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Category: Seasons of New England

30 Aug
Activism Autumn Barry Square Commentary Community Cultural Interest Downtown Environmental Interest Film Free Frog Hollow Fun Get Outside Hartford History Long Reads Music Myth Busting North Meadows Nothing To Do Nowhere To Go Parks Parkville Reader Tip South West Summer Transportation Volunteer Women

A Little Something (September 2023)

by Kerri Ana Provost
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Here’s your curated Hartford event calendar for September 2023. What makes this list? Events that I would either attend or recommend to a good friend....
29 Aug
Access Commentary Construction Design Environmental Interest Free Get Outside Hartford County Long Reads North Central Connecticut Quality of Life Review Rivers Summer Transportation Unsolicited Advice

The Problem With Single-Use Thinking

by Kerri Ana Provost
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While researching the variety of e-bike policies at Connecticut’s colleges/universities, I came across a tiny detail that hints as to why some organizations, and individuals,...
20 Aug
Access Activism Commentary Design Environmental Interest Food Hartford History Long Reads Myth Busting Summer

Enough

by Kerri Ana Provost
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In 1943, a 25 x 40 foot model Victory Garden could be found on the east lawn of the Old State House, at the spot...
18 Aug
Access Beyond Hartford Coastal Connecticut Commentary Construction Design Environmental Interest Free Get Outside History Long Reads New Haven County Parks Reader Tip Summer Transportation

Beyond Hartford: Milford

by Kerri Ana Provost
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[First time visitor? Coming here directly? Stop and learn about the Beyond Hartford, Beyond Cars series before reading on] I’m not saying that a state...
08 Aug
Asylum Hill Environmental Interest Get Outside Hartford Myth Busting Summer

Butterfly Buffet

by Kerri Ana Provost
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I didn’t realize that a certain type of milkweed was controversial, but the two plants pictured here are not that kind. Tropical milkweed was one...
04 Aug
Access Beyond Hartford Commentary Cultural Interest Design Environmental Interest Fairfield County Geology Long Reads Parks Summer Transportation Unsolicited Advice

Beyond Hartford: Greenwich

by Kerri Ana Provost
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[First time visitor? Coming here directly? Stop and learn about the Beyond Hartford, Beyond Cars series before reading on] In previous car-free outings, I’ve questioned...
30 Jul
Access Asylum Hill Cultural Interest Downtown Education Environmental Interest Film Food Free Fun Get Outside Hartford Long Reads Music Myth Busting North East Nothing To Do Nowhere To Go Parks Reader Tip South West Summer Transportation West End

A Little Something (August 2023)

by Kerri Ana Provost
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Take a moonlight walk, get free ice cream, and identify mushrooms . . . but not all at once.
30 Jul
Access Activism Commentary Community Cultural Interest Environmental Interest Food Free Frog Hollow Get Outside Hartford History Local News Long Reads Progress Summer West End

Communitarian

by Kerri Ana Provost
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That’s the word Andrew May used to describe his philosophy, and I wanted to ask if it was something contagious. To be honest, it probably...
27 Jul
Access Commentary Design Environmental Interest Food Free Frog Hollow Get Outside Hartford History Local News Long Reads Parks Summer

Abundance

by Kerri Ana Provost
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What’s happening over in Zion Hill Cemetery today is not unprecedented. In British Columbia, a cemetery grows vegetables to give to the community; they also...
25 Jul
Asylum Hill Commentary Community Design Environmental Interest Get Outside Hartford Hartford's Neighborhoods History Long Reads Progress Quality of Life Summer

Buzzing

by Kerri Ana Provost
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If you cross the Sigourney Street bridge between Frog Hollow and Asylum Hill, especially walking, rolling in a chair, cycling, or scootering, you are aware...