Kerri Ana

Category: Long Reads

04 Aug
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Asylum Hill Bath House

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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
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When a Walk in the Park is No Walk in the Park

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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...
02 Aug
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Pedestrian Deaths Across Connecticut in July 2020

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Preventing crashes is preferable to dumping all our energy into punishment, but let’s pause to think about the justice aspect of traffic injuries and fatalities....
01 Aug
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A Thing of Beauty

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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...
29 Jul
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Corning Fountain: No Such Thing as a Free Lunch

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This is a polite letter about the Corning Fountain, in Hartford’s otherwise beautiful Bushnell Park. An antique dealer has informed as that the fountain is...
27 Jul
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Breaking Chains

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Two murals have been unveiled in Hartford, just days apart, with the newest one located a few feet from the Soldiers and Sailors Monument, a...
13 Jul
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“Connecticut’s First Authentic Folk Hero”

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New signs have been installed near monuments in Bushnell Park, giving some information about the statues’ creators along with the person depicted on the pedestal. ...
06 Jul
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Liberty, Justice, and the Great Outdoors

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The understated beauty of Matianuck Sand Dunes Natural Preserve, defeated the odds by being allowed to continue, as is.
06 Jul
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The Problem With Pedestals

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“The time has come for Connecticut to tear down its monuments to inequality and racism: the elevated urban freeways that decimate our state’s neighborhoods, pollute...
04 Jul
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Podunk

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You could grapple for the last parking spot at Rocky Neck State Park, or, you could go to a place of no significance and have...