Category: Environmental Interest
02
Aug
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Take a Seat
by Kerri Ana Provost
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A little bit of Capitol Avenue has been reclaimed for use by people with the installation of a picnic table and a dumpster repurposed as...
01
Aug
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A Thing of Beauty
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Sixteen years. That is how long I have been hearing about a plan to redesign the massive failure scarring the Frog Hollow neighborhood. At one...
31
Jul
Pope Park
by Kerri Ana Provost
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If you live in the West End or Downtown, here’s your challenge: spend an hour this weekend in a city park that is not named...
29
Jul
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Corning Fountain: No Such Thing as a Free Lunch
by Kerri Ana Provost
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This is a polite letter about the Corning Fountain, in Hartford’s otherwise beautiful Bushnell Park. An antique dealer has informed as that the fountain is...
28
Jul
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The Life and Times of Zion Hill Cemetery
by Kerri Ana Provost
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If you see a toppled headstone, look around it. Chances are, you will see a groundhog’s hole. What often appears at a glance as human-caused...
26
Jul
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Reclaiming the Streets
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Trinity Street in Bushnell Park has been opened for people-centered use, at least through August 2020. This has meant the addition of two rows of ...
26
Jul
A Blue Jay in Hartford
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Talk about awkward! This fledgling was spotted in the Congregation Beth Israel section of Zion Hill Cemetery, frozen in place, while its mama screeched from...
23
Jul
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Scratchin’ That Itch
by Kerri Ana Provost
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New goats and new signs up at the Keney Park Sustainability Project. Use the Windsor Avenue entrance to Keney Park.
22
Jul
Summer on the River
by Kerri Ana Provost
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A beach in itself does not pose any heightened risk for COVID-19. It’s what people do when they are there that can pose problems —...