Category: Quality of Life
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...
11
Jun
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Better Than Dwelling on What’s Broken
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Not feeling that heatwave? Scowling over a tripping hazard? There is a constructive way to help shape how our city looks and functions. Planting trees,...
27
May
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Recycling: Not a New Problem
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Several decades ago, all adolescents (nobody was a “tween” at this time) were herded into the school cafeteria for an assembly so corny that the...
17
May
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Nurturing Possibility
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Over the last year, Hartford has apparently rebranded itself as a place that has public art — and not just sculptures on a weird raised...
23
Apr
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More Housing
by Kerri Ana Provost
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No, this is not a rerun. The NINA construction at 86-88 Hawthorn has completed and is filled with homeowners. This is 80-82 Hawthorn Street, next...
22
Apr
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Earth Day 2021: Action
by Kerri Ana Provost
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We’ve been in a climate emergency. Most of 2020 and all of 2021, so far, has taught us what it looks like to act in...
18
Apr
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Building Community at Zion Hill Cemetery
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Friends of Zion Hill Cemetery, with help from Trinity College students, did more beautification work at Frog Hollow’s Zion Hill Cemetery this weekend. Volunteers picked...
06
Mar
Small Step Forward for Pedestrian Safety
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Last week H.B. 5429 made it out of committee. (We can talk about the irony of gridlock when it comes to progressive action on transportation...
Dispatches from the Alleged Ghost Town (Volume 34)