Category: Downtown
06
May
Art After Hours
by Kerri Ana Provost
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This Thursday is the Wadsworth Atheneum’s First Thursday event. From 5-8pm there will be live music (which, in my experience, has never been at a...
03
May
More Spring Photos
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Photo taken from Constitution Plaza during my lunch break, where I saw that the Connecticut Science Center (pictured below)is beginning to seriously finish the area...
01
May
Fiona Stone Closing, Again
by Kerri Ana Provost
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That was short lived. After recently reopening on Pratt Street, Fiona Stone Boutique is closing. They explain: WE WILL BE CLOSING OUR STORE IN HARTFORD...
09
Apr
Literature and Love & Forgiveness
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The Hartford Public Library is hosting a reading series– “Let’s Talk about It: Love & Forgiveness.” The discussions are being led by one of my...
20
Mar
Hartford Charter Revision Commission: March 19, 2009
by Kerri Ana Provost
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What I am learning from attending these meetings is that legalese is every bit as convoluted as reputed to be; hence, lawyers should be as...
17
Mar
Get Your Dance On
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The only time that I have ever even been almost arrested was at City Hall. Correction– it was at a Town Hall, and I was...
23
Feb
Getting Around
by Kerri Ana Provost
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I like to avoid talking about race, mostly because whenever it comes up, people get defensive, they shut down, and then nothing productive comes of...
19
Feb
Spring Cleaning Yet?
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Why is a stretch of Capitol Avenue (from the UHaul building to the intersection with Laurel Street) perpetually covered with litter?
13
Feb
Lincoln: Man, Myth, and Memory
by Kerri Ana Provost
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To the untrained eye, it may appear that these racetrack flags are commemorating President Lincoln’s Coming Out Day, but in actuality, the Wadsworth Atheneum was...
12
Feb
Silver Lining for Connecticut Opera Subscribers
by Kerri Ana Provost
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It’s not the same as a refund or being able to use remaining tickets at another opera house, but it’s a nice gesture: TheaterWorks at...