Category: Cultural Interest
08
Mar
Unhidden Gems: Lo Sano
by Kerri Ana Provost
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I can’t possibly talk about Lo Sano and Hartford present without first staring down some Hartford nostalgia. Like many buildings of a certain age, this...
07
Mar
Knowlton Knowledge
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Col. Thomas Knowlton (1740-1776) of Ashford, Connecticut is depicted by this bronze monument at the Connecticut State Capitol, created by Enoch Smith Woods of Hartford,...
06
Mar
Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette, and the Horse He Rode In On
by Kerri Ana Provost
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La Fayette, a French abolitionist, fought in the American Revolution. When he visited Hartford in 1824, he received a hero’s welcome. His arrival was marked...
05
Mar
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Fresh Paint
by Kerri Ana Provost
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If you are standing in front of an insurance company and sad because you see nobody and nothing is happening, my friend, you are standing...
04
Mar
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Art, Artists, and Attribution
by Kerri Ana Provost
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There’s this strange trend showing up, primarily on Instagram, of people asking/demanding that muralists get tagged on social media — even if the artists’ names...
25
Feb
A Little Something (March 2021)
by Kerri Ana Provost
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It should go without saying that if you qualify, then getting your Covid vaccinations should be the first item on the agenda for the month....
23
Feb
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Dispatches from the Alleged Ghost Town (Volume 13)
by Kerri Ana Provost
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This week’s installment features photos taken at and within a few hours of sunrise, on a Saturday in February. As always, this only shows a...
22
Feb
Unhidden Gems: Bosnian-American Islamic Cultural Center
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Before Hartford’s Bosnian community renovated this warehouse in 2007 creating a cultural center and mosque, it had at least six other lives: Buick dealership, auto...
17
Feb
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A Small and Little Library
by Kerri Ana Provost
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You might be asking why a Little Free Library would be installed in what is a one minute walk from a branch of a brick-and-mortar...