The appeal and use of the Hartford Public Library has grown under the helm of retiring Chief Librarian Louise Blalock. This is the reason she has been named the 2008 Hartford Business Journal’s Public Sector Executive of the Year. Blalock’s 14-year tenure marks the end of an era of unmatched expansion and recognition of Hartford’s library system. In 2001, Blalock was named the National Librarian of the Year by the Library Journal, and in 2002 the library won the National Award for Library Service from the Institute of Museum and Library Service. Published by
The Hartford Business Journal
; Publication Date: November 20, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/hbj_112008.asp
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In this year-end report, the Hartford Police Department reports that serious crime has declined slightly in 2009, although aggravated assault and burglary increased significantly. (PDF document, 19 pages) Published by
Hartford Police Department
; Publication Date: January 11, 2010
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Link: /issues/wsd/crime/2009_Safe_City_Overview.pdf
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Mike McGarry expresses the opinion that it’s now up to our state legislators to stop the madness on the corner of Farmington and Broad. City planners are trying to build Pathways to Technology Magnet School on that tiny spot. In addition, there is a proposed plan to change the roads around the space – despite tremendous public opposition. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: April 26 - May 3, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_news_042606.asp
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The Hartford Courant comments on the recent move by the city of Hartford to serve developer David Nyberg with more than a dozen cease-and-desist orders last month for a project involving a dozen apartment buildings in the city's Asylum Hill neighborhood. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 01, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_090108.asp
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Queen City Barber Shop closed at the end of June, 2006. The owner, Luigi DeMarco has cut hair for more than 60 years, but will be retiring since the building his shop is in, the former Hastings Hotel and Conference Center, will soon be the Connecticut Culinary Institute. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 29, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_062906.asp
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The Upper Albany Development, Inc.'s ideas for the vacant lot at Albany Ave. and Woodland St. are being put slowly into action after gaining Mayor Perez and the city's support. Difficulties in negotiating with Exxon Mobil, however, have developed over the rights to the lot, where a gas station stood about four years ago. The project is estimated to cost between $400,000 and $800,000. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 4, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_040405.asp
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Latinos/as Contra SIDA, a Hartford-based community services agency that provides care and services to people with HIV/AIDS, celebrated its 20th anniversary recently with the announcement of a new name and a new project that will expand its outreach to families in need. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 24, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Neighborhoods/htfd_courant_032406.asp
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The Aetna Viaduct has reached the end of its useful life. After more than 40 years of service, the elevated highway between Hartford's West End and downtown must either be torn down, renovated or redesigned. The best option is to redesign the highway to reduce its impact on the city without reducing its usefulness, by bringing it to ground level in some places and covering it in others. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 02, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/Transportation/htfd_courant_080209_1.asp
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A grand jury investigation has called for the arrest of Robert Lawlor, a police officer who shot and killed Jashon Bryant in the North End. The investigation's finding represented a small victory in the ongoing effort to improve the often-fractured relationship between Hartford police and the city's African American community. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 17, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/crime/htfd_courant_051706.asp
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Columnist Stan Simpson suggests that until the city gets a cohesive plan to tackle quality of life issues in Hartford's neighborhoods, the incidence of crime won't change, even if there is a spike in arrests. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 16, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/crime/htfd_courant_021605.asp
Related Link(s):
Crime Beware, Comstat is Here
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Police Report for the City of Hartford
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Trinity College's urban programs that were heavily supported by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation expired in June, leaving questions about their future. The college decided to merge some urban programs and fold their costs into the school's thin-stretched operating budget. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 11, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_081105.asp
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This article presents one person’s opinion about public safety in Hartford. Hartford's pathetic response to crime is nothing if not consistent. For decades the city has suffered horrific crimes, followed by bizarre statements from public officials, ending in a flurry of heartfelt inaction. But these periodic sprees mask the true problem in Hartford, and it is not serious crime. It is the tolerance of elected officials for the inappropriate behaviors that occur daily throughout the city. It is this tolerance that has infected Hartford and is choking the city. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 12, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_061208_1.asp
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For years, the drunks and drug dealers and hookers who hang out at Hartford's Barnard Park have been all but oblivious to the city's efforts to get them to leave. But now the people who live and work nearby are turning to a new weapon in their effort to reclaim the park. Classical music. A small band of neighbors is working with the police department to enlist Beethoven, Brahms and Vivaldi in their campaign to clean up one of the city's most notoriously abused public spaces. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 4, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Crime/htfd_courant_030406.asp
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Mothers United Against Violence urged the city of Hartford to get behind the anti-violence campaigns and to work to make their streets safer as residents mourn the loss of those who have fallen victim to gun violence in Hartford. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 12, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/familiesandchildren/htfd_courant_061205.asp
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Recently a burglary at 124 Park Terrace became deadly. Threatened by a pair of intruders when he entered his house, the owner who had been renovating the house grabbed a knife and fatally stabbed one of them in the chest, police said. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 9, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Neighborhoods/htfd_courant_060907.asp
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More than 1,000 family, friends, students and musicians said goodbye to Jackie McLean in song and prayer recently at the famed Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, where he received his first saxophone as a boy. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 8, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/artsandculture/htfd_courant_040806.asp
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Three Hartford nonprofits have teamed up to launch a food pantry that will serve the region's poor with fresh food and dignity. Unlike most food pantries, which are consigned to church basement closets or the odd corners of town buildings, this pantry in the Upper Albany neighborhood will offer fresh food in a setting reminiscent of a small supermarket, complete with little shopping carts. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 31, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Homelessness/htfd_advocate_053107.asp
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The success of Hope Artiste Village, in Pawtucket, RI, should hearten Hartford as it strives to remake itself as New England's rising star. Lance Robbins, whose company, Urban Smart Growth, has made rehabilitation and reuse of historic buildings its specialty, has taken over the development of the Colt factory complex in Hartford. He hopes to restart the restoration of this National Historic Landmark and do for it what he did for the hulking Pawtucket anachronism — make it a cool and prosperous place to be. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 05, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/economicdevelopment/htfd_courant_040509.asp
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The annual Thanksgiving Day football game between Weaver and Hartford Public high schools, fans say, is about more than just football. It is equal parts reunion, celebration and community gathering. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 23, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_112307.asp
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If all goes as planned, the old M. Swift & Sons building in Hartford will be reborn as a school where volunteer teachers mold children into scholars. The emerging story of Nativity Preparatory School is a sign that good ideas can lead to something. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 25, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_122507.asp
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With so many corporations merging, downsizing and bailing out of the city, it's always encouraging when a company reaffirms its place in the local economy. And nothing says "We're here!" louder than 7-foot-high freestanding letters atop your roof. Over the past year, Aetna has added four such signs - complete with the company logo's somewhat whimsical dancing figure - to its headquarters on Farmington Avenue. The signs' brushed metal reflects the sun nicely and they are quite visible from I-84. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 18, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/htfd_courant_061806.asp
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Daryl Roberts entered his sixth month as Hartford’s police chief recently, and it looks like he has some cause for celebration. So far in 2006, the number of serious crimes in the city is down 5.4 percent from the same time last year and 17 percent from two years ago. Crime has been down each month since Roberts took over in July from former chief Patrick Harnett, but the statistics aren’t all good. Over the full year through November, figures for violent crime have been mixed. Published by
The Hartford Advocate
; Publication Date: December 14, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Crime/htfd_advocate_121406.asp
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Ted Carroll, president of Leadership Greater Hartford for 22 years, expresses the opinion that building community — making our world safer, more virtuous and more joyful for all of us — begins with personal connections and commitments. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 25, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_062508.asp
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Hidden behind frosted glass in Parkville, Leigh Martin runs an empire that cranks out a million pairs of jeans a month and makes $130 million a year. Axis, a blue jeans designer and manufacturer, does business in New York, Connecticut and China. Published by
The Hartford Advocate
; Publication Date: November 09, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/economicdevelopment/htfd_advocate_110907.asp
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Author Michael Downs left Hartford at 3 years old, and Connecticut at 9 years old, but the city of his birth was never far from his thoughts, and inspired his recent book. In the book House of Good Hope, which borrows its title from one of the early names given to Hartford by the founding Dutch, Downs attempts to come to terms with his abandonment and his love of the city. Published by
The Hartford Advocate
; Publication Date: May 08, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_advocate_050808.asp
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Two Hartford eateries, Sully's Pub and Lena’s First and Last Pizzeria recently celebrated 25 year anniversaries. Published by
The Hartford Advocate
; Publication Date: June 14, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Neighborhoods/htfd_advocate_061407.asp
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Since the late 1980s, Mutual Housing Association of Greater Hartford has turned vacant buildings into beautiful, affordable homes whose residents form an association similar to a cooperative. Now, the group has a new home of its own. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 12, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Housing/htfd_courant_031206.asp
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Lemuel Rodney Custis, a member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen and Hartford's first black police officer, was remembered at his funeral as a combat hero and a humble man who advanced the integration of the U.S. armed forces. Custis, 89, believed to have been the last member of the first class of black aviators to train at Tuskegee Institute, was buried with military honors at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Hartford. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 6, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/history/htfd_courant_030605.asp
