Category: Environmental Interest
06
Jan
Recycling Holiday Leftovers
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Hartford’s Department of Public Works will be collecting trees (presumably Christmas, but I’m sure they won’t discriminate) from January 10-28, 2011. The press release from...
29
Dec
Beyond Hartford Cultural Interest Downtown Environmental Interest Food Fun Hartford Hartford's Neighborhoods Holiday Transportation
New Year’s Eve
by Kerri Ana Provost
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My favorite part of New Year’s Eve is pure schadenfreude: watching people dressed for Hawaii stumbling about New England in the dead of winter. I’m...
26
Dec
Commentary Community Environmental Interest Food Fun Hartford Holiday Quality of Life Regionalism Transportation Unsolicited Advice
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...
17
Dec
What Will You Be Eating This Summer?
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Winter squash, garlic, mushrooms, pears, potatoes, turnips, and apples are the only fruits and vegetables in season during December in Connecticut. It hardly seems to...
30
Nov
Asylum Hill Barry Square Beyond Hartford Blue Hills Cultural Interest Downtown Environmental Interest Frog Hollow North East Parkville Sheldon/Charter Oak Transportation uncategorized
December Holiday Entertainment
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Upcoming Live Holiday Performances A Christmas Carol is being performed at Hartford Stage through December 31st. Ebeneeza opens on December 3rd. It will be performed...
25
Nov
Reducing the Impact of Government
by Kerri Ana Provost
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You might have noticed the ugly orange plastic wrapped around the State Capitol for the past few months. Those who use the State Capitol grounds...
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...
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...
13
Oct
Planting Trees, Shaking Hands, Kissing Babies
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The stump from a white oak is still in the ground of Bushnell Park. The diseased tree, between the Pump House and the pond, was...
12
Oct
Progress or Missing the Point?
by Kerri Ana Provost
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With its appearance in Bushnell Park just days before the marathon, the Big Belly Solar Compactor adds Hartford to the list of customers which include...