Category: Beyond Hartford
02
Apr
Beyond Hartford Downtown Environmental Interest Hartford History Long Reads Parks South Green Upper Albany
Look: Bacon!
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The Folly Brook Natural Area — a wooded wetland just south of the Folly Brook dike and city line, north of Wethersfield Cove — collects...
29
Mar
Look: Hidden Gem
by Kerri Ana Provost
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You might travel down this busy road every day and not notice the road. There is no sign to indicate it’s anything but a driveway.
22
Feb
Niantic Revisited
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Sand, sea, sky, and rail. A curved boardwalk alongside the train tracks offers views of Niantic Bay, including Plum Island and the Millstone nuclear power...
18
Jan
Coastal Gems
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The Connecticut Coastal Access Guide, an interactive map, reveals that Hammonasset and Rocky Neck are not even close to being the only places along our...
14
Jan
The Hartford Line: Half a Year Later
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Last June I tried the expanded rail service by taking the train to Springfield and New Haven, while observing how both — plus Hartford —...
02
Jan
Beyond Hartford Commentary Design Environmental Interest Food Fun Get Outside Hartford Parks Transportation Unsolicited Advice
Lessons from Mid-Afar
by Kerri Ana Provost
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A postseason menorah decorates Detroit’s Cadillac Square on Boxing Day. Glass huts house nearly two dozen vendors selling everything from chocolates to vintage clothing. A...
20
Nov
Access Activism Beyond Hartford Community Cultural Interest Design Get Outside Transportation Unsolicited Advice
Open Letter to a City Getting It Right
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Dear New Britain, When I lived in you, years ago, you didn’t have much going on. There were one or two restaurants anyone ever sought...
19
Oct
Access Beyond Hartford Commentary Environmental Interest Faith Get Outside Hartford History Long Reads Parks Reader Tip Transportation Weird
Notch Hollow & Quarryville & Bolton Notch & Saqumsketuck & Sagumumpsketuck & Hop River Trail
by Kerri Ana Provost
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In a way, its rise was its fall.
09
Oct
Beyond Hartford Central Connecticut Commentary Environmental Interest Get Outside Hartford History Long Reads North Central Connecticut North East Parks Regionalism Weird
Backyard Dunes
by Kerri Ana Provost
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It’s maddening how much has already been ruined by what used to count as progress, how many shopping malls and highways have disrupted the natural...
27
Sep
Away from the Coastal Crowds
by Kerri Ana Provost
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There are no signs along Stonington Borough’s main streets that point you to the seaside meadow at the end of what was known as Shinbone...