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Recently, the weight of Samuel Colt’s legacy was officially acknowledged. A committee of preservation experts, architects and historians who advise the National Park Service voted to recommend the district of Coltsville as a National Historic Landmark. It is the highest honor the federal government bestows on properties of historic and architectural significance. It means that the 100-plus acres of Colt-related sites are closer to joining the company of the Grand Canyon, Valley Forge and Ellis Island as a National Park. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 09, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/history/htfd_courant_120907.asp
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Park Street resident Shadrack Jolobi was named after a Biblical character who was cast into a fiery furnace but survived. Jolobi himself has survived an ordeal almost equally horrific: growing up in the war-ravaged country of South Sudan. Three years ago, Jolobi and part of his family made it to the United States after spending about five years at a refugee camp in Uganda. Jolobi, who is a tribal chief in Sudan, has joined with Hartford Areas Rally Together (HART) to collect donations of gently used clothing, toys, blankets, sheets, housewares and computer equipment to send to South Sudan. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: April 25 - May 2, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Neighborhoods/htfd_news_042507_a.asp
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Ella Little Cromwell, now in her 80s, recently attended a celebration in her honor. Cromwell served on the Democratic town committee for 26 years and still holds a seat on the Democratic State Central Committee. She is perhaps best known for mentoring youngsters with political aspirations. She has always been a stickler about voter registration and participation in city politics and the NAACP. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 13, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_021305.asp
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Three of Hartford's 20 homicides this year have occurred on Garden Street; another six nearby. Courant columnist Helen Ubinas and photographer Rick Hartford spend the week in and around the North End neighborhood talking to residents about living in, and surviving, one of Hartford's tougher neighborhoods. Here are excerpts from her blog from Monday, August 3, 2009, reporting past all the clichés and stereotypes and misconceptions of this North End neighborhood where Taylor Lewis lives. Taylor and her neighbors lovingly tend to their Habitat for Humanity homes - and gardens that would make any master gardener envious. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 04, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_080409.asp
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The dispute about minority hiring between Hartford's African-American Alliance and the Metropolitan District Commission, the quasi-governmental agency that's responsible for water and sewers in Hartford and eight surrounding communities is heating up. The MDC is under orders from both state and federal authorities to fix its leaky, antiquated sewer system that sends about a billion gallons of raw sewage into the Connecticut River every year. Preliminary engineering for the Clean Water Project launched in 2004 recently began. The question for the alliance and others is whether that work has already begun in earnest without the participation of Latino and African-American workers. Published by
The Hartford Advocate
; Publication Date: December 18, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/environment/htfd_advocate_121808.asp
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ONE/CHANE's new director shares his perspective on ways that ONE/CHANE can re-focus on community organizing and advocacy. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 5, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_020505.asp
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Robert Banks Jr. of East Windsor died Friday, May 6, 2005 at St. Francis Hospital. He was shot in the wake of an intimidation campaign against a family that has agreed to testify in a murder case. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 12, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_051205.asp
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City residents gathered to celebrate the difference Hartford Organizing for Power and Equality’s (HOPE) is making in the community at its annual meeting recently at Asylum Hill Congregational Church. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: February 14, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_news_021408.asp
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A plan for a memorial to those who have served in the armed forces of the United States was recently presented to the Hartford City Council. The proposed location of this simple, but elegant, tribute to Hartford’s servicemen and women is the corner of Farmington Avenue and Broad Street. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: May 9 - 16, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Parks/htfd_news_050907_a.asp
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The Micro Business Incubator Program, explained in this article, is a collaboration of Upper Albany Main Street, the University of Hartford's Barney School of Business and the MetroHartford Alliance that matches university students with Upper Albany merchants for individualized, on-site business assistance. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 8, 2004
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The youngest of Rhonia Green’s four sons, 18-year-old Oshane, died early on the morning of December 26, 2007 at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, shot twice in the chest after a momentary altercation with a stranger in a grungy takeout joint on North Main Street. She lost another son to gun violence in Hartford on Labor Day weekend in 2003. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 29, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/crime/htfd_courant_122907.asp
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Most immigrant groups that have come to Hartford have followed a familiar path, be they Italian, Dominican or Jamaican. First come the people, then a few shops and restaurants, then a house of worship that also functions as a center of the community. That well-worn path is now being followed by Hartford’s Bosnian community. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: August 1, 2007
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Link: /Issues/Documents/Neighborhoods/htfd_news_080107.asp
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As part of a pilot "quality of life'' initiative, the city's building inspectors, rodent inspectors and health inspectors concentrate their efforts on a neighborhood in the South End and another in the North End, scrutinizing every house for quality-of-life violations, Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 26, 2004
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_102604.asp
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Several groups and Hartford city officials have been meeting weekly for three months about improving the appearance and accessibility of northern Main Street from Terry Square to the Windsor town line. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 6, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/economicdevelopment/htfd_courant_060605.asp
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Nearly $1.3 million in unpaid taxes may finally shake the old gun factory loose for a new developer. Published by
The Hartford Advocate
; Publication Date: March 03, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/htfd_advocate_030309.asp
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With the Jewell Street building slated for demolition, the Hartford YMCA opened its new downtown health and wellness center. The new facility has workout views of Trumbull Street, a spacious lobby, and a 21st-century look. It's a short walk from the old YMCA on Bushnell Park to its new home in the brand-new Hartford 21 complex. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 20, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/htfd_courant_052006_a.asp
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Stan Simpson discusses a newcomer's impressions of Hartford: observations on the amenities that are taken for granted, and aspects of the city that may have never registered before. He concludes that the city has to embrace and promote what it is - a midpoint between Boston and New York with an eclectic mix of cultures, arts attractions and parks. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 28, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/DowntownDevelopment/htfd_courant_012806.asp
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“Remembering The Old Neighborhood," a compilation of memories and photos of Hartford’s North End from more than 150 former and current residents captures a time long gone and a place now greatly changed. Its recollections span life during the Great Depression, World War II and the post-war boom. A project of the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford, edited by Joan Walden of West Hartford and designed by Cheryl Dauphin of Wethersfield, the book focuses on the Jewish experience of that time and place. But it also offers reminiscences from Italian, Irish and African American residents of the North End. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 19, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/history/htfd_courant_071909.asp
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Like most urban parks across the nation, Pope Park fell on hard times in recent decades. Happily, The Friends of Pope Park, a nonprofit board (which happens to include Pope's great-grandson, Albert Pope III) has worked as industriously as the good colonel himself and recently unveiled the completion of the first phase of a comprehensive master plan to restore to its former glory this public resource. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 6, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Parks/htfd_courant_080606.asp
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In this op-ed, the author discusses the history of the Hartford Conservatory, and its future. She suggests that to root for the city of Hartford is to root for the arts; the post-industrial city will be an arts center if it will be anything. There ought to be a role for the conservatory in Hartford. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 25, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_062506.asp
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Stan Simpson comments on the Hartford Public Library's decision to shutter both the Mark Twain and Blue Hills branches to close a budget gap of about $870,000. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 02, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_070208.asp
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Violence over the past several years has kept some residents of the North End neighborhood in Hartford in self-imposed lockdown. People have been killed and wounded, gunshots have peppered apartment buildings, and thugs are still too easily armed. But community activists, police officers and residents who gathered for a day of summer fun say there are people on Martin Street who work two or three jobs, want to live peacefully and want to give their kids a better life. The good news, according to residents and police, is that the violent atmosphere has calmed a bit. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 30, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Neighborhoods/htfd_courant_073006.asp
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In this editorial, the Courant expresses the opinion that small infill projects, especially those that restore architecturally significant buildings, should be a big part of Hartford's revival plans. The recent dedication of a brick duplex in Hartford's North End went largely unnoticed. But, the Christian Activities Council celebrated the restoration of a historic but badly deteriorated "Perfect Six" apartment building on Edgewood Street. The houses were not restored to their original six apartments, but instead were made into side-by-side townhouses — a Perfect Two. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 29, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_062908.asp
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A recent ceremony was held at the Artists Collective, the nationally recognized arts center in Hartford's North End to honor and recognize Jackie McLean's vision and passion for teaching music to Hartford children. On the day he would have turned 75, musicians, community leaders, family and former students celebrated McLean's life through music and prayer. Speakers remembered him not just for his musical genius, but for the profound impact he had on thousands of youngsters who came through the Collective's front doors. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 18, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/artsandculture/htfd_courant_051806.asp
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La Paloma Sabanera, which closed recently, was a lot of things, but it was never your regular coffeehouse/bookstore. La Paloma — ironically, named for an endangered pigeon found in Puerto Rico — was one of the few places in Hartford — maybe in all of Connecticut — where the clientele was mixed. Opened in mid-2004 by the Cottos, the small shop was home to neighborhood children doing homework in the lending library upstairs, city activists intent on changing the status quo, city politicos intent on preserving it, and a rabble of others who found the Yauco Selecto coffee strong, the music bracing and the company challenging. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 27, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/artsandculture/htfd_courant_122707.asp
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In this commentary, Mark Winne suggests that gardening, especially community gardening, creates neighborhoods, roots, revival and renewal. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 23, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_042306.asp
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There’s a political storm brewing in the 3rd Assembly District. An opponent has risen up, to take on five-term incumbent Minnie Gonzalez in the Democratic primary for State Representative. Francisco (“Frank”) De Jesus is on the ballot running against her. Published by
