Category: Progress
03
Jun
Grand Street
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Today, Hartford smells like an attempt to keep schoolchildren protected, at least from speeding cars. These barriers are installed near Sánchez Elementary.
13
Apr
Access Activism Commentary Downtown Environmental Interest Frog Hollow Fun Hartford Local News Myth Busting Parks Progress Quality of Life Reader Tip Spring Transportation
Electric Bikes Are Freedom
by Kerri Ana Provost
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What you’re looking at is pure joy. Electric bicycle advocates and the e-bike curious gathered outside the Connecticut State Capitol on Wednesday to ask and...
05
Nov
Public Water
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Several modern water fountains have been installed in the parks along the Connecticut River, so people can refill their water bottles and not have to...
28
Oct
Activism Autumn Community Cultural Interest Frog Hollow Hartford Local News Myth Busting Parks Progress Reader Tip Volunteer
Improvements at Zion Hill Cemetery
by Kerri Ana Provost
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What do you do when a cemetery building gets spruced up inside and out? You party, even while facing an incoming nor’easter! On Monday, volunteers...
17
Sep
Activism Community Cultural Interest Environmental Interest Frog Hollow Get Outside Hartford Local News Long Reads Nothing To Do Nowhere To Go Progress Reader Tip Summer Volunteer
Getting It Done in Frog Hollow
by Kerri Ana Provost
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It only takes tenacity, muscle, and the ability to do small amounts of fundraising to make a difference. Last Saturday, the Trinity College Men’s Squash...
15
Sep
The Roundabout
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Everybody calm down. It’s not trash like the downtown Circle of Death near Bushnell Park. Besides giving pedestrians reasonable opportunities to cross, this one is...
23
Jul
Your Kind of Place
by Kerri Ana Provost
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This mural, painted by Jillian Goeler, is a welcome addition to Capitol Avenue, making the boarded up storefront seem like a place one would want...
08
Jul
A+
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Bravo to Elizabeth Park for drawing the line. Now, can we all stop with this creepy gender reveal garbage?
26
Jun
Community Environmental Interest Food Free Frog Hollow Get Outside Hartford Local News Myth Busting Nothing To Do Nowhere To Go Progress Summer
How It’s Going
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Zion Hill Cemetery’s Circle of Life Garden (not it’s official name) has been mulched and is bearing fruit, thanks to the volunteer efforts of the...
Car-Free Diaries: Week 32