Category: Long Reads
22
Oct
Access Activism Autumn Commentary Education Environmental Interest Food Hartford Long Reads Myth Busting Quality of Life Transportation
Genuine
by Kerri Ana Provost
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“I learned that people do genuinely want to help and be a part of something greater than themselves. I learned that many people want to...
19
Oct
Autumn Beyond Hartford Design Education Environmental Interest Get Outside Long Reads New York Parks Seasons of New England Unsolicited Advice
Elevated Education
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Way too often I find myself in rooms where there’s a conversation about a very serious thing and the One Answer is how “we need...
15
Oct
Beyond Hartford Design Environmental Interest Long Reads Myth Busting New York Progress Unsolicited Advice
Scrappy Fairy Tale of New York
by Kerri Ana Provost
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If NYC, with nearly 9 million residents, can get this rolling in two years, tell me why your town with fewer than 200,000 residents can’t...
12
Oct
Activism Autumn Commentary Cultural Interest Education Environmental Interest Get Outside Hartford Long Reads Parks Progress Reader Tip Unsolicited Advice West End
Transform Distress
by Kerri Ana Provost
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“Rather than bury our heads in the sand and suppress our discomfort, we can harness and transform the distress we feel into meaningful actions and...
11
Oct
Activism Autumn Beyond Hartford Commentary Community Cultural Interest Hartford Long Reads Unsolicited Advice
What We Gain From Trick-or-Treating
by Kerri Ana Provost
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What Halloween lets people — young and old — do is experience their neighborhood in a more direct way. There isn’t the sense of just...
05
Oct
Access Activism Autumn Commentary Cultural Interest Design Education Environmental Interest Free Frog Hollow Get Outside Hartford Living Long Reads Myth Busting Progress Quality of Life Reader Tip Transportation Unsolicited Advice
National Week Without Driving: Day Four
by Kerri Ana Provost
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We’re most of the way through the National Week Without Driving, which is when people who regularly drive — especially those in decision-making positions —...
01
Oct
Miles and Miles
by Kerri Ana Provost
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It only takes one trip to a farmers' market to recognize how upside down most of our supermarkets are.
01
Oct
Safe Streets Connecticut: September 2023
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Drivers killed five pedestrians in September 2023 in Connecticut. That’s 39 preventable deaths of pedestrians and cyclists, so far, this year. I’m writing this in...
30
Sep
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A Little Something (October 2023)
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Trick-or-treating on a pedestrianized street is always better than that travesty known as trunk-or-treating
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