Category: Environmental Interest
22
Aug
Commentary Environmental Interest Frog Hollow Get Outside Hartford Long Reads Municipal Parks Reader Tip Unsolicited Advice
Leak
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Years back at the dog-and-pony show known as the annual City of Hartford budget hearing, a friend pointed out how one of the sinks in...
20
Aug
Access Activism Commentary Design Environmental Interest Food Hartford History Long Reads Myth Busting Summer
Enough
by Kerri Ana Provost
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In 1943, a 25 x 40 foot model Victory Garden could be found on the east lawn of the Old State House, at the spot...
18
Aug
Access Beyond Hartford Coastal Connecticut Commentary Construction Design Environmental Interest Free Get Outside History Long Reads New Haven County Parks Reader Tip Summer Transportation
Beyond Hartford: Milford
by Kerri Ana Provost
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[First time visitor? Coming here directly? Stop and learn about the Beyond Hartford, Beyond Cars series before reading on] I’m not saying that a state...
17
Aug
Retaining Water
by Kerri Ana Provost
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What ever happened to that? All of that. The City of Hartford, through its Retain The Rain initiative, gave rain barrels to residents. I was...
13
Aug
Blinkah
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Occasionally, artwork makes a lasting impression. In the summer of 2015, I was staying at a cabin in Pittsburg, New Hampshire. Most people I’ve spoken...
10
Aug
Downtown Environmental Interest Frog Hollow Get Outside Hartford Local News Long Reads Municipal Parks
What’s Your Damage?
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Following a storm in July, one of the local news outlets — doesn’t matter which one — made a pronouncement of where damage was and...
08
Aug
Butterfly Buffet
by Kerri Ana Provost
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I didn’t realize that a certain type of milkweed was controversial, but the two plants pictured here are not that kind. Tropical milkweed was one...
06
Aug
Re-Reuse
by Kerri Ana Provost
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This is not the first or even second season that this repurposed dumpster has been on Capitol Avenue, so I am still surprised when people...
04
Aug
Access Beyond Hartford Commentary Cultural Interest Design Environmental Interest Fairfield County Geology Long Reads Parks Summer Transportation Unsolicited Advice
Beyond Hartford: Greenwich
by Kerri Ana Provost
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[First time visitor? Coming here directly? Stop and learn about the Beyond Hartford, Beyond Cars series before reading on] In previous car-free outings, I’ve questioned...
Re-Create