Category: Quality of Life
20
Jan
A Rubric for Snow Removal
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Even if you hate everything about the insurance industry, you have to admit that this sidewalk clearance around the Travelers Tower deserves an A+. Every...
26
Dec
Commentary Community Environmental Interest Food Fun Hartford Holiday Quality of Life Regionalism Transportation Unsolicited Advice
Top Stories of 2010
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Here are the top twelve items of interest on Real Hartford, judging by which posts were read the most and over the longest period of...
20
Dec
Drug Distribution Ordinance
by Kerri Ana Provost
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In 2009, Helen Ubiñas wrote about the drug paraphernalia widely available in late night convenience stores. At the time of publication there were no laws...
26
Nov
Nelton Court is Coming Down
by Kerri Ana Provost
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For background and context of housing projects, check out Tom Condon’s column “The Projects, From Promise To Curse: Hartford Closing The Book On Ill-Fated 1940s...
24
Nov
Access Asylum Hill Barry Square Behind the Rocks Blue Hills Clay Arsenal Commentary Community Downtown Frog Hollow Hartford Hartford's Neighborhoods North East North Meadows Parkville Quality of Life Sheldon/Charter Oak South End South Green South Meadows South West Upper Albany West End
The 311 Data Dump: What Do Hartfordians Worry About? (part 3/3)
by Kerri Ana Provost
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On Monday we looked at what residents are concerned about in the Upper Albany, Clay Arsenal, North East, Blue Hills, West End, and Parkville neighborhoods;...
23
Nov
Access Commentary Community Downtown Hartford Parks Quality of Life Sheldon/Charter Oak South End South Green South Meadows South West
The 311 Data Dump: What Do Hartfordians Worry About? (part 2/3)
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Yesterday, we looked at 311 data for most of the city’s North neighborhoods. Today, we’re going to look at two separate sets of data: Downtown;...
22
Nov
The 311 Data Dump: What Do Hartfordians Worry About? (part 1/3)
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Wired Magazine‘s article “What a Hundred Million Calls to 311 Reveal About New York” describes how that city’s 311 service has actually solved some larger...
09
Nov
Signs of Life, and Water
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The message is clear: You can’t park here, so get walking! That’s not a bad message to send. When one abandons her car, she notices...
25
Oct
hartFEAST
by Kerri Ana Provost
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hartFEAST. The name brings me back to childhood when I watched Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom more than a child probably should. I...
Mayor Segarra Issues State of Emergency