Category: Long Reads
01
Sep
Downtown Frog Hollow Fun Ghost Town Hartford Long Reads Myth Busting North Meadows Parks Parkville Summer Transportation
Dispatches from the Alleged Ghost Town (Volume 39)
by Kerri Ana Provost
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For those just tuning in, this Ghost Town series began after the umpteenth time I heard someone declare Hartford to be devoid of people. I...
20
Aug
Friends of Bushnell Parking Lot General Meeting
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Friends of Bushnell Parking Lot General Meeting Minutes Board Members: Ben T. Lee, Mercedes Benns, J. Ford, Alpha Romero, Austin Heel, Keya Soulless, B. Lincoln,...
18
Aug
Commentary Covid-19 Cultural Interest Downtown Fun Get Outside Ghost Town Hartford Long Reads Myth Busting Nothing To Do Nowhere To Go Parks Summer Transportation Unsolicited Advice
Dispatches from the Alleged Ghost Town (Volume 37)
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Hope nobody is tired of carnival! The West Indian Independence Parade (with the standard live show following) wrapped up a week of celebration. It’s much,...
11
Aug
Access Commentary Community Covid-19 Cultural Interest Downtown Free Fun Get Outside Ghost Town Hartford Long Reads Myth Busting Nothing To Do Nowhere To Go Parks Summer
Dispatches from the Alleged Ghost Town (Volume 36)
by Kerri Ana Provost
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This week the Courant published a hard truth, and what those of us reading the hard data for awhile already knew: Hartford’s vaccination rate, besides...
21
Jul
Access Commentary Cultural Interest Downtown Get Outside Ghost Town Hartford Long Reads Parks Transportation
Dispatches from the Alleged Ghost Town (Volume 33)
by Kerri Ana Provost
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On a recent jaunt through Brooklyn and Manhattan — seven miles of walking on one afternoon — I made a few observations. More than a...
19
Jul
Beyond Hartford Commentary Cultural Interest Design Environmental Interest Geology Get Outside Long Reads New England Summer Weird
Three Sisters Sanctuary
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The fire-breathing dragon was not breathing its fire on this wet day, yet Three Sisters Sanctuary managed to impress, and no amount of rain was...
11
Jul
Access Asylum Hill Cultural Interest Environmental Interest Get Outside Hartford History Long Reads Myth Busting Rivers Summer Transportation West End
Tale of Two River Branches
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Will I ever cease being exasperated over the decision to entomb the south branch of this river? Probably not. Nor will I pass up the...
07
Jul
Access Construction Design Environmental Interest Frog Hollow Get Outside Hartford Hartford's Neighborhoods Local News Long Reads Meet Your Infrastructure Parks Summer Transportation
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...
06
Jul
Access Activism Community Cultural Interest Downtown Environmental Interest Frog Hollow Fun Get Outside Ghost Town Hartford Hartford's Neighborhoods Long Reads North Meadows Nothing To Do Nowhere To Go Parks Rivers Summer Transportation West End
Dispatches from the Alleged Ghost Town (Volume 32)
by Kerri Ana Provost
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If you’re new here, let me catch you up. The “Ghost Town” limited series is my way of calling bullshit on the haters who have...
28
Jun
Unhidden Gem: St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Something rare about St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral is that unlike most other institutions, the church bothered to create an in depth and public account...