The Hartford Guardian
; Publication Date: June 21, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Government/htfd_guardian_summer_2006_a.asp
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This Hartford Courant editorial is a tribute to Richard Weaver-Bey, who died recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 22, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_052208.asp
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This Courant editorial celebrates the life of Latham Lee Allison, who died in August 14, 2008 at the age of 74. Mr. Allison, known as Lee, seemed to be wherever people were doing worthwhile things. His gentle and self-effacing manner masked a highly analytical mind, Mr. Allison was a corporate executive who voluntarily retired in his 50s to focus on community service work. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 20, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/history/htfd_courant_082008.asp
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If the Metropolitan District Commission fails to share a big enough piece of its $1.6 billion Clean Water Project pie with minorities, it won’t be because they weren’t warned. Both Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez and the legislature have taken pains in recent weeks to publicly state their expectations when it comes to the MDC’s responsibility to hire minorities. Published by
The Hartford Advocate
; Publication Date: May 3, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Employment/htfd_advocate_050307.asp
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A violent feud between rival groups of boys and young men living in the Nelton Court area and those living along Albany Avenue near Vine Street continues in the new year. At least nine young Hartford residents have been shot and four more have been stabbed because of the feud. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 2, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/crime/htfd_courant_01_02_05.asp
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Plaza Mayor was supposed to be the grand gateway to Park Street. Plaza Mayor, as this proposed gateway to the Hispanic community centered on Park Street is known, was to be filled with shops, condominiums, town homes and a main square facing the South Green from an expanse elevated above Park Street. However, the project has run into funding problems. Published by
The Hartford Advocate
; Publication Date: October 02, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/economicdevelopment/htfd_advocate_100208.asp
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Elizabeth Brad Noel writes about the construction of the new Pathways to Technology Magnet School. She is convinced that the historic Hartford High location is a signature site because it provides easy access to employment opportunities. And it provides an attractive city location for suburban students, which will help meet the Sheff-O'Neill diversity mandate. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 4, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Neighborhoods/htfd_courant_020407.asp
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Mozzicato's DePasquale Bakery & Pastry Shop feels like family the whole year, but even more so at Christmas. No matter where their travels and travails take them through the year, regulars return every Christmas, on a pilgrimage to get their Italian pastries and to check up on one another. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 26, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_122607_1.asp
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Grace Episcopal Church is swimming upstream — but then, that's not new for the scrappy little church in Hartford's Parkville neighborhood. The neighborhood, one of the capital's smallest, is home to cultural anchors like Real Art Ways, as well as restaurants and bakeries that offer food found in Portugal, Vietnam, the Caribbean, South America and Africa. The neighborhood had a history of diversity before diversity was a buzzword Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 05, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/faithcommunity/htfd_courant_030508.asp
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Stan Simpson remarks on the daytime carjacking and shooting outside a religious school at one of the safest spots in North Hartford. The corner of Woodland Street and Albany Avenue is home to three community icons in the Upper Albany district - The Artists Collective; The Hartford-Area Seventh Adventist School and The Collin Bennett building. All provide numerous services and programs, including those for young people. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 19, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_111905_a.asp
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The story of housing in Hartford today is a tale of two cities. In one case, the state invests over $35 million to spur private development of a new, residential downtown, a metaphorically gated community designed to lure well-heeled couples with no dependent children and cash to spend. If retail development takes off as planned, they won’t have to walk far to spend it. The tale of the other Hartford takes place in the surrounding neighborhoods, which are waking and shaking, blinking back to life--but still weighed down by poverty, less investment capital, neglected structures, and unmet needs for decent, dignified and affordable housing. Published by
The Hartford Guardian
; Publication Date: Winter/Spring 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/htfd_guardian_spring_2006.asp
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Throngs of young teenagers, some in sweat shirts, more in their Sunday best, were asked not to leave their grief at the door of Victory Cathedral, where they gathered Saturday to mourn their friend Kerry B. Foster Jr. Kerry, 15, was shot and killed recently on the porch of his parents' Hartford home. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 4, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/crime/htfd_courant_060406.asp
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Hartford lost one of its great advocates when cancer took Linda Osten on December 20, 2007. Ms. Osten, 49, was a staff planner for the Capitol Region Council of Governments for several years before being picked to serve as chief operating officer of Mutual Housing Association of Greater Hartford. She lived in the city and was president of the Coalition to Strengthen the Sheldon/Charter Oak Neighborhood, one of the most active neighborhood groups. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 26, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_122607.asp
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For Dulcie and Valerio Giadone, their home is much more than a place to live and enjoy their friends and family. It's an extension of their passion for Hartford, its people and its history. Their beloved community is so much a part of their lives that they made design decisions with their role as hosts to neighborhood meetings in mind. The empty-nesters live in a Queen Anne Victorian that has been the cornerstone of a neighborhood revitalization program on Ashley Street in Hartford's Asylum Hill neighborhood. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 12, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_091208.asp
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Along Park Street, you'll see new sidewalks and curbs almost finished from Pope Park to Main Street; new housing with shops on the first floor near Squire Street; and new facades on some blocks. The Gitano Food Warehouse is about to open in the former Carlton Supply plumbing building. More is coming. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 1, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Neighborhoods/htfd_courant_100106.asp
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Real estate experts say Hartford is becoming a more attractive market for apartment investors, especially from New York, where properties are much more expensive. The most recent and largest sale is of 23 buildings in and near Asylum Hill. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 4, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/economicdevelopment/htfd_courant_010405.asp
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This article profiles one example of how people in the Hartford area are making ends meet in the current recession. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 16, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_031609.asp
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One of Hartford's most successful neighborhood revitalization efforts celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. Southside Institutions Neighborhood Alliance, known as SINA, a partnership of Trinity, Hartford Hospital and the Connecticut Children's Medical Center, continues to transform the south-central part of the city. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 14, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_081408.asp
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It's been a year since the parade celebrating West Indian independence wound its way up Main Street to the Windsor town line, wrapping up a week of food and celebration. It's also been a year since a relative of the city's police chief was killed and six juveniles were wounded by gunfire just as the parade ended. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 07, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_080709_1.asp
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A small, but determined group of Hartford residents gathered on the corner of Garden and Mather streets in the North End recently for a walking tour of blighted buildings in the neighborhood, and to continue to press city officials to do more to fight blight. Published by
The Hartford Advocate
; Publication Date: September 18, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_advocate_091808_1.asp
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Abraham L. Giles is on the ballot for state representative for the first time in 20 years. He's running to represent the 5th District, which includes both ends of Hartford's economic spectrum — the moneyed downtown business district and the impoverished North End. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 06, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/government/htfd_courant_080608.asp
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Tom Condon expresses the opinion that accessory apartments, also known as in-law apartments, could solve the problem of a sufficient supply of affordable housing in Connecticut. But, accessory apartments violate zoning laws. In most of Hartford's residential zones, and those of many other municipalities, accessory apartments violate rules against the number of residential units per lot. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 3, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Housing/htfd_courant_060307.asp
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Carl Dudley was an activist, an organizer and a maverick always ready to try to make a difference in his community. He died on April 22, 2009 Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 24, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/faithcommunity/htfd_courant_052409_1.asp
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Residents in the Sheldon/Charter Oak area have been vocal and active over the years with developers seeking to alter their neighborhood and are no less involved with Adriaen's Landing and the new Connecticut Convention Center. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 2, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/htfd_courant_060205.asp
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Helen Ubińas writes that here in Hartford, there's a school full of kids ready to help remake their city. Only problem is they seem to be the only ones. A group of students at Hartford Public High School have an idea that they should create a graffiti-free zone decorated by murals around their school, but they need help from adults to make it happen. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 25, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/familiesandchildren/htfd_courant_012509.asp
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Aetna Inc. will begin charging its employees for parking in 2007. Beginning Jan. 1, parking fees will apply to all users of Aetna's garages and executive parking areas. Beginning in 2008, fees will also be charged to the users of surface parking lots, although those fees have not yet been established. This is a smart growth policy because it will encourage the use of other, less wasteful commuting options and allow the company to use less land for parked cars. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 24, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Transportation/htfd_courant_122406_a.asp
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The shortage and expense of parking in downtown Hartford and surrounding areas has long made it difficult to attract and keep businesses in the city. But in Asylum Hill, a $27 million project now underway will bring nearly 1,150 parking spaces to the corporate campus of health insurer Aetna Inc. The nine-level parking garage now rising above Flower Street is a prelude to the transfer of about 4,000 workers from the insurer's Middletown campus by the end of 2010. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 24, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/EconomicDevelopment/htfd_courant_072407.asp
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Tom Condon applauds the Connecticut Department of Transportation’s decision to commission a report on how to redesign I-84, in particular the elevated stretch of the road known as the Aetna Viaduct, with the goal of creating a vital and mixed-use center city — similar to what was there before the highway was built. The report will look at the possibility of burying the highway, lowering and decking over it, or rerouting the interstate traffic and turning the highway into a boulevard. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 13, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/transportation/htfd_courant_041308_2.asp
