Category: History
27
Jul
Activism Connecticut Freedom Trail Cultural Interest Downtown Get Outside Hartford History Long Reads Parks Progress
Breaking Chains
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Two murals have been unveiled in Hartford, just days apart, with the newest one located a few feet from the Soldiers and Sailors Monument, a...
27
Jul
Repository
by Kerri Ana Provost
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This building on Allyn Street has been renovated. You might recognize it as the former home of Aladdin’s.
13
Jul
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“Connecticut’s First Authentic Folk Hero”
by Kerri Ana Provost
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New signs have been installed near monuments in Bushnell Park, giving some information about the statues’ creators along with the person depicted on the pedestal. ...
06
Jul
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Liberty, Justice, and the Great Outdoors
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The understated beauty of Matianuck Sand Dunes Natural Preserve, defeated the odds by being allowed to continue, as is.
06
Jul
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The Problem With Pedestals
by Kerri Ana Provost
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“The time has come for Connecticut to tear down its monuments to inequality and racism: the elevated urban freeways that decimate our state’s neighborhoods, pollute...
01
Jul
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Camp Real Hartford: Museum Day!
by Kerri Ana Provost
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This is the point where we would take a field trip to a museum, but with the situation being what it is — too risky...
23
Jun
Access Camp Real Hartford Environmental Interest Fun Get Outside Hartford History Long Reads Nothing To Do Nowhere To Go Parks Rivers
Camp Real Hartford: Water, Water
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The sloppy scribbles on this MDC map show you where the above-ground rivers and streams are in Hartford. Most of the city is within the...
16
Jun
Access Beyond Hartford Central Connecticut Commentary Covid-19 Cultural Interest Environmental Interest Free Geology Get Outside History Long Reads Nothing To Do Nowhere To Go Parks Transportation
Outdoors Is Not Extinct
by Kerri Ana Provost
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With few exceptions, physical museums remain closed (COVID-19), but some are surrounded by beautiful grounds just asking to be visited. Dinosaur State Park in Rocky...
01
Jun
Activism Covid-19 Cultural Interest Design Hartford History Local News Myth Busting Quality of Life Transportation
Pedestrian Deaths Across Connecticut in May 2020
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Three pedestrians and two cyclists were killed during May 2020, at a time when Lamont’s lockdown order was entirely in effect until May 20th. All...
18
May
Commentary Cultural Interest Education Faith Get Outside Hartford Hartford's Neighborhoods History Long Reads North East
Holocaust Memorials
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Maybe these memorials are too modest to be deemed worthy of attention, or perhaps they are forgotten because they are located within Hartford's cemeteries --...