Category: Myth Busting
04
Dec
Car-Free in Hartford
by Kerri Ana Provost
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I have consistently heard that people need cars in Hartford. The lack of grocery stores in downtown is one reason cited for this claim. The...
21
Nov
Free Culture
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Just as I was lamenting my inability to go see the Hartford Symphony Orchestra this year, I received notice from a friend that part of...
13
Nov
Folk Artists’ Marketplace this Saturday
by Kerri Ana Provost
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A press release from the Institute for Community Research: Hmong embroiderers, Burmese Karen weavers, a Liberian tailor, a Lithuanian book illustrator, and a Somali basket...
07
Nov
Open Secrets
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The hottest spot in Hartford right now is the Hartford Public Library. Does this mean I am getting older or nerdier? I’m not sure. In...
03
Nov
Things I Wished I Made Up
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The online Hartford Courant published a wacky news item that at first I thought had to be part of an April Fool’s edition: Keney Park...
22
Oct
Crash-laden Fun on Sunday
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Growing up, I spent a lot of time watching motorcross races. My brother and father raced, and I later drove one or the other to...
19
Oct
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Words vs. Pictures
by Kerri Ana Provost
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After a few days away, I returned to find obnoxious (but fairly routine) comments littering the Topix forum that one is routed to from the...
09
Oct
Hot Cider!
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The West End Farmers’ Market will be offering a cup of free hot cider with every market purchase until the end of the season on...