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The Hartford office of the Puerto Rican Federal Affairs Administration, a federal agency that has helped Puerto Ricans in Connecticut register to vote, get birth certificates, find jobs, further their education and establish and maintain economic connections with the island, will shut its doors Dec. 31, 2006. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 12, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Neighborhoods/htfd_courant_081206.asp
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Stan Simpson comments on the end of ONE/CHANE, the 19-year-old north Hartford community organization which closed its doors recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 3, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_050306_a.asp
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Linda C. Jordan, a prominent AIDS advocate whose international message that families dealing with the HIV virus should concentrate on living rather than dying, will be remembered at a funeralrecently. Jordan, who died at the age of 53, lived for 21 years after learning that she had the virus. Her message of hope - carried on 20,000 posters, banners and billboards - was delivered across the country as well as in India, Japan and Africa. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 9, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/health/htfd_courant_050906.asp
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Earlier this year, a change in how funds are distributed resulted in Hartford and New Haven receiving about half the money expected by organizations that work with people with HIV/AIDS. The cuts decimated some programs and greatly reduced others, and program officials are especially concerned about the effects of the cuts on non-English speaking clients, whose hold on their own medical care is more tenuous. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 15, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Health/htfd_courant_051507.asp
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Albany Avenue is making a comeback. Comparing today with 1990 or even 2000 is to see measurable and remarkable progress. At a recent community meeting on "the Ave," the talk was about parking, streetscape improvement and group health care. The neighborhood has a strong and growing portfolio of small and medium-sized businesses. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 6, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/economicdevelopment/courant_110605.asp
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Hartford city leaders are out to clean up the 24-hour convenience stores they say are all-night drug establishments and a plague on Hartford's neighborhoods. Published by
The Hartford Advocate
; Publication Date: June 14, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Crime/htfd_advocate_061407.asp
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Emmanuel Ku has topped New York City’s list of worst landlords and evoked the wrath and outrage of renters’ groups across three states. Now he wants to buy housing in Hartford. Published by
The Hartford Business Journal
; Publication Date: August 06, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/housing/hbj_080607.asp
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Allegro’s Restaurant, a popular Franklin Avenue eatery, has moved on after the death of its founder. Giuseppe Misseri opened Allegro’s almost 35 years ago, and worked behind the counter for over 20 years and continued to work almost every day until his passing on February 21, 2009. John Speziale, his son-in-law, vows that the family will continue the tradition of service to the community – ready with hot coffee and a good breakfast or lunch no matter what the weather. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: February 26, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/drugs/htfd_news_022609.asp
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Mokonje is a musical family of Liberian immigrants. Thanks to a teacher and fellow refugee who recognized their talent and a professional drummer who taught them technique, the family has found in drumming a way to heal and connect to the culture they left behind. Recently, their work culminated in a performance at the Charter Oak Cultural Center in Hartford. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 26, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/immigrants/htfd_courant_022606.asp
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Jody Putnam heads the refugee assistance program that operates out of Jubilee House, visiting the various refugee communities in the city. Jubilee House, a nonprofit center operated by the Sisters of St. Joseph, hosts a variety of social service and educational programs for residents from many ethnic backgrounds out of its center in the south end of the city, but Putnam spends much of her time on the road. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 25, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/immigrants/htfd_courant_062508.asp
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In this editorial, the Courant expresses the opinion that some in city government think the librarian's role is simply to hand out books. Chief Librarian Louise Blalock took a broader view. She made the library a cultural and intellectual center of the community. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 07, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_090708.asp
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Columnist Stan Simpson sheds light on some of ONE/CHANE's difficulties and offers suggestions to the board and executive director. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 20, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/legalissues/htfd_courant_042005.asp
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Rev. Cornell Lewis comments on the false accusations of a white woman that a black man had sexually assaulted her in Bushnell Park last fall. He argues that her falsehood was an assault on men of color. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 21, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Crime/htfd_courant_012107.asp
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In 2001, the Christian Activities Council approved a long-term plan for housing development and improvement in the Upper Albany area. Deerfield Avenue was the first street to receive the council's attention. The council's efforts have been augmented by groups, such as the Upper Albany Main Street and the University of Hartford, and the multitude of small businesses opening in the area. The council plans to focus on Vine and Irving Streets next. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 20, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/housing/htfd_courant_032005.asp
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In its 24th year, National Night Out is designed to heighten crime- and drug-prevention awareness, generate support for local anti-crime programs, strengthen neighborhood spirit and send a message to criminals that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back. The event was celebrated in hundreds of cities and towns across the country, 20 in Connecticut. In Hartford, celebrations were recently held at four sites. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 8, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Crime/htfd_courant_080807.asp
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Christmas is a holiday usually spent with family members and friends, but nursing knows no holiday and Christmas is no exception. Nurses from VNA Health Care, the oldest home care agency in Connecticut, visited several of their patients on Christmas Day 2006. In some cases, the nurse is the only person a patient sees any day. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 26, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Health/htfd_courant_122606.asp
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The Goodwin Memorial Branch of Hartford Public Library at 460 New Britain Avenue is entering the final stages of a $2.3 million renovation and will reopen soon. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 1, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/artsandculture/htfd_courant_050105_A.asp
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Nearly a year after the hit-and-run, the arrest of a suspect in the hit and run case which took the life of Angel Arce Torres has reignited the collective conversation begun after the accident, centering on whether the public's reaction would differ today. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 16, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_051609.asp
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On the night of Thursday, April 4, 1968, more than 150 people — most of them young, most of them black men — learned that the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was dead, felled by an assassin's bullet. They left their homes, frustrated and fearful, and made their way through the North End of Hartford, burning some white-owned stores and looting many more as they went. Later that day, civic and religious leaders took to the city's streets from Clay-Arsenal to Upper Albany to Northeast, working to ease tensions. But, the riot changed the landscape of the Clay-Arsenal neighborhood and left scars still visible today. The riots exacerbated trends that were already in motion — businesses closed and never reopened, the white middle class fled and investment stalled in the North End neighborhood that is in sight, but out of reach, of downtown's wealth. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 06, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/history/htfd_courant_040608.asp
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Helen Ubińas relays the story of a young man given a second chance in gun court by a prosecutor who may have taken a harder line. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 19, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Crime/htfd_courant_081906.asp
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Gov. M. Jodi Rell visited Park Street recently to deliver more funding for the ongoing improvement of that bustling Latino commercial strip. Ms. Rell visited the offices of the Spanish American Merchants Association to announce a grant of $1 million for Phase II of the Park Street Streetscape Project. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 6, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_120605.asp
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A developer now proposes to demolish the building at the corner of Wethersfield Avenue and Airport Road, and the three residential buildings immediately to its south, to build a small suburban-style strip mall anchored by a CVS Pharmacy. The building was the legendary Pippie's Italian Restaurant from 1959 to 1983, then it became Carmichael's. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 18, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/ArtsandCulture/htfd_courant_091805.asp
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An anti-violence rally will be held May 17th at 5 PM at 161 Martin Street, where an 18 year-old man was shot May 14th. The rally will address the mounting tension and youth violence in Hartford. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 17, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_051705.asp
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In this editorial, the Courant expresses the opinion that Gov. M. Jodi Rell's proposal to eliminate billboards on state-owned property might have limited immediate impact. But if her plan is approved by the General Assembly, it will be setting an example that municipalities and others who harbor the giant signs should follow. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 14, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/transportation/htfd_courant_021408.asp
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This Hartford Courant editorial expresses the opinion that the Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority's proposal to continue dumping on the eastern slope of its landfill in the North Meadows section of Hartford appears to offer the agency and its 70 member towns some significant economic savings without a negative impact. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 27, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Landfill/htfd_courant_122706.asp
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The Hartford Preservation Alliance has been contracted by the state Commission on Culture and Tourism to update a historic buildings survey from 1997. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 6, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Neighborhoods/htfd_courant_070607.asp
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The Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) produced nearly 1.3 million units of rental housing between the start of the program, in 1987, and 2003, surpassing the size of the public housing program. Creating mixed income housing has become a central objective of housing policy. This report focuses on the extent to which each of the states administering the tax credit program has used the program to place family rental housing in low poverty neighborhoods that are not racially isolated. Published by
Poverty and Race Research Action Council
; Publication Date: July 28, 2006
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Link: /issues/wsd/taxes/LIHTC_report_2006.pdf
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A new sports and entertainment arena on the northern fringe of downtown Hartford is more talk than anything else right now, but the chatter is putting the spotlight back on efforts to undo the geographic and economic isolation of the city's North End. Cut off by I-84, the North End is seeing a small wave of investment as city officials seek to pull the downtown development boom across the highway. A new public safety complex, new housing, and new retail are all in the works. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 30, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/DowntownDevelopment/htfd_courant_123005.asp
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A woman who recanted a story that she had been raped by an unknown black man in Hartford's Bushnell Park was arrested and appeared in Hartford Superior Court on a charge of filing a false police report. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 24, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Crime/htfd_courant_012407.asp
