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18 Jan

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Coastal Gems

by Kerri Ana Provost

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The Connecticut Coastal Access Guide, an interactive map, reveals that Hammonasset and Rocky Neck are not even close to being the only places along our...

14 Jan

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The Hartford Line: Half a Year Later

by Kerri Ana Provost

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Last June I tried the expanded rail service by taking the train to Springfield and New Haven, while observing how both — plus Hartford —...

02 Jan

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Lessons from Mid-Afar

by Kerri Ana Provost

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A postseason menorah decorates Detroit’s Cadillac Square on Boxing Day. Glass huts house nearly two dozen vendors selling everything from chocolates to vintage clothing. A...

20 Nov

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Open Letter to a City Getting It Right

by Kerri Ana Provost

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Dear New Britain, When I lived in you, years ago, you didn’t have much going on. There were one or two restaurants anyone ever sought...

27 Sep

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Away from the Coastal Crowds

by Kerri Ana Provost

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There are no signs along Stonington Borough’s main streets that point you to the seaside meadow at the end of what was known as Shinbone...

20 Sep

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Getting Serious About Regionalism

by Kerri Ana Provost

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A flat gray sky and seasonably chilly weather has scared almost everyone back indoors, already. From the wooded area that begins just north of the...

31 Aug

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Suggestion Box: Some Courtesy

by Kerri Ana Provost

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There are plenty of things to not like about Washington D.C. — the rats scurrying about in daylight, the climate, the density of politicians per...

27 Mar

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Suggestion Box: Run, Spot, Run!

by Kerri Ana Provost

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If that playground in Bushnell Park is not happening, maybe we could use the space for a dog run instead. It seems there...

23 Mar

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Suggestion Box: A Better Lunchtime

by Kerri Ana Provost

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When Pratt Street opened for people during lunchtime last year, the tables set up in the street got used. In previous years, those tables...

27 Dec

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Hartford Should Have It: Wishes for 2018

by Kerri Ana Provost

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It’s been a few minutes since a Suggestion Box item was published here, so you get three for one. Rage Rooms: By now everyone has...