Category: Activism
30
Nov
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Beginners’ Guide to the Car-Free Life: But What About…? (2/2)
by Kerri Ana Provost
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As far as individual actions go, ditching the car is the second most impactful thing you can do to reduce your carbon footprint. Many people...
02
Nov
Access Activism Central Connecticut Commentary Cultural Interest Hartford Long Reads Nothing To Do Nowhere To Go Reader Tip Transportation Unsolicited Advice
Beginners’ Guide to the Car-Free Life: Getting Culture
by Kerri Ana Provost
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As far as individual actions go, ditching the car is the second most impactful thing you can do to reduce your carbon footprint. Many people say they...
28
Oct
Activism Autumn Community Cultural Interest Frog Hollow Hartford Local News Myth Busting Parks Progress Reader Tip Volunteer
Improvements at Zion Hill Cemetery
by Kerri Ana Provost
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What do you do when a cemetery building gets spruced up inside and out? You party, even while facing an incoming nor’easter! On Monday, volunteers...
07
Oct
Social Justice Leaders Inducted into Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame
by Kerri Ana Provost
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At this year’s Pride festival, out of habit I found myself heading to the Connecticut TransAdvocacy Coalition table to chat with Jerimarie Liesegang. That is...
02
Oct
Access Activism Commentary Cultural Interest Environmental Interest Hartford Local News Long Reads Myth Busting Reader Tip Transportation
Advocates Gather in Support of the TCI Program
by Kerri Ana Provost
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There are obvious parallels between the anti-vaxxer/anti-masker folks and those refusing to take action to slow climate change. Both share in their denial of scientific...
01
Oct
New Law Designed To Save Lives, Now In Effect
by Kerri Ana Provost
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New laws go into effect today, including the one that requires drivers to stop when a person shows intent to cross the street at a...
29
Sep
Access Activism Cultural Interest Design Downtown Education Environmental Interest Film Food Free Frog Hollow Fun Get Outside Hartford History Holiday HTFD NBHD Music Myth Busting North East Nothing To Do Nowhere To Go Parks Reader Tip South West Transportation West End
A Little Something (October 2021)
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Your curated Hartford event calendar for October: ADD TO CALENDAR BENEFIT SHOW: A pay-what-you-can benefit show at the Free Center will raise funds for Summer...
24
Sep
What’s This on Wethersfield Avenue?
by Kerri Ana Provost
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What it takes to get a flexpost-protected bicycle lane on one side of the street is (*checks notes*) multiple pedestrian fatalities and one gruesome recent...
22
Sep
Activism Community Cultural Interest Downtown Environmental Interest Free Fun Get Outside Ghost Town Hartford History Music Myth Busting Nothing To Do Nowhere To Go Parks Rivers Transportation
Dispatches from the Alleged Ghost Town (Volume 42)
by Kerri Ana Provost
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We need a weekend after the weekend. Such a blur of events, but the one that too many people missed and should have prioritized was...
Beginners’ Guide to the Car-Free Life: Benefits & Drawbacks