Category: Long Reads
24
Apr
Suburban Nonsense Continues West of Hartford
by Kerri Ana Provost
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On the Saturday before Earth Day, West Hartford held their celebration of it in Blue Back Square. They had Hila the Earth rapping about compost...
07
Apr
Access Beyond Hartford Commentary Cultural Interest Design Environmental Interest Get Outside Hartford County History Long Reads Rivers Transportation Weird
Beyond Hartford: Glastonbury; or, GALLIVANTED THROUGH GLASTONBURY, GUTTED TO FIND NO GLAWACKUS: CRYPTID’S CORRIDOR NOT CATERED TO BY COACH
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The first documentation of the Glawackus (“Glastonbury” + “Wacky”) was on Friday, January 13, 1939, but from the coverage given by The Hartford Courant, it...
02
Apr
Safe Streets Connecticut: March 2024
by Kerri Ana Provost
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In March, seven pedestrians were killed by drivers in Connecticut; on April 1, 2024, seven World Central Kitchen workers delivering food in Gaza were killed...
29
Mar
Beyond Hartford Coastal Connecticut Cultural Interest Environmental Interest Fairfield County History Long Reads Transportation
Beyond: Black Rock, Bridgeport
by Kerri Ana Provost
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I have been patiently waiting for a reason to dig into local cryptid lore.
13
Mar
Access Beyond Hartford Central Connecticut Construction Cultural Interest Environmental Interest Free Long Reads Transportation Women
Beyond Hartford: Downtown New Britain
by Kerri Ana Provost
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[First time visitor? Coming here directly? Stop and learn about the Beyond Hartford, Beyond Cars series before reading on] Kicking off the 2024 season of...
27
Feb
Dysfunctional City Hall
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The dysfunction revealed last night and over the last few weeks is about more than the ceasefire resolution.
25
Feb
Turning Toward
by Kerri Ana Provost
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It is not so hard to understand, if you shut off the fire hose of propaganda for a minute and truly listen
01
Feb
Pieces
by Kerri Ana Provost
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“every member of the community holds pieces of the solution, even if we are all engaged in different layers of the work” – adrienne maree...
15
Jan
Two Paths Diverged, One Not Plowed
by Kerri Ana Provost
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There are two paths, as I see it, that we could take going forward.
31
Dec
Access Commentary Design Environmental Interest Hartford Holiday Long Reads Parks Transportation Unsolicited Advice
Out and In
by Kerri Ana Provost
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RETHINK BEACH ACCESS Look, we all know that certain towns that think too highly of themselves jack up parking lot fees at beaches, but fixating...