Category: Long Reads
25
Apr
Access Activism Design Environmental Interest Hartford Hartford's Neighborhoods Local News Long Reads Myth Busting Progress Transportation
Scoot
by Kerri Ana Provost
2 Comments
The scooters have arrived. This comes after years of discussion with and advocacy from residents. Part of why Lime pulled out of Hartford was because...
22
Apr
Access Activism Commentary Community Covid-19 Cultural Interest Design Education Environmental Interest Faith Food Free Get Outside Hartford Holiday Living Long Reads Myth Busting Nothing To Do Nowhere To Go Parks Quality of Life Reader Tip Regionalism Rivers Transportation Unsolicited Advice Volunteer
Earth Day 2021: Action
by Kerri Ana Provost
No Comments
We’ve been in a climate emergency. Most of 2020 and all of 2021, so far, has taught us what it looks like to act in...
18
Apr
Activism Commentary Community Covid-19 Cultural Interest Environmental Interest Free Frog Hollow Get Outside Hartford Hartford's Neighborhoods Local News Long Reads Myth Busting Progress Quality of Life Reader Tip Volunteer
Building Community at Zion Hill Cemetery
by Kerri Ana Provost
No Comments
Friends of Zion Hill Cemetery, with help from Trinity College students, did more beautification work at Frog Hollow’s Zion Hill Cemetery this weekend. Volunteers picked...
05
Apr
Unhidden Gems: Fung
by Kerri Ana Provost
3 Comments
This post is about Fung and it is not about Fung. It’s what makes Fung Chinese Restaurant possible, and what threatens it, and others like...
29
Mar
Clover Gardens
by Kerri Ana Provost
No Comments
As more people return to their office jobs in downtown Hartford — noticeable by the increase in rush hour traffic — they might notice several...
22
Mar
Unhidden Gems: St. Anne’s
by Kerri Ana Provost
2 Comments
Today, the church is closed. In the late 19th century, Catholic French-Canadians decided they wanted their own parish. Before having a designated space for worship,...
20
Mar
Deborah Chapel Endangered
by Kerri Ana Provost
4 Comments
UPDATE: 21 March 2021 — According to Mayor Luke Bronin, the City of Hartford is filing an appeal, which could potentially prevent the demolition of...
15
Mar
Cultural Interest Design Frog Hollow Get Outside Hartford Hartford's Neighborhoods History Long Reads
Hartford County Building
by Kerri Ana Provost
No Comments
Like most, I have had no occasion to enter 95 Washington Street, and I am pretty okay with that. . . especially because my curiosity...
08
Mar
Unhidden Gems: Lo Sano
by Kerri Ana Provost
No Comments
I can’t possibly talk about Lo Sano and Hartford present without first staring down some Hartford nostalgia. Like many buildings of a certain age, this...
06
Mar
Small Step Forward for Pedestrian Safety
by Kerri Ana Provost
No Comments
Last week H.B. 5429 made it out of committee. (We can talk about the irony of gridlock when it comes to progressive action on transportation...