Category: Downtown
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...
06
Feb
Downtown Inside the Library
by Kerri Ana Provost
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While visiting the Hartford Public Library yesterday, I noticed that there are some new wall decorations in the non-fiction section.
27
Jan
That Perez Ordeal
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Heather Brandon has a thorough report about the arrest and Mayor Perez’s press conference this afternoon on her blog, Urban Compass. If you’re looking for...
27
Jan
Economic Crisis Be Damned!
by Kerri Ana Provost
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In the spot where Bistro 942 stayed open for less than a year, and where Euro Cafe flailed before that, another establishment is going to...
13
Jan
Rally for New Health Care Plan
by Kerri Ana Provost
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This evening hundreds of universal health care supporters turned out at Union Station to listen to details regarding the release of SustiNet. They were expecting...
02
Jan
New Year, Old Beef
by Kerri Ana Provost
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This afternoon, a veritable throng gathered outside of the Federal Building on Main Street as part of a protest sponsored by the Council on American-Islamic...
24
Dec
Free Tai Chi: Coming to a Library in 2009
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Tai Chi? In the library? A friend has taught yoga there previously, and yoga and Tai Chi are not that far apart. In college, every...
19
Dec
Public Hearing (for real this time)
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Before the charter revision commission public hearing was called to order, I overheard a few people on the commission discussing last week’s meeting amongst themselves....