Category: Local News
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Aug
Access Construction Cultural Interest Design Environmental Interest Frog Hollow Hartford Local News Long Reads Parks Progress Transportation
A Thing of Beauty
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Sixteen years. That is how long I have been hearing about a plan to redesign the massive failure scarring the Frog Hollow neighborhood. At one...
26
Jul
Access Activism Community Cultural Interest Design Downtown Environmental Interest Fun Get Outside Hartford Local News Parks Quality of Life Reader Tip Summer Transportation
Reclaiming the Streets
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Trinity Street in Bushnell Park has been opened for people-centered use, at least through August 2020. This has meant the addition of two rows of ...
01
Jul
Access Activism Commentary Cultural Interest Design Hartford Hartford's Neighborhoods Local News Long Reads North Central Connecticut Quality of Life Reader Tip Southwestern Connecticut Transportation
Pedestrian Deaths Across Connecticut in June 2020
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The good news: there were not more pedestrian deaths in June than any other month this year. The bad news: there continued to be pedestrian deaths...
30
Jun
Access Commentary Community Hartford Local News Long Reads Municipal Parks Quality of Life Reader Tip
“A Budget is a Moral Document”
by Kerri Ana Provost
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These photos show casket handles and human bones at one of the cemeteries that is maintained by the City of Hartford. They are aware that...
29
Jun
Commentary Covid-19 Education Environmental Interest Hartford Hartford's Neighborhoods Local News Long Reads Quality of Life Shopping
A Welcome Return To Science-Based Decisions
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The science never pointed in any direction to suggest that single-use plastic bags were a safer option than paper bags or reusable cloth totes when...
25
Jun
Access Commentary Covid-19 Get Outside Hartford Hartford's Neighborhoods Living Local News Long Reads Municipal Parks Quality of Life Summer
Parks & Rec
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Hartford’s parks were never closed during the pandemic, but most parking lots were barricaded for part of the shutdown and basketball hoops were removed from the...
15
Jun
Covid-19 Cultural Interest Education Free Hartford Hartford's Neighborhoods Local News Quality of Life
The Re-Opening We’ve Been Waiting For
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Starting Monday, June 22nd, we will again have access to Hartford Public Library’s physical books and other materials. For the time being, this means contact-free...
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...
13
May
Centerline Yield Signs
by Kerri Ana Provost
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What does it mean to yield? Hint: many of us have been doing it during lockdown.
13
May
Activism Beyond Hartford Commentary Covid-19 Hartford Local News Long Reads Quality of Life Reader Tip Transportation Unsolicited Advice
How To Protect Yourself and Others
by Kerri Ana Provost
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It's not your imagination that since the #StayHomeStaySafe lockdown, there has been an increase in people choosing to drive far above the posted speed limit.