Category: Quality of Life
02
Sep
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Time to Pay Your Respects
by Kerri Ana Provost
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There is something about a cemetery that serves as home to both a department store president’s mausoleum, and to those whose remains are marked by...
04
Aug
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Asylum Hill Bath House
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Before having a tub in one’s home was the norm, public bath houses were the place to go. Hartford had a few. One was recorded...
02
Aug
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Take a Seat
by Kerri Ana Provost
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A little bit of Capitol Avenue has been reclaimed for use by people with the installation of a picnic table and a dumpster repurposed as...
29
Jul
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Why We Need To Stop Making Excuses and Install Barrier-Protected Bike Lanes Already
by Kerri Ana Provost
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26
Jul
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Reclaiming the Streets
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Trinity Street in Bushnell Park has been opened for people-centered use, at least through August 2020. This has meant the addition of two rows of ...
06
Jul
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Liberty, Justice, and the Great Outdoors
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The understated beauty of Matianuck Sand Dunes Natural Preserve, defeated the odds by being allowed to continue, as is.
06
Jul
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The Problem With Pedestals
by Kerri Ana Provost
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“The time has come for Connecticut to tear down its monuments to inequality and racism: the elevated urban freeways that decimate our state’s neighborhoods, pollute...
01
Jul
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Pedestrian Deaths Across Connecticut in June 2020
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The good news: there were not more pedestrian deaths in June than any other month this year. The bad news: there continued to be pedestrian deaths...
30
Jun
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“A Budget is a Moral Document”
by Kerri Ana Provost
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These photos show casket handles and human bones at one of the cemeteries that is maintained by the City of Hartford. They are aware that...
“I Don’t Know How To Explain To You Why You Should Care About Other People”