Category: Environmental Interest

25 Apr

Constructing Higher Expectations

by Kerri Ana Provost

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The annoying construction in Bushnell Park is made less annoying because of a few things that should happen for every project: 1. There was communication...

24 Apr

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Suburban Nonsense Continues West of Hartford

by Kerri Ana Provost

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On the Saturday before Earth Day, West Hartford held their celebration of it in Blue Back Square. They had Hila the Earth rapping about compost...

22 Apr

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Earth and Awe

by Kerri Ana Provost

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Earlier this month, we gathered. Alone in our backyards, out in the streets with neighbors, in city parks, on library patios. We came bearing punctured...

07 Apr

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Beyond Hartford: Yale Peabody Revisited

by Kerri Ana Provost

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The first time I visited the Yale Peabody Museum in New Haven was shortly before they closed for their several year renovation project. It felt...

07 Apr

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Beyond Hartford: Glastonbury; or, GALLIVANTED THROUGH GLASTONBURY, GUTTED TO FIND NO GLAWACKUS: CRYPTID’S CORRIDOR NOT CATERED TO BY COACH

by Kerri Ana Provost

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The first documentation of the Glawackus (“Glastonbury” + “Wacky”) was on Friday, January 13, 1939, but from the coverage given by The Hartford Courant, it...

29 Mar

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Beyond: Black Rock, Bridgeport

by Kerri Ana Provost

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I have been patiently waiting for a reason to dig into local cryptid lore.

28 Mar

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A Little Something (April 2024)

by Kerri Ana Provost

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Queering housing, Iftar-Shabbat, Taylor Swift trivia night, and a total eclipse of the heart

13 Mar

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Beyond Hartford: Downtown New Britain

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] Kicking off the 2024 season of...

27 Feb

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