Month: May 2014
23
May
Downtown Rally to Close Guantanamo
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Today is the “Global Day of Action to Close Guantanamo and End Indefinite Detention.” It marks one year since President Obama said he would resume...
23
May
Puzzles and Nostalgia Fill Science Center this Summer
by Kerri Ana Provost
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It doesn’t matter if you are the Chief Administrative Officer at Travelers or the CEO of the Connecticut Science Center. If a giant Mr. Potato...
22
May
Twilight of the Kishimoto Administration (sans Kishimoto)
by Josh Blanchfield
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Tuesday night’s Hartford Board of Education meeting was well attended for two main reasons: the recognition of the late, great “Doc” Hurley and the appointment...
21
May
25th Annual Science Fair
by Kerri Ana Provost
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“I walk home every day from school and my back hurts,” fourth grader Destinee said. Her solution to this problem was hooked over my shoulders...
21
May
Scenes from the Sidewalk: Pink Dog Found in West End
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Johnna Kaplan said she found this pink dog on Oxford Street near Farmington Avenue: “I almost felt like I should move [it] somewhere safer, but...
20
May
Rebuttal from Elizabeth Park
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Brendan threw down some fighting words about Keney Park being more versatile-and-just-better than Elizabeth Park. We were basically in agreement. Aside from the full contact...
20
May
Hartford Has Style: Another Weekend, Another Fashion Show
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Following hor d’oeuvres and open bar, a few dozen people who haven’t experienced fashion show fatigue yet took their seats along the 100 foot runway...
20
May
Public Support for Funding Carousel Renovation
by Kerri Ana Provost
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City Council’s monthly public hearing did not even reach twenty minutes on Monday. Nobody signed up to speak. There were two items up for discussion....
18
May
Project Longevity: Targeting Gun Violence in Hartford
by Nichole Guerra
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Gun violence conversations have increasingly focused on mental health issues, shifting the dialogue away from the realities facing our urban youth who are at risk...