Category: Long Reads
22
Sep
Access Autumn Cultural Interest Downtown Environmental Interest Get Outside Hartford History Long Reads Transportation
Okay, Now We Can Say Goodbye to Summer
by Kerri Ana Provost
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What better way to welcome Autumn than by taking a stroll around the Ancient Burying Ground? Occasionally I come upon historic photos of Main Street...
10
Sep
Stop, Drop, and Vote?
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Hartford’s census return rate has been among the lowest in the country, despite people going door-to-door (multiple times if nobody is home and even when...
01
Sep
Pedestrian Deaths Across Connecticut in August 2020
by Kerri Ana Provost
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There were at least two incidents in August, just in Connecticut, in which a motor vehicle was used as explicitly as a weapon. A teenage...
23
Aug
Beyond Hartford Commentary Connecticut Freedom Trail Covid-19 Cultural Interest Food Fun Get Outside Hartford History Long Reads No Drama Weather Nothing To Do Nowhere To Go Reader Tip Review Shopping South Central Connecticut Summer Transportation Unsolicited Advice Weird
Weird Travel
by Kerri Ana Provost
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It’s not that I was eager to see New Haven, specifically. I needed any change to my scenery, only had one day off, and for...
15
Aug
Access Activism Commentary Hartford Local News Long Reads Municipal Myth Busting Transportation Unsolicited Advice
Tired of Prayers and Promises
by Kerri Ana Provost
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If I end up mowed down by some reckless driver on a road that the City of Hartford has neglected to fix, don't waste time...
09
Aug
Behind the Rocks Covid-19 Cultural Interest Environmental Interest Free Fun Geology Get Outside Hartford History Long Reads Parks South West
Rocky Ridge
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Having two names for what is essentially one park feels silly. Bushnell Park, Elizabeth Park, Keney Park, and Pope Park are all interrupted by streets,...
07
Aug
What’s this? What’s this?
by Kerri Ana Provost
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It’s a sharrow. A sharrow is: (a) a shared lane marking (b) a portmanteau of “shared” and “arrow” (c) a portmanteau of “shitty” and “arrow”...
06
Aug
Activism Beyond Hartford Commentary Cultural Interest Hartford Hartford's Neighborhoods History Long Reads Parks Weird
Silent Siren
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Ahhh, the good ol’ days. When a typical Saturday morning in the city meant listening to the civil defense sirens blaring (or not) in Hartford. ...
04
Aug
Access Asylum Hill Commentary Covid-19 Cultural Interest Environmental Interest Hartford History Long Reads Parks Quality of Life Summer
Asylum Hill Bath House
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Before having a tub in one’s home was the norm, public bath houses were the place to go. Hartford had a few. One was recorded...
03
Aug
Access Commentary Covid-19 Environmental Interest Free Get Outside Hartford Long Reads Parks Summer West End
When a Walk in the Park is No Walk in the Park
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Having not been to Elizabeth Park since the tulips were in bloom, it felt shocking to see so many people out in one place, especially...