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Art Without Walls or a Local Zip Code

A prototype of the Hartford Museum Passport by Brian Cook That Brian Cook left Connecticut is not unusual. The media has been fixated on how many people in his generation are moving out of state. Where...

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“What is a Google?” and Other Internet-Related Questions Answered

From time to time, people ask me questions about how to start blogs, how to promote themselves, etc. Other times, I find people should be asking questions instead of taking certain actions. I’m not an...

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Proof of a Higher Power

Well, maybe not exactly that, but this news proves that all the griping that some of us have been doing has not been for naught. Here is a press release from the City of Hartford: (June 7, 2011) –...

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Mayoral Candidate Forum Spotlights Pressing Issues like Robocars and Raspberries

There are some gaps in this blog post. You should check out what Live in Hartford writes about this same forum in order to fill in those blanks. For those who are unaware, eHow is a website that...

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Whose Quilt?

At the halfway point of the planning stage for the Bushnell Park Restoration Plan and GreenWalk, the iQuilters held another public forum on Tuesday evening; the skepticism that had subsided during the...

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Hartford Pew Review: Unitarian Society of Hartford

Spaceship. Volcano. Tent. Spider web. I’ve heard this building described as resembling all of those things, not without good reason. The design of the Unitarian Society of Hartford Meeting House...

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Five Questions with the Candidates

Death and taxes. That’s all people ever seem to ask candidates about. What will the magic wand look like that they will wave over the city to make violent crime and high taxes disappear. When I...

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Riverfest 2011

Photo by Christopher Brown Riverfest — which has not actually been held on July 4th for years — drew lots of people into downtown Hartford on Saturday evening. The tradition has become to seek out a...

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Behind the Scenes at the Hartford Democratic Town Committee Convention

A large room crammed full of powerful people (and those aiming to be) dressed in red, white, and blue, with buttons and signs galore. The party casts its votes, maybe some numbers don’t match up and a...

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Is this what Democracy Looks Like?

Because the Hartford Democratic Town Committee convention did not start on time, there was opportunity to check out the fashions. Aj Johnson’s supporters had the best t-shirts because of the graphics...

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Council Primary Candidates Forum

About half the seats were filled at the start of Wednesday’s forum; by the end, only a few dozen people remained, and many of those were candidates’ families, or, candidates running with the Republican...

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Preparation without Panic

On Tuesday, Connecticut residents were preoccupied with the earthquake, which did little damage here. On Twitter, people sounded frantic about the possibility of aftershocks. This concern was rarely...

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Mixed Messages

A memorial bench has been added to the bridge that connects the Connecticut Science Center side of the Riverfront Plaza with that of the Marriott/Connecticut Convention Center. It invites pedestrians...

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A Tale of Four Markets

The recent totally-unscientific-but-fun poll told me a few things: nobody buys all groceries from one vendor, Whole Foods is very popular, and people want food to be local and fresh. While digesting...

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Occupy Hartford: Not Happy Campers

Most violent crime happens between individuals who know each other. Despite statistics showing this, an unreasonable fear about urban violence exists among those who are not involved in circumstances...

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Occupy Hartford: Post Mortem

The tents are still up at Turning Point Park, but Occupy Hartford has shown few signs of life in recent weeks. After a strong showing at their kickoff march in early October, active participation has...

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Welcome to 1912 Connecticut

Thought the new year moved civilization forward, toward more compassion, mindfulness, and understanding? Headlines from this week demand we rethink how those in Connecticut view ourselves. First, we...

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Walking Tour of Bushnell Park

There was a lot of buzz yesterday about the iQuilt project, which many had not heard of despite it being in existence since 2008. One space this plan focuses on is Bushnell Park. The photos below were...

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iQuilt: Dotting i’s

rendering courtesy of iQuilt As barrels of trash heaved into the pond in Bushnell Park remain there for nearly a week and as the water feature in the playground nearby continues to be broken for years...

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Hartford Schools Banning Media from Public Meetings

Last week before Superintendent Kishimoto, Principal Sullivan, and the parents and community at Burns Latino Studies Academy had a meeting about the personnel changes, some members of the media...

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