Category: Myth Busting
12
Dec
All the Holiday Spirit You Can Handel
by Kerri Ana Provost
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At one time Handel’s music was considered “profane and subversive,” which is something I do not remember learning during high school choir when we would...
03
Dec
Trees & Stuff
by Kerri Ana Provost
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If you are looking for all the sparkly twinkle lights in Hartford, they are in Avery Court. The opening of the 37th Annual Festival of...
01
Dec
Supporting the Local Community and Economy
by Kerri Ana Provost
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This holiday shopping season, I have seen the phrase and concept “buy locally” appropriated. People are beginning to describe shopping at the Wal-Mart in town...
26
Nov
Festival of Floodlights and Dark
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Tonight I overheard several visitors in Bushnell Park complaining about the lack of lights. The Festival of Light in the park was meant to expand...
26
Nov
37th Festival of Trees and Traditions
by Kerri Ana Provost
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On the first Thursday of each month, an assortment of venues hold art openings, theatrical and special cultural events in a seemingly successful effort to...
24
Nov
Storefront Filled on Pratt Street
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Where can you get an umbrella, apron, vegetation identification guide, Hartford t-shirt, and hockey puck? The Hartford Holiday Store, which opened last week on Pratt...
24
Nov
Sneak Preview
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The lights are up on Constitution Plaza… …and a tree is up in Bushnell Park.
22
Nov
Segarra, Santa, and Pucky the Whale
by Kerri Ana Provost
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This season’s illuminated festivities are promising to be over the top: The Hartford Festival of Light ®: Hartford 375 Edition is Friday, November 26th and...
22
Nov
Luring Cars Back to Hartford: Doing the Same Thing and Expecting Different Results
by Kerri Ana Provost
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At the beginning of this month I drove to Boston for the evening. Normally, when I go such distances, I make a day of it...
20
Nov
ANYWHERE: Child Brings Weapon to School
by Kerri Ana Provost
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If you search the internet for weapons in Connecticut schools, the first stories that appear (as of publication) are mostly related to the incident last...