Category: Unsolicited Advice
24
Mar
Access Covid-19 Downtown Environmental Interest Free Get Outside Hartford Living North Meadows Nothing To Do Nowhere To Go Parks Quality of Life Rivers Sheldon/Charter Oak Unsolicited Advice
Hitting the Gym
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Another option for exercise and fresh air: Riverfront Recapture parks. The trails remain open, but the playgrounds have been fenced off. The water fountains are...
23
Mar
Access Activism Commentary Covid-19 Education Hartford Living Local News Long Reads Myth Busting Quality of Life Reader Tip Transportation Unsolicited Advice
What Does This Plague Reveal About Your Privilege?
by Kerri Ana Provost
9 Comments
Have you spewed the #StayHome rhetoric without first considering the needs of those who are homeless? Or did you rip most services out from under...
22
Mar
Access Commentary Covid-19 Education Environmental Interest Free Get Outside Hartford Living North East Nothing To Do Nowhere To Go Parks Quality of Life Seasons of New England Transportation Unsolicited Advice
Spring in Keney Park
by Kerri Ana Provost
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I encountered exactly one person while riding my bicycle along Keney Park’s trails, which is far fewer people than I would have seen in a...
21
Mar
Courage Looks Like This
by Kerri Ana Provost
2 Comments
It’s easy to get on one’s high horse and tell everyone to stay home, as if all of America did the kind of white collar...
02
Dec
Cultural Interest Environmental Interest Hartford Hartford's Neighborhoods Holiday Quality of Life Unsolicited Advice
Sprucing Up Vacant Lots
by Kerri Ana Provost
1 Comment
Even though we know that trees fight air pollution, reduce respiratory issues, and are all-around amazing, it seems there is never an adequate budget for...
25
Nov
On Notice
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Patience is for fools. Last week I had the privilege of attending the Connecticut Forum‘s panel on Climate Crisis — an engaging talk with some...
06
Nov
What Earns Votes
by Kerri Ana Provost
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There must be studies on voter behavior to determine which strategies should be used in which types of campaigns, but as an unaffiliated (not undecided)...
14
Oct
Trash for Memory
by Kerri Ana Provost
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There’s been misinformation circulating about bulky waste, and as irritating as the endless mattresses blocking sidewalks are, the blatant lies bother me more. MYTH ONE:...
09
Sep
Eight Tremendously Difficult Ways to Help the Environment
by Kerri Ana Provost
1 Comment
If you search up green tips, you get lots of lists suggesting easy ways to make ecofriendly changes. There’s good reason to be suspicious of...
30
Aug
No Debate Who Won The Debate
by Kerri Ana Provost
6 Comments
I was going to skip this debate and all forums this election cycle, but a friend wanted to watch the televised debate and I believe...