Category: Quality of Life
27
May
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Recycling: Not a New Problem
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Several decades ago, all adolescents (nobody was a “tween” at this time) were herded into the school cafeteria for an assembly so corny that the...
17
May
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Nurturing Possibility
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Over the last year, Hartford has apparently rebranded itself as a place that has public art — and not just sculptures on a weird raised...
23
Apr
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More Housing
by Kerri Ana Provost
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No, this is not a rerun. The NINA construction at 86-88 Hawthorn has completed and is filled with homeowners. This is 80-82 Hawthorn Street, next...
22
Apr
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Earth Day 2021: Action
by Kerri Ana Provost
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We’ve been in a climate emergency. Most of 2020 and all of 2021, so far, has taught us what it looks like to act in...
18
Apr
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Building Community at Zion Hill Cemetery
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Friends of Zion Hill Cemetery, with help from Trinity College students, did more beautification work at Frog Hollow’s Zion Hill Cemetery this weekend. Volunteers picked...
06
Mar
Small Step Forward for Pedestrian Safety
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Last week H.B. 5429 made it out of committee. (We can talk about the irony of gridlock when it comes to progressive action on transportation...
03
Mar
Something Old, Something New
by Kerri Ana Provost
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If you haven’t been to Park and Park Terrace lately, you might not have noticed the new housing installed over the last year. Unlike the...
28
Feb
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Hartford’s Pedestrian and Cyclist Crashes, 2020
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Besides looking at the fatal pedestrian/cyclist crash data statewide in 2020, I was tracking all collisions with pedestrians/cyclists in Hartford. Except for first responders and...
12
Feb
Access to Jobs and School
by Kerri Ana Provost
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There continues to be silence from the City of Hartford when it comes to progress of the free WiFi that was supposed to be available...