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The arrest this week of a white woman on charges of filing a false rape complaint against an unidentified black man has put two groups already accustomed to prejudice and misconceptions at odds. On one side are rape victims and their advocates. On the other side are members of the African American community who are equally certain that not making an arrest would perpetuate false stereotypes of black men. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 25, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/crime/htfd_courant_012507.asp
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The $22 million University of Hartford’s Mort and Irma Handel Performing Arts Center officially opened on the site of the former car dealerships recently in a ceremony that included performances by some of the students who will be studying at the center. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: September 18, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/artsandculture/htfd_news_091808.asp
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Four years after planning a performing arts center on Albany Avenue, the University of Hartford is asking city and state officials for more money to help pay for it. The cost of the project at the former Thomas Cadillac site has grown from $25 million to $30 million in four years. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 13, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/artsandculture/htfd_courant_061305.asp
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The last promised piece of the funding puzzle needed to turn the old Thomas Cadillac site into the new University of Hartford Performing Arts Center has been put in place. Gov. M. Jodi Rell announced recently that the State Bond Commission is likely to approve the $4 million at its meeting later this month. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 21, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/artsandculture/htfd_courant_012107.asp
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The city of Hartford recently officially recognized a section of Woodland St. as "Jackie McLean's Way." With McLean's spirit and consciousness, the University of Hartford Performance Arts Center and the Artists Collective will serve as bookends to an emerging city cultural corridor. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 19, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_051907.asp
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Tom Condon writes about an effort by United Technologies Corp. which will help revitalize Hartford’s North End neighborhood. The company is helping the neighborhood agency SAND Corp. build what are called "Net Zero Energy" homes — homes that will produce about as much energy as they use. They are starting with a pilot project of three homes on Earle Street, a comfortably nondescript, two-block street off Main Street. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 16, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/housing/htfd_courant_111608.asp
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A state-licensed social service agency that specializes in serving the mental health needs of Southeast Asian families recently announced its merger with Community Renewal Team, the Hartford regional anti-poverty agency. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 18, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/immigrants/htfd_courant_091807.asp
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A group headed by the Northside Institutions Neighborhood Alliance is restoring homes on Sargeant, Garden, and Ashley streets in hopes of attracting new homeowners and strengthening the Asylum Hill neighborhood. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 29, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/economicdevelopment/htfd_courant_052905.asp
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Doc Hurley was in posh surroundings recently at the Connecticut Convention Center where 450 people gathered to celebrate his 85th birthday and honor his legacy. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 31, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Neighborhoods/htfd_courant_053107.asp
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A groundbreaking ceremony this week for the new $60 million Dutch Point Colony on the leveled property where the old projects stood. Many former residents, along with other citizens, want to make sure that this time, Dutch Point will be a place where kids can play outside and parents won't have to hole themselves up inside. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 19, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/housing/htfd_courant_101905.asp
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The doors have been open for barely half an hour, but a strong crowd has already gathered at Real Art Ways. It's the third Thursday evening of the month, which means it's Creative Cocktail Hour, a regular event that melds art, music and mingling. Audrey Conrad is often among the minglers . Dressed as she is this evening in her "girl persona," Conrad is also one of a dozen or so cocktail-hour regulars from the transgender community, all at various stages in their search for gender identity. They come here, says Conrad, to find community in the accepting environment that Real Art Ways and its patrons have helped to cultivate. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 10, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/artsandculture/htfd_courant_011008.asp
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Its small, white sign off Woodland Street, just past Saint Francis Hospital is the only clue that there’s a 115-year-old company quietly cranking out organ after organ a few feet away. Once occupying the massive brick building at 158 Woodland St., the Austin Organ Company moved to an adjacent building – at 156 Woodland St. -- more than 70 years ago. Although out of sight, it is not out of business. Published by
The Hartford Business Journal
; Publication Date: January 28, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/economicdevelopment/hbj_012808.asp
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A makeover of Farmington Avenue, which might help retain the large companies that reside along it, would benefit the whole city. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 24, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_072405.asp
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Edie Lacey, who recently retired as chairwoman of the Frog Hollow South Neighborhood Revitalization Zone, was recently given a special Lifetime Achievement Award by the Southside Institutions Neighborhood Alliance (SINA). Four other community volunteers were also honored. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 5, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_120505_a.asp
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Park Street's continuing revitalization took another step last week thanks to one man's single-minded intention to fulfill his dream.
Alfonso Lopez arrived on Park Street more than 20 years ago from his native Colombia to open a bodega on nearby Broad Street. He later expanded into a small supermarket called El Gitano, and now has opened a larger food warehouse at Park and Lafayette streets. The store has sections for Argentine, Colombian, Dominican, Jamaican, Mexican, Peruvian and Puerto Rican products found in few other places.
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The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 03, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/economicdevelopment/htfd_courant_030308.asp
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A bill intended to help state officials site group homes for people with mental disabilities or addiction problems originally banned members of Hartford's neighborhood revitalization zone committees — grassroots organizations commonly known as NRZs — from even commenting on proposed homes. Published by
The Hartford Advocate
; Publication Date: April 24, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_advocate_042408.asp
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Bingo. The word calls to mind glitzy casinos and folks with snowy-white hairdos gathered in a church basement. At the Half Door in Hartford, it's a different scene. Every Monday and Thursday nights, patrons in their early 20s and 30s flock to this Irish pub to drink, socialize and mark those bingo cards. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 07, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_010708.asp
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Not much except routine permits stands between The Hartford and its plans to demolish all but the oldest portion of the former MassMutual building on Asylum Hill. But there is still a flicker of opposition that won't be snuffed out: those who want to see a greater part, or even all the historic building in Hartford preserved. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 29, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_042908_1.asp
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It is the street that gave the world a view of Hartford as a city gone wild, where out-of-control motorists can blindside an elderly pedestrian in broad daylight while onlookers stand by and watch callously. But Julio Mendoza says the image of Park Street that has been replayed countless times on televi¬sion news shows and over the Internet during the past week doesn't represent the street he has worked to improve for more than a decade. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 12, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_061208.asp
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Stan Simpson writes about Elizabeth Rodriguez, a student at the University of Hartford’s Hartford Scholars program, which pays half tuition for any city student who meets the enrollment requirements. She spends part of her day mentoring young offenders in a program run by Community Partners in Action. She, not the few who make the news for violent crime, represents the majority of teens in Hartford. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 14, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/familiesandchildren/htfd_courant_061306.asp
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An advertising supplement to the Hartford Courant, put together by Upper Albany Main Street (UAMS), which spotlights the growth and success of a variety of development projects and neighborhood businesses in Upper Albany. (PDF file, 6 pages, 6 MB) Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 10, 2006
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Link: /issues/wsd/neighborhoods/UpperAlbany_HtfdCourant_Insert.pdf
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The city finally cleaned up Bedford Street -- one of its most neglected, filthiest, drug-riddled streets. The Albany Avenue entrance to Bedford Street is framed by a package store on one side and the former Frontline Café night club, which the federal government recently busted for being part of a international drug ring, on the other. Residents and property owners blame each other for the problems. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 16, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_071605.asp
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Recently, city officials met with residents and representatives from a community organization to address complaints that the Keney Park was being neglected. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 4, 2007
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Mayor Eddie Perez has created a 24-member commission to come up with a plan to tackle chronic homelessness in Hartford. The chronic homeless are those who experience repeated bouts of homelessness in a short period of time - and that also suffer from mental illness or substance abuse. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 1, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/homelessness/htfd_courant_020105.asp
Related Link(s):
Homelessness in Hartford 2004: A Combined Report on the Census of the Homeless of Hartford and the Hartford Homeless Health Survey (PDF Document: 127 pages)
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The lawyer for a Hartford police officer awaiting trial on manslaughter charges recently failed to get his client's case returned to a grand jury for reconsideration. Attorney Michael Georgetti argued in Hartford Superior Court that the grand jury did not hear vital exculpatory evidence that may have prevented a recommendation that charges be brought against Hartford police Det. Robert Lawlor. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 14, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Crime/htfd_courant_061407.asp
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Hundreds of small-business owners across Hartford are facing dramatic increases in their bills because of a new tax system, the result of a long-delayed revaluation, that is taking effect this year. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 20, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Taxes/htfd_courant_052007.asp
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Not only are big real estate deals in the Hartford area becoming scarcer, they also are getting tougher to negotiate. Take, for example, Winstanley Enterprises’ recent 25-year lease of the former Advo building to Metal Management in Hartford’s north end along West Service Road. Winstanley’s journey began when it purchased the building and adjacent10-acres for $6.6 million in 2005. Published by
The Hartford Business Journal
; Publication Date: November 20, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/economicdevelopment/hbj_112008.asp
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Regardless of the products and services screaming at us from bright, enormous roadside signs, few elements of our landscape generate louder opinions than billboards. Gov. M. Jodi Rell's proposal earlier this year to eliminate billboards on state land made national news, spawned a flurry of strongly worded letters to the editor and had bloggers working overtime. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 07, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/transportation/htfd_courant_120708.asp
