Category: West End
02
Apr
A Tradition of Craft: Original, Reproduction, and Adaptation Furniture
by Kerri Ana Provost
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You don’t spray Pledge on 17th-century furniture. Instead, as tedious as it may be, you use a soft rag to remove dust. The Connecticut “Sunflower”...
21
Mar
WECA Endorses CREC School Proposal
by Kerri Ana Provost
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While Frog Hollow fights the medical facility sprawl and Parkville battles an attempt to construct another gas station, much of the West End had recently...
13
Jan
What’s Behind the Mantel?
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Back in 2002, when Abercrombie & Fitch sold thong underwear for children, many understandably interpreted this as the beginning of the erosion of America’s moral...
20
Nov
Upcycling Urban Trees
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The decision to remove a second-generation scion of the Charter Oak was bittersweet for many parishioners at Center Church, but in September, the tree at...
05
Sep
The Ten Best Places for Busting Writer’s Block
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Now that writers have lost Borders as their place to work outside of the home, area freelancers and novelists may be looking for new venues...
30
Aug
Activism Asylum Hill Beyond Hartford Community Cultural Interest Downtown Faith Film Food Frog Hollow Fun Hartford Music Nothing To Do Nowhere To Go Parks Sheldon/Charter Oak West End
Happening(s) in September
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The following is not intended to be an all-inclusive list. Rather, these are my snobbish selections of what sounds most interesting in the upcoming month....
21
Aug
Asylum Hill Blue Hills Community Environmental Interest Food Frog Hollow Fun Hartford Nothing To Do Nowhere To Go Sheldon/Charter Oak Transportation West End
Touring Community Gardens by Bicycle
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Those who rode their bicycles last Thursday had a different experience than those who took the bus or trolley for the annual community garden tour....
16
Aug
A Decade of Learning How to Respond to Tragedy
by Kerri Ana Provost
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As the tenth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 tragedy draws near, it will be interesting to hear what voices emerge that may have been...
21
Jun
Asylum Hill Barry Square Behind the Rocks Blue Hills Clay Arsenal Community Downtown Frog Hollow Hartford North East Parkville Sheldon/Charter Oak South End South Green South West Upper Albany West End
Livable and Sustainable Neighborhoods
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Not fatigued yet by all these development meetings? Here are four more to add to your schedule then: June 22: Handel Performing Arts Center on...
16
Jun
June Blooms
by Kerri Ana Provost
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If you were wondering when the right time is for checking out roses in Elizabeth Park, the answer is now.