Category: History
31
Jan
New Monument on Columbus Green
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The stone likeness of Columbus was removed from “Columbus Green” — a sliver between Washington, Lafayette, and Russ Streets — months ago, yet the pedestal...
27
Jan
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A Little Something (February 2021)
by Kerri Ana Provost
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ADD TO CALENDAR Learn ASL: The Hartford Public Library and Disabilities Network of Eastern CT are offering a six week beginner’s American Sign Language course...
08
Nov
Autumn Commentary Covid-19 Cultural Interest Environmental Interest Frog Hollow Get Outside Hartford History Long Reads Parks Progress Quality of Life Women
Sundays Are For Rambling
by Kerri Ana Provost
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...so here is a bit of rambling about how to experience relief, joy, disappointment, and relief all at once.
30
Oct
And You Get A Park Sign!
by Kerri Ana Provost
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It’s about time that this sliver of Pope Park received recognition. This is near the intersection of Capitol Avenue and Park Terrace, approximately where the...
29
Oct
What You Would Have Done Is What You Are Doing Now
by Kerri Ana Provost
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If you’re on social media at all, you’ve seen the memes: “If you’ve ever wondered what you’d do during slavery, the holocaust, or the Civil...
27
Oct
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A Little Something (November 2020)
by Kerri Ana Provost
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ADD TO CALENDAR VOTE: If you did not already do this, get it done. Show respect for others by voting the fascists out. 8 PM...
12
Oct
Activism Cultural Interest Get Outside Hartford Hartford's Neighborhoods History Progress Unsolicited Advice
Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Here’s a thought: instead of replacing the (thankfully) removed Columbus statue, we leave it like this. It can be like a secular version of the...
08
Oct
Activism Autumn Commentary Environmental Interest Get Outside Hartford History Long Reads Myth Busting Rivers Transportation West End
If A Tree Falls In The Woods Because We Made These Droughts, Does Anyone Own Up To That?
by Kerri Ana Provost
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I sometimes look at a social media page that overflows with nostalgia. There’s not a firm line for where the nostalgia begins, but I would...