Kerri Ana

Category: Commentary

07 Jul
Beyond Hartford Commentary Cultural Interest Eastern Connecticut Environmental Interest Get Outside Hartford Long Reads New England Rivers Transportation

Between Rivers

by Kerri Ana Provost
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July 3 & 4, 2019 Rode bicycle from Hartford to Chaplin and back. I try to wrap myself entirely in the sound of the bees...
02 Jul
Activism Commentary Community Hartford Hartford's Neighborhoods Long Reads Reader Tip Unsolicited Advice

26 Ways to Improve Hartford, Now

by Kerri Ana Provost
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It’s all too easy to be seduced into blaming all our woes on the current administration, and to simultaneously believe that a change of leadership...
21 Jun
Beyond Hartford Coastal Connecticut Commentary Cultural Interest Eastern Connecticut Environmental Interest Free Fun Get Outside Hartford History Long Reads

Barn Island

by Kerri Ana Provost
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You will pass McMansions on the way to this property, and even a few new constructions, so very close to the coastline. When you walk...
17 Jun
Access Asylum Hill Behind the Rocks Blue Hills Commentary Cultural Interest Environmental Interest Free Get Outside Hartford Hartford's Neighborhoods North East North Meadows Nothing To Do Nowhere To Go Parks Reader Tip South End Unsolicited Advice West End

Ten Hidden Gems in Hartford’s City Parks

by Kerri Ana Provost
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Okay, fine. With one exception, they aren’t truly hidden. But you won’t see these from your car or the parking lot.
15 Jun
Commentary Cultural Interest Get Outside Hartford Parks Upper Albany

Look: Doc Hurley in Aaron Fien Square

by Kerri Ana Provost
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A monument to Doc Hurley was recently erected in Aaron Fien Square, a piece of land between Ridgefield and Greenfield Streets. From 1944-1955, the site was...
11 Jun
Access Commentary Hartford Long Reads Reader Tip Regionalism Transportation Unsolicited Advice

How to Ride the City Bus

by Kerri Ana Provost
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Whether you just moved to the area or are trying public transit for the first time, knowing where to begin can feel confusing. And who...
13 May
Access Commentary Downtown Education Hartford

Look: Green Space

by Kerri Ana Provost
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So much open, green lawn at Rensselaer that never gets used, despite being directly across the street from Capital Prep Magnet School.
01 May
Asylum Hill Barry Square Behind the Rocks Blue Hills Clay Arsenal Commentary Community Cultural Interest Downtown Environmental Interest Faith Frog Hollow Get Outside Hartford Hartford's Neighborhoods Long Reads Myth Busting North East North Meadows Parks Parkville Quality of Life Sheldon/Charter Oak South End South Green South Meadows South West Transportation Unsolicited Advice Upper Albany West End Women

Do You Feel Safe in Hartford?

by Kerri Ana Provost
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Raise your hand if you live in Hartford and have ever been asked, directly or via the scattershot of the Internet, whether or not you...
19 Mar
Commentary Environmental Interest Get Outside Hartford Quality of Life Transportation

One City, One Plan, Ten Years: Greening Hartford and Sustainable Development

by Kerri Ana Provost
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The last Plan of Conservation and Development¹ was nowhere near as bold as necessary, and its Green Hartford and Sustainable Development segment was no exception,...
13 Mar
Access Commentary Community Construction Design Hartford Transportation

One City, One Plan, Ten Years: Transportation & Circulation

by Kerri Ana Provost
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If you regularly walk, bike, or take the train or bus, you are more likely to notice how  this part of the Plan of Conservation...