Category: Myth Busting

09 Apr

Coffee and Cramps

by Kerri Ana Provost

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Writer’s cramp, that is. For the next three Sundays, La Paloma Sabanera will be hosting write-ins from 3pm until “whenever.” We are promised coffee and...

06 Apr

Downtown Fun Hartford Shopping West End

Can You Spare Two Cents?

by Kerri Ana Provost

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People want to know your thoughts about a downtown bookstore and which rose garden deserves to be named America’s Best.

26 Mar

Cultural Interest Food Fun Hartford Shopping

Lend me Some Sugar, I am Your Neighbor

by Kerri Ana Provost

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Speaking with photographer Jasper James was worth the price of admission. He showed me video of the animals he photographed, told me stories of his...

25 Mar

Food Hartford

Hartford Gets Its Own Cupcake Truck

by Kerri Ana Provost

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I found The Cupcake Brake truck parked on Broad Street this afternoon. This is its third day operating and is based in the Hartford area....

19 Mar

Barry Square Behind the Rocks Downtown Frog Hollow Fun

spring break in a three-mile radius

by Kerri Ana Provost

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This is the first year that both of the colleges I work for had their spring breaks line up. Since I work seven days a...

13 Mar

Downtown Fun Hartford No Drama Weather

Fine Day for a Parade

by Kerri Ana Provost

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It was cold and wet, which seems suitable for a day celebrating Irish heritage. These photos were taken at Hartford’s 2010 St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

11 Mar

Cultural Interest Downtown Environmental Interest Fun Hartford

The Idea of This Perfect Edenic Place

by Kerri Ana Provost

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Dawn Holder‘s installation in the ArtWalk Gallery at the Hartford Public Library is like visiting Florida at this time of year. The porcelain garden is...

22 Feb

Downtown Food

Dish

by Kerri Ana Provost

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Very fancy restaurants tend to make me feel uncomfortable and provoke bad behavior in me, like imitating that scene from the Blues Brothers. Dish did...

06 Feb

Food Frog Hollow Hartford Quality of Life

Cupcakes

by Kerri Ana Provost

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Culturally, I am cupcake malnourished. I have yet to visit Magnolia, the famous cupcakery in NYC. Last year, when the Cupcake Truck came to Bushnell...

06 Feb

Cultural Interest Downtown Food Fun Hartford

On Any Thursday

by Kerri Ana Provost

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With Valentine’s Day approaching, and with a close friend going on a top secret date which led to discussion about what makes for a great...