Category: Commentary
26
Dec
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Top Stories of 2010
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Here are the top twelve items of interest on Real Hartford, judging by which posts were read the most and over the longest period of...
24
Nov
Access Asylum Hill Barry Square Behind the Rocks Blue Hills Clay Arsenal Commentary Community Downtown Frog Hollow Hartford Hartford's Neighborhoods North East North Meadows Parkville Quality of Life Sheldon/Charter Oak South End South Green South Meadows South West Upper Albany West End
The 311 Data Dump: What Do Hartfordians Worry About? (part 3/3)
by Kerri Ana Provost
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On Monday we looked at what residents are concerned about in the Upper Albany, Clay Arsenal, North East, Blue Hills, West End, and Parkville neighborhoods;...
23
Nov
Access Commentary Community Downtown Hartford Parks Quality of Life Sheldon/Charter Oak South End South Green South Meadows South West
The 311 Data Dump: What Do Hartfordians Worry About? (part 2/3)
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Yesterday, we looked at 311 data for most of the city’s North neighborhoods. Today, we’re going to look at two separate sets of data: Downtown;...
22
Nov
The 311 Data Dump: What Do Hartfordians Worry About? (part 1/3)
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Wired Magazine‘s article “What a Hundred Million Calls to 311 Reveal About New York” describes how that city’s 311 service has actually solved some larger...
20
Nov
ANYWHERE: Child Brings Weapon to School
by Kerri Ana Provost
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If you search the internet for weapons in Connecticut schools, the first stories that appear (as of publication) are mostly related to the incident last...
09
Nov
Signs of Life, and Water
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The message is clear: You can’t park here, so get walking! That’s not a bad message to send. When one abandons her car, she notices...
03
Nov
Learnings (and some unanswered questions) from the 2010 Election
by Kerri Ana Provost
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After voting, I felt dirty.
17
Oct
Activism Commentary Design Downtown Education Environmental Interest Hartford Myth Busting Quality of Life Transportation Unsolicited Advice
Crude Oil: Dependence and Consequences
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice held their sixth annual conference at the UConn School of Business on Saturday, October 16th. There were two keynote...
28
Sep
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Developing Connective Tissue in Downtown
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Nobody argued when David Panagore announced that “We are the epitome of the Eisenhower Interstate system.” Those with an interest in downtowns would be hard-pressed...
Pope Commons: Evolution of an Eyesore