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Over the past four years, the Melville Charitable Trust has undertaken a series of initiatives to tackle homelessness and poverty in one of the poorest sections of one of the poorest cities in America. When Melville bought Billings Forge — a former factory complex a block from the state Capitol that had been converted into apartments — in 2005, urban redevelopment was still largely a synonym for displacing neighborhoods to build malls or offices. But rather than start from scratch, the foundation aimed instead to invest in what was already available. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 10, 2009
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Riding a wave of popularity that has seen farmers’ markets break the 100 number mark in Connecticut, the Farmers’ Market at Billings Forge in Hartford will open Thursday, May 22, 2008. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: May 15, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_news_051508.asp
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The John E. Rogers African American Cultural Center and the Black Governors’ Committee held its 2007 Black Governors’ Ball on Saturday, April 28, at the Artists Collective. A procession of 15 outstanding community leaders depicting the historical Black Governors elected in Connecticut from 1749-1856 was led by the 2005 Black Governor, Eric Crawford of Hartford. Consistent with the tradition established in the 2004 and 2005 Black Governors’ Balls, gala attendees wore period dress and contemporary formal attire. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: April 25 - May 2, 2007
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Helen Ubińas comments on the case of a white woman who falsely accused a black man of sexually assaulting her in Bushnell Park. Ms. Ubińas’ conclusion is that allowing the myth of the scary black man to be carelessly thrown about with no consequences sends a terrible signal, and all but guarantees it will happen again. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 7, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Neighborhoods/htfd_courant_010707.asp
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A black advocacy group rallied outside the Metropolitan District Commission headquarters in Hartford recently denouncing what it said was the commission's opposition to legislation that would guarantee minority contractors got work on a $1.6 billion sewer-upgrade project. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 19, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Environment/htfd_courant_041907.asp
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If there is a blighted building in your neighborhood, complete this form and mail it to Hartford 2000, 111 Charter Oak Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106 or fax it to 547-1831. Or if you have an electronic copy, email it to Htfd2000@aol.com. Published by
Hartford Anti-Blight Coalition
; Publication Date: August 30, 2009
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Link: /issues/wsd/Neighborhoods/wsd_blighted_property.asp
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President Bush is threatening steep cuts in his administration's Community Development Block Grants. In his fiscal 2007 budget, Bush proposed cutting about 20 percent from the popular, 31-year-old program - which already has been cut significantly this year. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 28, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Neighborhoods/htfd_courant_022806.asp
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The Blue Hills New Testament Church of God, Hartford, Connecticut, U. S. A., has over 40 Years of Service in the City of Hartford. Founded by the late Reverend Dr. Peter Constantine Barrett in 1965, it holds the distinction of being the first Church of God in Hartford. It recently moved to a new, larger building and celebrated and dedicated the building at the end of October 2009. Published by
Northend Agent's
; Publication Date: October 21, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/faithcommunity/northend_agents_102109.asp
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The Blue Hills Avenue branch of the Hartford Public Library closed in March 2009 for several weeks. But neighborhood residents didn’t storm city hall or demand the heads of library officials, because this closure had nothing to do with politics or budgets. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 19, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/cityline_031909.asp
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Jackie McLean, the internationally known jazz alto saxophonist, composer, and educator whose life and career had a positive impact on countless city youngsters and numerous proteges, died recently at his home in Hartford after a long illness. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 1, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/artsandculture/htfd_courant_040106_b.asp
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What started out four years ago as happy plan to build a magnet school called Pathways to Technology, which would train students for technology jobs and help to desegregate Hartford schools, has devolved into a political standoff extraordinaire. Recently, the state attorney general said the city can't build a magnet school on an oddly shaped lot the state gave the city - even though ground has already been broken. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 2, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_020207.asp
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Hartford's school board recently approved a plan create four new schools, reviewed a proposal to break Hartford Public High School into four academies and got a preview of big changes planned for Weaver and Bulkeley high schools, which could include tearing down Weaver and building a new school. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 19, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_121907.asp
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The multimillion-dollar development project at the heart of a federal lawsuit alleging corruption inside the Hartford Housing Authority was awarded to a Massachusetts developer recently, as public housing residents praised the process for its transparency and board members defended themselves against allegations of bid-rigging. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 20, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Housing/htfd_courant_092006.asp
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Members of the West Indian Foundation, the West Indian Social Club and other organizations plan to chronicle the history of Hartford's West Indian community through the publication of a book titled "West Indian-Americans in Greater Hartford: Images of the Past 1920 to 1970." Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 21, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Neighborhoods/htfd_courant_022106.asp
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Hartford's Bosnian-American Islamic Cultural Center on Franklin Avenue is being renovated. When the building is completed, it will include a large space for Muslim prayers, classrooms in which children, who might otherwise lose their culture, will learn Bosnian, and adults will learn English. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 14, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_101407_1.asp
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Boston is considering an unusual approach to creating a citywide, low-cost wireless Internet network: putting a nonprofit organization, rather than a private service provider, in charge of building and running the system. Other cities have generally relied on a single private contractor to assume upfront costs and financial risk for a chance to expand its business. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 1, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Neighborhoods/htfd_courant_080106.asp
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The Hartford Botanical Garden Committee is planning a public meeting to discuss the creation of a botanical garden in Colt Park. Formed in 1998, the committee's mission is to create a 21st century garden that celebrates the landscape, architecture and history of the city's parks. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 25, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/parks/htfd_courant_052506.asp
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The sudden and unexplained firing of Fernando Betancourt as executive director of the state Latino and Puerto Rican Affairs Commission by the board's commissioners on Sept. 17, 2008 set in motion the Law of Unintended Consequences. Scores of Latinos and others who have worked with the commission in programs benefiting their communities are incensed and demanding answers: Who are these commissioners? Who nominates and appoints commissioners? Are they answerable to anyone? Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 17, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_101708.asp
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Motorists and tow truck drivers in Hartford have gotten into disputes -- even physical confrontations -- in recent weeks over what critics say are aggressive towing tactics used by drivers who haul vehicles from private property. Hyacinth Yennie, a Hartford community leader, and Donald Weisman, a lawyer who represents many of the state's towing companies, offer their views. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 18, 2007
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Former IBF Light heavyweight world title challenger John "Iceman" Scully participated in a twelve bout amateur boxing show on Friday, December 5, 2008 at the brand new Lion's Den Gym in Middletown. The event will raise funds to purchase a Memorial Plaque for longtime Hartford trainer and National Golden Gloves Hall of Fame member Johnny Duke, who passed at age 83 away in 2006.
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The Hartford News
; Publication Date: November 13, 2008
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The family of a Hartford boy, Carlton "D.J." Forbes Jr., who was shot recently warns that the nature of urban violence makes anyone on the street vulnerable. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 26, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/familiesandchildren/htfd_courant_052606.asp
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Helen Ubińas expresses the opinion that the city of Hartford needs to address illegal operation of motorcycles. Throwing your hands up and handing over Hartford to a bunch of lawless motorists who are putting everyone's life at risk is unacceptable. She suggests giving out some hefty fines to riders driving illegally, impounding a few bikes, and sending a clear message that the city is done tolerating this nonsense. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 28, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Crime/htfd_courant_062807.asp
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A visiting Brazilian ambassador, Oto Agripino Maia, recently announced at the Shaheen Brazilian Community Center in Hartford that his country would open a consulate in Hartford later this year, a formal recognition of the growing Brazilian community in the state. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 15, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/immigrants/htfd_courant_051508.asp
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A little piece of Brazil recently came to Hartford with the opening of the Consulate General of Brazil at One Constitution Plaza. The initial impact will be more convenience. Brazilians who need to obtain passports and other government documents, and Americans seeking travel visas, will no longer have to go to the consulate in New York, which often took a day or more. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 09, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/immigrants/htfd_courant_010910.asp
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A new mentoring program gives hope to families with young children as the wage war against drugs and violence in Hartford. COMET, the Coalition of Mentoring Excellence, is a partnership between the Greater Hartford Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters, Families in Crisis Inc. and the Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance Team. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 5, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/familiesandchildren/htfd_courant_060505_A.asp
Related Link(s):
Mentors Needed for Leading Roles in City Kids' Lives
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In this commentary, Christine Palm discusses the benefits that Thomas W. Raftery Inc., whose world headquarters is at 1055 Broad St., have accrued from its presence in the Frog Hollow neighborhood of Hartford. In a building built at the turn of the last century and once used by the Bond Bread Bakery, T.W.Raftery manufactures draperies, bedspreads, fabrics (4,500 patterns), theatrical curtains, window blinds and solar shades. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 10, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Neighborhoods/htfd_courant_121006.asp
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Carlos Mouta’s company, Westside Property Management, has a plan to turn 1200 Park St. into a upscale mall called Pope Commons, raise the building height by 10 feet and build a second floor that would house a court of locally owned stalls serving international foods. And, Mouta wants the city to reduce Park Street from four lanes to two and add on-street parking on both sides. Published by
The Hartford Advocate
; Publication Date: December 7, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Neighborhoods/htfd_advocate_120706.asp
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Residents living in the seven communities to be served by Family Centers supported by the Brighter Futures Initiative of the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving were surveyed in March, 2002. A total of 1,208 residents were interviewed from households where at least one child eight years old or younger was living.
Based on the success of the original Brighter Futures Initiative and the continuing needs of Hartford children, the Foundation, in 2000, committed an additional $15 million over the next 10 years to finance projects and system-wide reform efforts that support young children and their families.
To achieve its goals, the Brighter Futures Initiative focuses on four areas: family support and parent education, child care and early childhood education, child and maternal health, and the early grades of school.
