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19 Oct
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Elevated Education

by Kerri Ana Provost
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Way too often I find myself in rooms where there’s a conversation about a very serious thing and the One Answer is how “we need...
15 Oct
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Scrappy Fairy Tale of New York

by Kerri Ana Provost
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If NYC, with nearly 9 million residents, can get this rolling in two years, tell me why your town with fewer than 200,000 residents can’t...
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...
19 Nov
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Suggestion Box: Chill on the Parking Bans

by Kerri Ana Provost
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For the first snow event of the 2018-2019 season, a parking ban was not issued. Civilization did not screech to a halt. Most of what...
13 Nov
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Suggestion Box: Nourish or Perish

by Kerri Ana Provost
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Volunteers from Pratt & Whitney, along with KNOX, spent Saturday morning building and installing raised garden beds in a Hudson Street park that has seen...
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...
13 Apr
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Bartholomew Avenue: A Chance to Redesign for Modern Times

by Kerri Ana Provost
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After years of stagnation, Hartford has been making progress in fits and starts. Yet, there is unfulfilled potential that makes one ask: what holds us...
11 Apr
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Trippin’ on Litter

by Kerri Ana Provost
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When we talk about litter, the conversation turns to personal responsibility and civic pride,  as it should. Adding municipal trash barrels to make doing the...
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...