Category: Access
10
Jun
Access Construction Frog Hollow Hartford Hartford's Neighborhoods Long Reads Parks Progress Transportation
The Roundabout: How It’s Going
by Kerri Ana Provost
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If you’re in desperate need of entertainment, stand on the Sigourney Street bridge by the stairwell and watch motorists act perplexed to find Park Terrace...
09
Jun
Hartford’s Parks Are Not Closed
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Once again, you can’t turn anywhere without hearing the lie that City parks were shut down over the weekend. We heard similar untruths throughout 2020....
06
Jun
Engage and Explore with Care
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The fencing has been removed and now you can touch the art installed on the Wadsworth Atheneum’s lawn. The outdoor portion of Leonardo Drew‘s project...
04
Jun
Faux Caution
by Kerri Ana Provost
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It’s obvious from a block away if you know nobody bothered to stripe a crosswalk on this leg of the intersection.
31
May
A Little Something (June 2021)
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Here is the curated event calendar for June. ADD TO CALENDAR WEST END FARMERS’ MARKET: Starting June 1, every Tuesday from 4-7 PM, outdoor farmers’...
23
May
Access Activism Beyond Hartford Central Connecticut Commentary Cultural Interest Design Education Environmental Interest Free Fun Get Outside Local News Long Reads New England Reader Tip Transportation
Wheels in Old Wethersfield
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The Scarecrows on Main event was a cute distraction, but now, with Bicycles on Main, I’m convinced that Old Wethersfield is trying to become a...
17
May
Access Cultural Interest Downtown Environmental Interest Fun Get Outside Hartford Progress Quality of Life
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...
06
May
Literacy Spreading
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Another new free library popped up recently. This one is on Asylum Avenue near the intersection of Woodland Street, by the bus stop. Use the...
01
May
Access Commentary Construction Cultural Interest Design Environmental Interest Get Outside Hartford Local News Long Reads North Meadows Parks Rivers
Park in the Meadows, Meadow in the Park
by Kerri Ana Provost
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It’s not entirely news that Riverfront Recapture purchased the only true meadow left in Hartford’s North Meadows. Or, rather, the only one that is not...
Better Than Dwelling on What’s Broken