Access Activism Beyond Hartford Environmental Interest Food Frog Hollow Hartford Hartford's Neighborhoods North East Quality of Life Regionalism
The Great Food Swamp
by Kerri Ana Provost
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It’s not accurate to describe Hartford as being a food desert. This term implies that food is unavailable. The obesity rate says otherwise. Instead, we...
06
Jul
Climate Summer
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Eighteen people, ranging from traditional college students to retirees, gathered in a musty basement bordering the Trinity College campus, yet not one was currently affiliated...