Category: Unsolicited Advice
19
Oct
Autumn Beyond Hartford Design Education Environmental Interest Get Outside Long Reads New York Parks Seasons of New England Unsolicited Advice
Elevated Education
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Way too often I find myself in rooms where there’s a conversation about a very serious thing and the One Answer is how “we need...
15
Oct
Beyond Hartford Design Environmental Interest Long Reads Myth Busting New York Progress Unsolicited Advice
Scrappy Fairy Tale of New York
by Kerri Ana Provost
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If NYC, with nearly 9 million residents, can get this rolling in two years, tell me why your town with fewer than 200,000 residents can’t...
12
Oct
Activism Autumn Commentary Cultural Interest Education Environmental Interest Get Outside Hartford Long Reads Parks Progress Reader Tip Unsolicited Advice West End
Transform Distress
by Kerri Ana Provost
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“Rather than bury our heads in the sand and suppress our discomfort, we can harness and transform the distress we feel into meaningful actions and...
11
Oct
Activism Autumn Beyond Hartford Commentary Community Cultural Interest Hartford Long Reads Unsolicited Advice
What We Gain From Trick-or-Treating
by Kerri Ana Provost
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What Halloween lets people — young and old — do is experience their neighborhood in a more direct way. There isn’t the sense of just...
05
Oct
Access Activism Autumn Commentary Cultural Interest Design Education Environmental Interest Free Frog Hollow Get Outside Hartford Living Long Reads Myth Busting Progress Quality of Life Reader Tip Transportation Unsolicited Advice
National Week Without Driving: Day Four
by Kerri Ana Provost
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We’re most of the way through the National Week Without Driving, which is when people who regularly drive — especially those in decision-making positions —...
01
Oct
Miles and Miles
by Kerri Ana Provost
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It only takes one trip to a farmers' market to recognize how upside down most of our supermarkets are.
01
Oct
Safe Streets Connecticut: September 2023
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Drivers killed five pedestrians in September 2023 in Connecticut. That’s 39 preventable deaths of pedestrians and cyclists, so far, this year. I’m writing this in...
28
Sep
Transit = More Than Trains
by Kerri Ana Provost
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It’s Thursday. This week has flown by. Instead of cohesion, a list: By now, you’ve probably heard about how CT DOT has proposed cuts to...
24
Sep
Bollards!
by Kerri Ana Provost
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After this dry cleaners in West Hartford’s Bishops Corner was smashed through twice by cars in the last two years, massive, highly visible bollards were...
21
Sep
Activism Commentary Environmental Interest Hartford Holiday Long Reads Myth Busting Reader Tip Transportation Unsolicited Advice
Steps
by Kerri Ana Provost
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I won't drop the guilt on you. I'll let others do that.