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21
Aug
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View of Pope Park
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The last time I posted about Pope Park, someone commented that people only leave there in bodybags. I am still not sure if she believed...
15
Aug
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Tired of Prayers and Promises
by Kerri Ana Provost
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If I end up mowed down by some reckless driver on a road that the City of Hartford has neglected to fix, don't waste time...
07
Aug
What’s this? What’s this?
by Kerri Ana Provost
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It’s a sharrow. A sharrow is: (a) a shared lane marking (b) a portmanteau of “shared” and “arrow” (c) a portmanteau of “shitty” and “arrow”...
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...
03
Aug
Access Commentary Covid-19 Environmental Interest Free Get Outside Hartford Long Reads Parks Summer West End
When a Walk in the Park is No Walk in the Park
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Having not been to Elizabeth Park since the tulips were in bloom, it felt shocking to see so many people out in one place, especially...
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...
01
Aug
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A Thing of Beauty
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Sixteen years. That is how long I have been hearing about a plan to redesign the massive failure scarring the Frog Hollow neighborhood. At one...
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 ...
11
Jul
Access Commentary Covid-19 Cultural Interest Environmental Interest Frog Hollow Get Outside Hartford Hartford's Neighborhoods Parks Summer
Attention
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Attention: social does not mean the same as physical. If you want people to put six feet of space between one another, say it. If...
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.