Category: History
12
Jan
Constitution Plaza Upgrade
by Kerri Ana Provost
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In 2007, WFSB fled Hartford for a car-centric and sidewalkless suburban area, leaving its broadcast house on Constitution Plaza vacant for two years before it...
27
Dec
Activism Central Connecticut Cultural Interest Faith Film Free Hartford History Nothing To Do Nowhere To Go Reader Tip Winter
A Little Something (January 2025)
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Here’s your curated mostly-Hartford event calendar for January 2025. What makes this list? Events that I would either attend or recommend to a good friend....
01
Dec
History in the Pits
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Walking through Bushnell Park on a dreary afternoon, I spotted the splash of pink from across the lawn. It pulled me into its orbit. Was...
26
Nov
Autumn Beyond Hartford Climate Possibilities Cultural Interest Environmental Interest Geology Hartford History New Haven County Rivers Transportation
Beyond Hartford: GORGEous South Meriden
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Every time I looked into making a Beyond Hartford trip to Meriden, I dropped the effort because it seemed like a train ride . ....
11
Nov
Peace and Pandemonium
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Not to be confused with Pizza, Pipes, and Pandemonium, the Pandemonium Rainforest Project in Deep River is the sort of venture that once a year...
24
Oct
Asylum Hill Autumn Barry Square Central Connecticut Commentary Cultural Interest Downtown Faith Film Free Frog Hollow Hartford History Holiday Music Nothing To Do Nowhere To Go Reader Tip Sheldon/Charter Oak West End
A Little Something (November 2024)
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Election cake, garlic planting, weaving center, dark skies, divine geometry, and more
30
Jul
Community Policing and Walk Beats Promised, Yet Again
by Kerri Ana Provost
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They promised they’d change. Really. They swore it would be different this time. In all the propaganda published over the last few days, not once...
29
Jul
Cultural Interest Environmental Interest Film Free Get Outside Hartford Hartford's Neighborhoods History Nothing To Do Nowhere To Go Parks Summer
A Little Something (August 2024)
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Free dance lessons, clothing swap, karaoke in the park, spooky movies, and more!
06
Jun
Access Central Connecticut Environmental Interest Free Get Outside Hartford County History Long Reads Parks Progress Quality of Life Transportation
Quick Stops: A.W. Stanley Park
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Quick Stops highlights small doses of nature that are easily accessible from public transportation. Is the green space less than a two-minute relatively safe walk...