Category: Downtown
10
Nov
Is the Real Santa going to be at Hartford Festival of Lights 2010?
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Dear Virginia, I was informed that the real Santa would indeed be making an appearance or two in November. On November 26th. The City of...
09
Nov
Signs of Life, and Water
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The message is clear: You can’t park here, so get walking! That’s not a bad message to send. When one abandons her car, she notices...
29
Oct
Festival of Lights 2010-2011 to be a Breath of Cold, Fresh Air
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Finally, the City is stepping away from the tradition of lighting desolate Constitution Plaza. This year, they will be decorating Bushnell Park, used by families...
25
Oct
hartFEAST
by Kerri Ana Provost
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hartFEAST. The name brings me back to childhood when I watched Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom more than a child probably should. I...
25
Oct
H.B. Davis Building Demolition Scheduled
by Kerri Ana Provost
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October 27th at 4:00 pm. For more on this issue, see a previous post on blight.
24
Oct
Sing, Sing a Song
by Kerri Ana Provost
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A friend used to rearrange her work schedule so that she would be able to watch each new episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. At...
23
Oct
Hooker Day Parade 2010
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Given the name of the parade, one would expect it would be more about something like this: than something like this: The Hooker Day Parade...
21
Oct
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Dear Search Engine,
by Kerri Ana Provost
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I check blog statistics not so much to see what the numbers are, but to find out how people manage to wind up here. Mostly,...
18
Oct
Caribbean Literary Festival
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Just when it seemed like October could not be more packed with cultural events, one more has been added to the calendar. A Caribbean Literary...
17
Oct
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Crude Oil: Dependence and Consequences
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice held their sixth annual conference at the UConn School of Business on Saturday, October 16th. There were two keynote...