Category: Quality of Life
06
Feb
Cupcakes
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Culturally, I am cupcake malnourished. I have yet to visit Magnolia, the famous cupcakery in NYC. Last year, when the Cupcake Truck came to Bushnell...
30
Jan
Beer Pong is Essential to the Health of Downtown…Not
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Recently, the Courant reported that both Mad Dawg’s and Room 960 have been shut down for liquor license violations (i.e. serving minors and not having...
04
Jan
The Alcohol-Aggression Link: No Big Mystery
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The following arrests occurred in the downtown bar area from midnight on January 1, 2010 until late morning on the same day. Because of the...
30
Dec
Hartford 2010: Resolutions for the New Year
by Kerri Ana Provost
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It’s way easier to delegate than to take on every last responsibility, so rather than work on gaining muscle mass or weaning myself off chocolate,...
09
Dec
A Sustainable City
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The most interesting ideas of last evening’s One City, One Plan POCD meeting arose during the small group discussions. The meeting was held in the...
19
Nov
Access Barry Square Commentary Frog Hollow Hartford No Drama Weather Parks Quality of Life South Green
No Homeless: The Special Just-in-time-for-Thanksgiving Edition
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Two days ago Cityline published a letter that Rich Wareing sent to numerous individuals regarding the plan to house a “no freeze” shelter at the...
10
Nov
The Stretch of Sketch Gets a Makeover
by Kerri Ana Provost
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This morning I was greeted with one of the best surprises ever — the area of Capitol Avenue between Laurel and Forest (AKA The Stretch...
26
Oct
Sidewalk Scenes: Installment Eleven
by Kerri Ana Provost
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They’re here! The single-stream recycling program has expanded and the proof is lined up along the streets.
19
Oct
Asylum Hill Barry Square Behind the Rocks Beyond Hartford Clay Arsenal Community Downtown Food Frog Hollow Fun Hartford Myth Busting Parks Parkville Quality of Life Regionalism South End South Green Transportation West End
Words vs. Pictures
by Kerri Ana Provost
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After a few days away, I returned to find obnoxious (but fairly routine) comments littering the Topix forum that one is routed to from the...
01
Sep
Community Complaint Mash-Up
by Kerri Ana Provost
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I’m not a regular NPR listener, so I missed the original discussion of it on Where We Live, but SeeClickFix looks like an effective tool...