Family Centers, in partnership with community agencies, provide community-based programs for children and families in seven Hartford neighborhoods. These programs support parents in their own growth and development, their understanding of their child's development, and help families prepare their children for school success. Published by
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
; Publication Date: April 2002
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In this editorial, the Courant expresses the opinion that the craven cretins who put Angel Arce Torres on a respirator for the rest of his life and Nick Carbone in intensive care have done more than hurt two elderly, defenseless, good-hearted men. They have brought ignominy on the capital city and the state. They've set back a decade of hard work by thousands of people to make Hartford a welcoming community. The people of this city can't let the criminals ruin it. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 15, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/crime/htfd_courant_061508_1.asp
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Tom Condon touts "The Great Neighborhood Book - A Do-it-Yourself Guide to Placemaking.” The book mentions a variety of the activities - community gardens, book groups, bike trails, neighborhood e-mail lists, farmers markets – which promote neighborhood revitalization and to make cities friendlier, safer and more interesting places. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 19, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_081907.asp
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Mayor Eddie Perez and other state and local officials respond to President Bush's budget. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 8, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/government/htfd_courant_020805.asp
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Sherry Coelho, vice president/relationship management at Prudential Retirement recently became a volunteer budget coach with Co-opportunity Inc., a Hartford-based nonprofit that helps move working families toward economic stability. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 09, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/economicdevelopment/htfd_courant_120908.asp
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As a final assignment for his graduate architecture class in urban issues at the University of Hartford, architect and planner Robert Orr has charged his students with replanning the area around the State Capitol and Bushnell Park. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 26, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/htfd_courant_042609.asp
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Hartford attempts to fight traffic slumps with road humps. Published by
The Hartford Advocate
; Publication Date: September 13
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Link: /issues/documents/transportation/htfd_advocate_091307.asp
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Dozens of small-business owners fearing painful tax hikes brought their cause to the city's state legislators recently, asking for a year or two to figure out a better way forward. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 23, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Taxes/htfd_courant_052307.asp
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By the end of May, downtown and Asylum Hill property owners, are expecting a big bang for the 1 percent tax surcharge they are paying to fund improvements in a newly formed Hartford business improvement district. The results largely rest upon the work of a nine-member security guard unit and a six-member cleaning crew. In addition, 200 new flower planters are being placed throughout the district and a small portion of the budget is being spent for marketing the district. Published by
The Hartford Business Journal
; Publication Date: May 5, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/DowntownDevelopment/hbj_050507_a.asp
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A year ago, Lance Jay Robbins had never even set foot in Hartford. Now, the California developer has taken on the financially troubled Colt Gateway redevelopment project, a massive undertaking that has languished for two years. Robbins, a former real estate lawyer, hopes to finish the $120 million restoration of the former factory complex known for its blue onion dome after the last developer, Homes for America Holdings Inc., ran out of money. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 07, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/economicdevelopment/htfd_courant_040709.asp
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Murder is up in Hartford, and there's more federal law enforcement at work here than you might think. Still, there are limits on what they can do, says the U.S. Attorney for Connecticut. Published by
The Hartford Advocate
; Publication Date: January 23, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/crime/htfd_advocate_012308.asp
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When Hartford changed its charter and adopted a strong mayor system in 2002, it also created an Independent Audit Commission to provide objective reviews and assessments of the city's operations and finances. The commission and chief auditor H. Patrick Campbell are trusted and respected. City councilman Matthew Ritter thinks the auditors may be able to resolve the still-roiling controversy surrounding the closing of two library branches by the Hartford Public Library. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 25, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/government/htfd_courant_072508.asp
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Throngs of people lined Park Street in Hartford on January 6, 2008 for the Three Kings Parade, to cheer and snap photos of the camels and brightly robed kings. Some marchers threw candy to children, while others chanted empowerment slogans. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 07, 2008
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Members of the Maple Avenue Group (MARG) want Hartford to join the growing number of U.S. cities that use video cameras to catch motorists who run red lights, speed and commit other infractions. Once a violation is recorded by the camera, the motorist would automatically be mailed a ticket. But MARG President Hyacinth Yennie said that in order for Hartford to install such cameras, the State of Connecticut would have to pass new legislation allowing their use. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: November 27, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/transportation/htfd_news_112708.asp
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Among the ideas on how to stop violence in Hartford is the use of video monitors, a technique employed in cities like Baltimore and Jersey City. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 10, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_071005.asp
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Although Mike Menatian is now president of a well-established mortgage company in West Hartford, he began his career as a street-level organizer for Hartford Areas Rally Together (HART) in the late 1980’s. Some of Menatian’s old organizing passion came to the fore recently during a forum at the Hartford Public Library entitled, “The Sub-Prime Lending Crisis: What Does It Mean for Hartford and the Region?” Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: May 22, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/homeownership/htfd_news_052208.asp
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Forester Heights Park is tucked into a quiet area just north of Cedar Hill Cemetery in Hartford’s Southwest neighborhood. City Councilman Jim Boucher said the City of Hartford will fund a renovation of the park, but only if residents in the surrounding neighborhood show a commitment to use and support it. To that end, a meeting about the park was held on January 17, at Kennelly School on White St. with the aim of creating Friends of Forester Heights Park. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: November 22 - 29, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Parks/htfd_news_112206.asp
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The Rev. King Thomas Hayes has an exalted vision of his retirement years. Let's just say it doesn't include a lot of late-night phone calls. Rev. Hayes retired April 1, 2007 from Shiloh Baptist Church in North Hartford after 31 years in the pulpit. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 31, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/FaithCommunity/htfd_courant_033107.asp
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A bill introduced in the Connecticut General Assembly, by state Rep. David McCluskey, would direct state officials to inventory all state-owned and -leased parking lots in the Capitol district with a view to reducing the asphalt desert that surrounds the Capitol complex and liberating those acres "for the purpose of community and economic development." The bill would lead to the reduction of state-owned surface parking lots in central Hartford. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 4, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Transportation/htfd_courant_030407.asp
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For years, the building at the Asylum Street exit off I-84 west has been one of the city's worst blights, its eye socket-like cutout a curiosity for passing motorists. But that odd-looking space could become home to a fitness center if the building is converted to apartments or condominiums, as a developer has proposed. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 8, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Housing/htfd_courant_080806.asp
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Three weeks after Hartford surgeons reconstructed his face, Nick Carbone was back in his sneakers walking through the park in the backyard of his high-rise apartment to where he was viciously attacked. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 25, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/crime/htfd_courant_062508.asp
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The Hartford West Indian Day Parade is the oldest parade of its kind in North America. Forty-four years after it began, it attracts thousands. But many have realized the parade has lost its vibrancy. In an effort to reignite the fire and bring back the spectacular cultural flavor to the parade, the Connecticut Alliance for Better Communities, Inc. sponsored the Caribbean Issues Summit. Published by
The Hartford Guardian
; Publication Date: June 21, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Neighborhoods/htfd_guardian_summer_2006.asp
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A Hartford woman initially believed to be the random victim of a shooting and carjacking may have been deliberately targeted because of her relationship with a man involved in the local drug trade, police sources said. A search of the vehicle uncovered at least one gun and $10,000 to $12,000 in cash hidden in an interior compartment. Police suspect that the attack on Jewel Cooper, who was critically wounded in the incident, was intentional. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 22, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_112205.asp
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Carl Dudley, retired professor at Hartford Seminary and a leader in the city's West End, died April 22, 2009. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 24, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/cityline_042409.asp
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A nutrition class at the Charter Oak Health Center, a public clinic that provides care to some of Hartford's neediest residents. Participants have learned to control their diabetes by cutting out soda and nibbling on fruit and vegetables instead of chips when she feels hungry. Nutritionist Lorie Reardon and about two dozen other clients recently celebrated the season and their healthy-eating success at a party that featured low-fat entrees. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 22, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/health/htfd_courant_122205.asp
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Developer David Nyberg has spent more than $11 million to buy more than a dozen apartment buildings with 250 units in Asylum Hill. He wants to spend roughly the same amount to rehabilitate and upgrade those apartments. Nyberg's offers of cash to get people to leave - and his refusal to renew leases - has stirred community concerns that Nyberg is, in the short term, displacing tenants and, in the long term, trying to trade working people for a more upscale crowd. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 15, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Neighborhoods/htfd_courant_071507.asp
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Some five years of dreaming, hard work and planning will soon result in a $450,000 refurbishing of Lozada Park, a square block of spare open space in one of the poorest neighborhoods in Hartford's North End. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 15, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/parks/htfd_courant_081508.asp
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The popular coffeehouse and bookstore has closed. The popular neighborhood hangout at the corner of Capitol Avenue and Babcock Street is expected to reopen under new ownership in the spring. Named after an endangered Puerto Rican pigeon, La Paloma failed financially. But in the hearts of Cotto and his three sisters, who shared a dream of opening a place where Latin American literature, culture and artistry could shine, it was a success. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 25, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_122507.asp
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A tapestry is a cloth woven with rich, often multicolored design. Selection of the Charter Oak Cultural Center as this year's recipient of The Hartford Courant's eighth annual Tapestry Award recognizes the rich and complex weave of cultures, traditions, ethnicities, religions, ages and genders Charter Oak brings together in the heart of Hartford and presents through the arts. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 16, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_121607.asp
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Hartford’s Charter Oak Cultural Center recently was named the Nonprofit Organization of the Year by the Hartford Business Journal. the center serves more than 15,000 people annually, and provides free before- and after-school programs to more than 500 children throughout Greater Hartford. The center sponsors hip-hop dance instruction and performances for area youths, eclectic art exhibitions in its downstairs gallery, and more. Published by
The Hartford Business Journal
; Publication Date: June 29, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/hbj_062909.asp
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Chief Patrick J. Harnett recently testified in federal court in a case that dates from the early 1970s. The group of residents who are plaintiffs in the Cintron vs. Vaughn lawsuit want the court to find the city in contempt; the city wants the court to nullify the decree. The lawsuit was resolved through a 1973 consent decree that required the city to take steps to be more accountable and responsive to the community, particularly in hiring more minority officers and investigating civilian complaints of police misconduct. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 2, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/crime/htfd_courant_040205.asp
Related Link(s):
Standoff Not Helping City Police
