Category: Commentary
01
Sep
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Beyond: Quabbin Reservoir
by Kerri Ana Provost
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If you struggle with the ability to hold many complex, and at times contradictory emotions at once, visit Quabbin Reservoir. That’ll cure you. It’s in...
20
Aug
Friends of Bushnell Parking Lot General Meeting
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Friends of Bushnell Parking Lot General Meeting Minutes Board Members: Ben T. Lee, Mercedes Benns, J. Ford, Alpha Romero, Austin Heel, Keya Soulless, B. Lincoln,...
18
Aug
Commentary Covid-19 Cultural Interest Downtown Fun Get Outside Ghost Town Hartford Long Reads Myth Busting Nothing To Do Nowhere To Go Parks Summer Transportation Unsolicited Advice
Dispatches from the Alleged Ghost Town (Volume 37)
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Hope nobody is tired of carnival! The West Indian Independence Parade (with the standard live show following) wrapped up a week of celebration. It’s much,...
11
Aug
Access Commentary Community Covid-19 Cultural Interest Downtown Free Fun Get Outside Ghost Town Hartford Long Reads Myth Busting Nothing To Do Nowhere To Go Parks Summer
Dispatches from the Alleged Ghost Town (Volume 36)
by Kerri Ana Provost
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This week the Courant published a hard truth, and what those of us reading the hard data for awhile already knew: Hartford’s vaccination rate, besides...
28
Jul
Asylum Hill Commentary Cultural Interest Downtown Food Free Frog Hollow Fun Get Outside Ghost Town Hartford Music Myth Busting Parks Quality of Life Summer Transportation West End
Dispatches from the Alleged Ghost Town (Volume 34)
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Thankful for frozen treats on 90° days Thanks to these young people for serving as a collective pace car, deterring motorists from speeding down Park...
21
Jul
Access Commentary Cultural Interest Downtown Get Outside Ghost Town Hartford Long Reads Parks Transportation
Dispatches from the Alleged Ghost Town (Volume 33)
by Kerri Ana Provost
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On a recent jaunt through Brooklyn and Manhattan — seven miles of walking on one afternoon — I made a few observations. More than a...
19
Jul
Beyond Hartford Commentary Cultural Interest Design Environmental Interest Geology Get Outside Long Reads New England Summer Weird
Three Sisters Sanctuary
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The fire-breathing dragon was not breathing its fire on this wet day, yet Three Sisters Sanctuary managed to impress, and no amount of rain was...
11
Jun
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Better Than Dwelling on What’s Broken
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Not feeling that heatwave? Scowling over a tripping hazard? There is a constructive way to help shape how our city looks and functions. Planting trees,...
09
Jun
Hartford’s Parks Are Not Closed
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Once again, you can’t turn anywhere without hearing the lie that City parks were shut down over the weekend. We heard similar untruths throughout 2020....
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