Category: Local News
07
Oct
Social Justice Leaders Inducted into Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame
by Kerri Ana Provost
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At this year’s Pride festival, out of habit I found myself heading to the Connecticut TransAdvocacy Coalition table to chat with Jerimarie Liesegang. That is...
02
Oct
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Advocates Gather in Support of the TCI Program
by Kerri Ana Provost
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There are obvious parallels between the anti-vaxxer/anti-masker folks and those refusing to take action to slow climate change. Both share in their denial of scientific...
24
Sep
What’s This on Wethersfield Avenue?
by Kerri Ana Provost
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What it takes to get a flexpost-protected bicycle lane on one side of the street is (*checks notes*) multiple pedestrian fatalities and one gruesome recent...
20
Sep
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Where’s the Lie?
by Kerri Ana Provost
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I guess not everyone is a fan of the incoming Frog Hollow roundabout. Or, perhaps this was a statement about the DOT’s attitude toward vulnerable...
17
Sep
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Getting It Done in Frog Hollow
by Kerri Ana Provost
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It only takes tenacity, muscle, and the ability to do small amounts of fundraising to make a difference. Last Saturday, the Trinity College Men’s Squash...
15
Sep
The Roundabout
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Everybody calm down. It’s not trash like the downtown Circle of Death near Bushnell Park. Besides giving pedestrians reasonable opportunities to cross, this one is...
27
Aug
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Farmington Ave Art in Process
by Kerri Ana Provost
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What heat? Muralists were still at work this week, out in the sun. West End resident Deka Henry has been painting the side of this...
07
Jul
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Natural Traffic Calming
by Kerri Ana Provost
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About two dozen, much needed new trees have been planted in the Park Terrace/Russ Street roundabout, and they’re not super scrawny ones either. These could...
26
Jun
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How It’s Going
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Zion Hill Cemetery’s Circle of Life Garden (not it’s official name) has been mulched and is bearing fruit, thanks to the volunteer efforts of the...
25
Jun
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Carnival
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The parking lot of Pope Park has been fenced off for the annual Coleman Bros. carnival, June 24-27, 2021. Some of the grass has been...