Real Hartford

Category: Environmental Interest

07 May
Commentary Environmental Interest Fun Get Outside Hartford Hartford's Neighborhoods Long Reads Myth Busting Nothing To Do Nowhere To Go Rivers Spring West End

Curiosity

by Kerri Ana Provost
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Walking around in one’s own city should not be radical or weird or necessarily the topic of conversation; it should be normal. Why isn’t it?...
04 May
Cultural Interest Downtown Environmental Interest Fun Get Outside Ghost Town Hartford Hartford's Neighborhoods Myth Busting North Meadows Nothing To Do Nowhere To Go Parks Rivers Spring Transportation

Dispatches from the Alleged Ghost Town (Volume 23)

by Kerri Ana Provost
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Not a person in sight
01 May
Access Commentary Construction Cultural Interest Design Environmental Interest Get Outside Hartford Local News Long Reads North Meadows Parks Rivers

Park in the Meadows, Meadow in the Park

by Kerri Ana Provost
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It’s not entirely news that Riverfront Recapture purchased the only true meadow left in Hartford’s North Meadows. Or, rather, the only one that is not...
30 Apr
Asylum Hill Community Cultural Interest Environmental Interest Hartford Quality of Life

Respect

by Kerri Ana Provost
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As seen on display in the Asylum Hill neighborhood 
27 Apr
Cultural Interest Downtown Environmental Interest Frog Hollow Get Outside Ghost Town Hartford Myth Busting Parks Parkville Spring Transportation

Dispatches from the Alleged Ghost Town (Volume 22)

by Kerri Ana Provost
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Fewer photos this week does not mean fewer people out and about. Sometimes, my life gets too busy for me to dawdle as much as...
25 Apr
Access Activism Design Environmental Interest Hartford Hartford's Neighborhoods Local News Long Reads Myth Busting Progress Transportation

Scoot

by Kerri Ana Provost
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The scooters have arrived. This comes after years of discussion with and advocacy from residents. Part of why Lime pulled out of Hartford was because...
23 Apr
Access Asylum Hill Construction Cultural Interest Design Environmental Interest Hartford Hartford's Neighborhoods Local News Progress Quality of Life Transportation

More Housing

by Kerri Ana Provost
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No, this is not a rerun. The NINA construction at 86-88 Hawthorn has completed and is filled with homeowners. This is 80-82 Hawthorn Street, next...
22 Apr
Access Activism Commentary Community Covid-19 Cultural Interest Design Education Environmental Interest Faith Food Free Get Outside Hartford Holiday Living Long Reads Myth Busting Nothing To Do Nowhere To Go Parks Quality of Life Reader Tip Regionalism Rivers Transportation Unsolicited Advice Volunteer

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...
18 Apr
Activism Commentary Community Covid-19 Cultural Interest Environmental Interest Free Frog Hollow Get Outside Hartford Hartford's Neighborhoods Local News Long Reads Myth Busting Progress Quality of Life Reader Tip Volunteer

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...
15 Apr
Barry Square Behind the Rocks Environmental Interest Get Outside Hartford Parks Spring

Spring in Barry Square

by Kerri Ana Provost
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Not trying to start a rivalry between the neighborhoods, I swear. Just want folks to see what life looks like outside of the heavily documented...