Category: Parks
31
Aug
Access Commentary Environmental Interest Frog Hollow Hartford History Long Reads Parks Parkville Transportation
Car Park
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Pope Park West is a poster child for wrong-headed decisions. Bad enough that it was orphaned by I-84, the parcel on Pope Park Hwy #4...
30
Aug
Activism Autumn Barry Square Commentary Community Cultural Interest Downtown Environmental Interest Film Free Frog Hollow Fun Get Outside Hartford History Long Reads Music Myth Busting North Meadows Nothing To Do Nowhere To Go Parks Parkville Reader Tip South West Summer Transportation Volunteer Women
A Little Something (September 2023)
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Here’s your curated Hartford event calendar for September 2023. What makes this list? Events that I would either attend or recommend to a good friend....
24
Aug
Re-Create
by Kerri Ana Provost
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While sign clutter is real, I love a colorful and informative interpretative sign. This one, in Pope Park, explains the habitat around the pond. From...
22
Aug
Commentary Environmental Interest Frog Hollow Get Outside Hartford Long Reads Municipal Parks Reader Tip Unsolicited Advice
Leak
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Years back at the dog-and-pony show known as the annual City of Hartford budget hearing, a friend pointed out how one of the sinks in...
18
Aug
Access Beyond Hartford Coastal Connecticut Commentary Construction Design Environmental Interest Free Get Outside History Long Reads New Haven County Parks Reader Tip Summer Transportation
Beyond Hartford: Milford
by Kerri Ana Provost
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[First time visitor? Coming here directly? Stop and learn about the Beyond Hartford, Beyond Cars series before reading on] I’m not saying that a state...
17
Aug
Retaining Water
by Kerri Ana Provost
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What ever happened to that? All of that. The City of Hartford, through its Retain The Rain initiative, gave rain barrels to residents. I was...
10
Aug
Downtown Environmental Interest Frog Hollow Get Outside Hartford Local News Long Reads Municipal Parks
What’s Your Damage?
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Following a storm in July, one of the local news outlets — doesn’t matter which one — made a pronouncement of where damage was and...
04
Aug
Access Beyond Hartford Commentary Cultural Interest Design Environmental Interest Fairfield County Geology Long Reads Parks Summer Transportation Unsolicited Advice
Beyond Hartford: Greenwich
by Kerri Ana Provost
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[First time visitor? Coming here directly? Stop and learn about the Beyond Hartford, Beyond Cars series before reading on] In previous car-free outings, I’ve questioned...
30
Jul
Access Asylum Hill Cultural Interest Downtown Education Environmental Interest Film Food Free Fun Get Outside Hartford Long Reads Music Myth Busting North East Nothing To Do Nowhere To Go Parks Reader Tip South West Summer Transportation West End
A Little Something (August 2023)
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Take a moonlight walk, get free ice cream, and identify mushrooms . . . but not all at once.
Strong Enough