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Tag: Unhidden Gems

26 Jul
Cultural Interest Downtown Food Hartford Hartford's Neighborhoods History

Unhidden Gem: Dhaba Wala

by Kerri Ana Provost
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It may be a hole in the wall, but between its bright signs and façade, Dhaba Wala is easily visible to those traveling on Pearl...
28 Jun
Cultural Interest Faith Get Outside Hartford History Long Reads South West

Unhidden Gem: St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral

by Kerri Ana Provost
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Something rare about St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral is that unlike most other institutions, the church bothered to create an in depth and public account...
14 Jun
Cultural Interest Food Fun Hartford Long Reads Myth Busting Nothing To Do Nowhere To Go South End

Unhidden Gem: The Flaming Llama

by Kerri Ana Provost
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There have been thousands of articles published referring to Hartford’s “Little Italy,” yet so far, no mention of “Little Peru” has been made by the...
31 May
Cultural Interest Hartford Myth Busting Nothing To Do Nowhere To Go South End

Unhidden Gems: Ukrainian National Home

by Kerri Ana Provost
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It’s 1.6 miles from St. Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Catholic Church to the Ukrainian National Home of Hartford, and then another tenth of a mile...
17 May
Cultural Interest Food Hartford Hartford's Neighborhoods Myth Busting South West

Unhidden Gems: Min Min Myanmar Market

by Kerri Ana Provost
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Instead of talking about the recent coup and related violence in Myanmar, or Hartford’s Karen refugees, I bring you photos of some of what you...
03 May
Cultural Interest Food Hartford History Local News Long Reads Parkville Progress

Unhidden Gems: Que Huong

by Kerri Ana Provost
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You can go home again.  Arriving in the United States from Vietnam in 1975, owner Ve Do opened Que Huong at 355 New Park Avenue...
19 Apr
Cultural Interest Food Hartford Hartford's Neighborhoods Myth Busting Shopping South End

Unhidden Gems: Baltyk

by Kerri Ana Provost
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Add to the long list of foods available in Hartford: cherry babka, cheese babka, challah, poppy seed strudel, pierogi. In the general excitement over the...
05 Apr
Activism Commentary Cultural Interest Food Hartford History Long Reads Myth Busting Women

Unhidden Gems: Fung

by Kerri Ana Provost
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This post is about Fung and it is not about Fung. It’s what makes Fung Chinese Restaurant possible, and what threatens it, and others like...
22 Mar
Cultural Interest Faith Frog Hollow Hartford Hartford's Neighborhoods History Long Reads

Unhidden Gems: St. Anne’s

by Kerri Ana Provost
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Today, the church is closed. In the late 19th century, Catholic French-Canadians decided they wanted their own parish. Before having a designated space for worship,...
08 Mar
Barry Square Cultural Interest Hartford History Long Reads Myth Busting South End

Unhidden Gems: Lo Sano

by Kerri Ana Provost
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I can’t possibly talk about Lo Sano and Hartford present without first staring down some Hartford nostalgia. Like many buildings of a certain age, this...