Category: Quality of Life
20
Jan
Hartford Rising to Create a Community Bill of Rights
by Kerri Ana Provost
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A school is determined to be in need of help; instead of consulting with the community about how improvements should be made, there is an...
12
Dec
Access Activism Clay Arsenal Community Construction Cultural Interest Design Downtown Hartford North Meadows Parks Quality of Life Transportation
Final Downtown North Design Meeting
by Kerri Ana Provost
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“This is about preparing an area for development,” said Thomas Deller, City of Hartford’s Director of Development Services. “Everything that’s here is being proposed as...
01
Nov
The Others: A Reaction to #YoungHartford
by Nichole Guerra
18 Comments
A recent forum, #YoungHartford, explored a multitude of the struggles facing the city, featuring some of the city’s rising leaders who fall in the twenty-something...
28
Sep
West End Residents Rebuke Neighborhood Organization
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The City of Hartford deemed that the food pantry run by Grace Seventh-Day Adventist Church on Prospect Avenue was not in violation of zoning laws,...
20
Sep
PARK(ing) Day
by Kerri Ana Provost
9 Comments
If you need a dose of schadenfreude today, walk around Downtown and observe as motorists react to the removal of parking spaces. The good news:...
10
Sep
Barry Square Behind the Rocks Community Free Frog Hollow Hartford Parks Parkville Quality of Life Sheldon/Charter Oak South End South Green South Meadows South West
Residents Guided Toward Solving Problems Through Community Conversations
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Participants in Saturday’s Quality of Life Community Conversation were told by moderator Alice Leibowitz to “listen to understand” and that “no one needs to promote...
26
Aug
Capitol Grocery Moves into Former Coffee Shop Space
by Kerri Ana Provost
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In July, Real Hartford reported that 405 Capitol Avenue — the space previously occupied by La Paloma Sabanera — was slated to become a convenience...
26
Aug
Asylum Hill Behind the Rocks Beyond Hartford Blue Hills Community Cultural Interest Downtown Education Faith Film Free Frog Hollow Fun Hartford Music North East North Meadows Parks Parkville Quality of Life Sheldon/Charter Oak Shopping South West Transportation Upper Albany West End
September 2013 Events
by Kerri Ana Provost
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There is something striking about September. While this summer provided plenty of opportunities to sit around and watch free films, as we head into fall,...
22
Aug
Asylum Hill Barry Square Behind the Rocks Blue Hills Clay Arsenal Community Downtown Frog Hollow Hartford North East North Meadows Parkville Quality of Life Sheldon/Charter Oak South End South Green South Meadows South West Upper Albany West End
Quality of Life Initiative Community Conversations to Begin
by Kerri Ana Provost
3 Comments
The Community Conversations aspect of the Quality of Life Initiative will begin this Saturday, later than was originally announced. There will be three meetings for...
19
Jul
DOT Unwilling to Change Busway, Attitude
by Christopher Brown and Kerri Provost
4 Comments
The week began with hope and anticipation. A Monday morning site meeting with an engineer and a planner from the Department of Transportation had gone...