Category: Environmental Interest
21
Oct
Wish List for Hartford
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Despite the diligence of can and bottle collectors who wheel their shopping carts (or in some cases, mopeds) around town, there are still many plastic...
09
Oct
Hot Cider!
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The West End Farmers’ Market will be offering a cup of free hot cider with every market purchase until the end of the season on...
07
Oct
What Do You Do with a Closed Down Landfill?
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Paraphrase of woman speaking at the “Life After Landfill” meeting: We should have an encampment built so that the city’s homeless people can be shipped...
04
Oct
Confluence of Park River and Connecticut River Cleaned Up
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Yesterday, a group of people organized by the Beat Bike Blog helped to clean up the water and area alongside it as part of the...
04
Sep
Hartford’s Harvest
by Kerri Ana Provost
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There’s a cornucopia of events scheduled for the 8th Annual Community Gardening Celebration slated for Saturday, September 19th. The CT Community Gardening Association event is...
27
Aug
Dahlias in Bloom
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The dahlias are in bloom at Elizabeth Park. These are next to the herb garden. For the diehards, there will be a Dahlia Show in...
25
Aug
Cool It
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The beach is nice, but let’s be honest, it’s a hassle whether you’re going alone or schlepping a family. If the goal is to cool...
23
Aug
Hartford Receives Energy Efficiency and Conservation Grant
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The City of Hartford has been awarded a $1,372,700 block grant which is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The Energy...
21
Aug
All Dressed Up with No Place to Hoe
by Kerri Ana Provost
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If you’ve never had that feeling of being stood up, then consider yourself lucky. What does it feel like? After the first few minutes, one...