Category: Activism
24
Apr
Speed Humps Coming to a Block Near You (Maybe)
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Speed humps are about to be installed (or re-installed) on select streets in Hartford. Construction is expected to begin in mid- to late-May on Barker,...
22
Apr
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Earth Day 2021: Action
by Kerri Ana Provost
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We’ve been in a climate emergency. Most of 2020 and all of 2021, so far, has taught us what it looks like to act in...
21
Apr
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The Museum of the Old Colony Comes to Frog Hollow
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Previously on display at Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pablo Delano‘s banner exhibit of The Museum of the Old Colony is now gracing a fence in Pope Park....
18
Apr
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Building Community at Zion Hill Cemetery
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Friends of Zion Hill Cemetery, with help from Trinity College students, did more beautification work at Frog Hollow’s Zion Hill Cemetery this weekend. Volunteers picked...
09
Apr
Today at the Connecticut State Capitol
by Kerri Ana Provost
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On Friday, people gathered outside the State Capitol to protest.
05
Apr
Unhidden Gems: Fung
by Kerri Ana Provost
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This post is about Fung and it is not about Fung. It’s what makes Fung Chinese Restaurant possible, and what threatens it, and others like...
17
Mar
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Good Neighbors
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The Muhammad Islamic Center of Greater Hartford at Grand and Hungerford streets in Frog Hollow have both a Little Free Library and a Free Pantry...
06
Mar
Small Step Forward for Pedestrian Safety
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Last week H.B. 5429 made it out of committee. (We can talk about the irony of gridlock when it comes to progressive action on transportation...
28
Feb
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Hartford’s Pedestrian and Cyclist Crashes, 2020
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Besides looking at the fatal pedestrian/cyclist crash data statewide in 2020, I was tracking all collisions with pedestrians/cyclists in Hartford. Except for first responders and...
03
Feb
What I Learned From Paying Attention to One Year of Pedestrian and Cyclist Deaths
by Kerri Ana Provost
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After intentionally and carefully observing for one year, there are a number of steps regular folks can take that would significantly reduce traffic fatalities and...