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Hartford Police Chief Patrick J. Harnett presented the city's new community policing plan to the MetroHartford Alliance, a regional chamber of commerce with an interest in making Hartford safer. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 9, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/crime/htfd_courant_030905.asp
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Stan Simpson suggests that new Hartford Police Chief Daryl Roberts needs to make sure that his community support is rock-solid. Roberts can accomplish this by connecting with the community, being visible and accessible. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 5, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/crime/htfd_courant_070506.asp
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In this editorial, the Courant suggests that although Hartford Police Chief Patrick J. Harnett's appointment was greeted with skepticism two years ago, his retirement - announced last week - doesn't bode well for the city. As Mr. Harnett promised when he took the job, overall crime in Hartford fell sharply after he restructured the department's manning procedures under the internationally recognized Command Status policing system, known popularly as Comstat. Mr. Harnett's successor should not be tempted to tamper with the system and thereby ruin its effectiveness. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 3, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/crime/htfd_courant_070306.asp
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Hartford Police Chief Daryl Roberts took a lot of criticism in June when, in the wake of four homicides over Father's Day weekend, he broke with tradition and declined the help of state troopers to patrol the streets this summer. Crime statistics during that time show that the chief's gambit paid off. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 30, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/crime/htfd_courant_083007.asp
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The Child Poverty Council, established by the Connecticut Legislature in 2004, is charged with recommending strategies to reduce child poverty by fifty percent within ten years. The report contains an inventory of current programs and 67 recommendations for consideration by the executive and legislative branch. (PDF file - 141 pages) Published by
State of Connecticut Office of Policy and Management
; Publication Date: January 2005
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Link: /Issues/wsd/FamiliesandChildren/wsd_01_2005.asp
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Fighting Child Poverty
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There is no full-time priest at St. Peter’s Church on Main Street in Hartford and its parishioners are angry. More than 150 of them picketed outside the church recently to show their displeasure with the decision to remove Father Michael Galasso from his post at St. Peter’s, a position the beloved pastor had held for almost thirty years. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: February 12, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/homelessness/htfd_news_021209_1.asp
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In the late 1980s, St. Monica's Episcopal Church saw a problem coming. Though many of Hartford's most prominent West Indian and African Americans still made their way to the small, stately brick church on Mather Street each Sunday, the parish was graying and not growing. They developed a plan that would keep the church in the city, and the church is now in the process of selling the Mather Street church building and starting construction on a new church on Main Street. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 4, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/FaithCommunity/htfd_courant_030407.asp
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It's been a long road, but after 19 years as the spiritual leader of Mount Olive Ministries, Bishop James L. Fenner Sr. is proud of his accomplishments and the people he serves. Recently, members of Mount Olive honored Fenner and his wife, Rosa, for their dedication to Mount Olive with a special worship service led by the Rev. David Massey from Hopewell Baptist Church in Windsor. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 8, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/faithcommunity/htfd_courant_040806.asp
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Two North End churches - House of Restoration and Phillips Metropolitan CME Church - are the anchors of the collaboration between DCF and city churches to find foster and adoptive homes for children. Known as the Queen Esther program, it has grown to involve 18 Hartford area churches and more recently spread to churches in Waterbury, Bridgeport and New Haven. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 22, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/faithcommunity/htfd_courant_052206.asp
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A memorial for the 168 victims of the circus fire is dedicated, 61 years after the tragic event on the north end of Hartford. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 5, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/history/htfd_courant_070505.asp
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Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez celebrated the start of renovations to Rawson Elementary School with Blue Hills neighborhood residents. Rawson, once on the brink of closure, is part of a $280 million citywide school renovation project. Learn more in this October 7, 2004 Hartford Courant article. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 7, 2004
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_100704.asp
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The Hartford's annual Three Kings Day parade was held recently. As in previous years, the parade began in front of the Spanish American Merchants Association at 95 Park St. and concluded with a distribution of toys to local children at the Pope Park Recreation Center. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 7, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/artsandculture/htfd_courant_010706.asp
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In an effort to eliminate what Mayor Eddie A. Perez describes as "non-essential mandates" in Hartford's municipal code, he wants to remove a requirement forcing the city to supply staff to three city commissions - the Permanent Commission on the Status of Hartford Women, the Commission on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues and the Commission on Disability Issues. Any move that involves further reduction to the help those commissions receive would be devastating, volunteers on all three commissions say. The commissions rely heavily on city staff to take minutes at meetings, write and send official correspondence and navigate city hall's often labyrinthine structure, they said. The annual savings in staffing and supplies would total about $25,000 a year. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 19, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/government/htfd_courant_061906.asp
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Despite angry outbursts and charges of illegality, the election of new directors to the ONE/CHANE board is a step in the right direction according to an optimistic Chairman Terry Waller. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 6, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/legalissues/htfd_courant_050605.asp
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North End Agency In Battle for Survival
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Community Groups Finances Investigated
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Studies in Boston, Buffalo and elsewhere have shown that a small number of people are doing most of the violent crime. Hartford police officers report that most of the gun violence in the city can be traced to 30 to 40 major miscreants. Although the city has made noteworthy effort to reduce violence in Hartford, focusing on smaller number of troublemakers might be beneficial. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 3, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_070305_A.asp
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Hartford police link the spike in gun crime to a dangerous new culture among young people that stresses the need to be armed for protection and a willingness by youths to settle even trivial disputes with guns. State and federal officers have joined up with Hartford police to quell the violence. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 3, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_070305.asp
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Mayor Eddie A. Perez wants Hartford to turn its recyclables into cash. Perez announced a pilot recycling program recently that allows city residents to earn cash coupons by recycling their household waste. The coupons would be redeemable at nearly 300 national chains — Staples, Dick's Sporting Goods and CVS Pharmacy, to name a few — as well as a developing list of local businesses. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 18, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/environment/htfd_courant_031808.asp
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The city of Hartford is demolishing the almost half-century old, dilapidated Parker Memorial Center/Kelvin D. Anderson Gymnasium on Main Street. By 2010, a new, 36,000-square-foot community center will be constructed that will carry the same name. It'll be a place for young people to blow off steam safely. All the amenities will be new — gymnasium, swimming pool, weight room, classrooms, computer labs, game room. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 27, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_022708.asp
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A request by two former city officials to build houses on the site of a city park is poised to be approved by the city council, over the objections of some residents and a national low-income advocacy group who say the plan takes away one of the few green spaces left in Hartford's North End. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 28, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/parks/htfd_courant_112805.asp
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Hartford Rescue Mission, a nondenominational religious organization that rents space at St. Monica Episcopal Church, on Mather Street in the city's North End, provides free meals, clothing and spiritual support using funds obtained through donations and fundraising. "We want the individuals who come here to feel comfortable, to know we care about them and want to help," said the Rev. Gregg Woods, a Baptist minister who runs the mission. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 16, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/homelessness/htfd_courant_121605.asp
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A map of local, state, and national historic districts and properties in Hartford as of March, 2007. (PDF document, 1 page) Published by
City of Hartford, Planning Division, Department of Development Services
; Publication Date: March 2007
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Link: /issues/wsd/History/historic_district_map.pdf
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The current foreclosure crisis has affected every neighborhood in the City of Hartford and has had a profound effect on the lives of countless citizens. The nature of Hartford’s housing stock, coupled with the state’s lowest homeownership rate of 24.6%, magnify the crisis. The City’s primary programmatic approach is to support the efforts of the last eight years, by focusing Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) funds to create diverse homeownership opportunities. This document outlines guiding principles on how to best maximize the opportunities presented in the NSP in Hartford. (PDF document, 68 pages) Published by
City of Hartford, Department of Development Services
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There were more than 300 illegal dumping cases in Hartford in 2006, or nearly one each day, including 60 cases of asbestos dumping. About 100 of those were on city-owned or private property, and were handled by Hartford Zoning Inspector Courtney Dunstan. The rest were on state-owned or other public land and were handled by the Connecticut DEP. The dumped items include headless chickens, goats, dogs, asbestos, and mattresses. State and city health officers struggle to clean it up. Published by
The Hartford Advocate
; Publication Date: March 22, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Neighborhoods/htfd_advocate_032207.asp
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As more information emerges about the shooting on May 7th and the death of Jashon Bryant, police officer Robert Lawlor's attorney Michael Georgetti defends Lawlor's decision to open fire on Bryant and Brandon Henry. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 11, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/familiesandchildren/htfd_courant_051105.asp
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The City of Hartford is testing the effectiveness of a community recycling program designed to help both the city and its residents save money. A year-long pilot program that began in May with RecycleBank, a four-year-old New York company, serves 4,500 Hartford residents. If it is deemed a success, it could be put in place throughout the city, potentially reducing the $2.4 million the city now spends on waste management. Published by
The Hartford Business Journal
; Publication Date: November 10, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/hbj_111008.asp
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Hartford police have sent a BB gun, turned in May 12th by an anonymous man, to forensics to investigate its possible connection to the police shooting of two young men in Hartford's North end the previous week. An officer fired at the two men because he believed one of them was reaching for a gun but no such gun has yet been found. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 14, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/familiesandchildren/htfd_courant_051405_a.asp
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Death Of a Young Man
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City officials are about to terminate their support for the stalled $32 million mixed-use Plaza Mayor project intended to serve as the gateway to Park Street unless the developers secure financing and submit final plans for approval. Published by
The Hartford Business Journal
; Publication Date: July 20, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/housing/hbj_072009.asp
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When the chips were down in the Hartford political game, there wasn't a tougher, shrewder player than the grandmotherly Maria Colon Sanchez. Those who underestimated her did so at their peril. When she didn't appear to be paying attention, she was counting votes. Ms. Sanchez, who died in 1989, used her political skills to advance her fellow Puerto Ricans and other Latinos who settled in Hartford. Recently, the city dedicated a street in her honor in the Clay-Arsenal neighborhood. It was there, from Maria's Newsstand, her tiny store, that she worked her magic. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 03, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/history/htfd_courant_120308.asp
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A small weaving center on Woodland Street, Hartford Artisans Weaving Center, opened in January 2009. This tax-exempt, nonprofit center serves 22 people who have little or no vision or who are over 55. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 04, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/artsandculture/htfd_courant_010410.asp
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There's a gaping hole in the road where Albany Avenue and Edgewood Street meet, a 16-foot-deep pit lined with steel that keeps the earthen walls intact as contractors work below. Kewayn Hudson, wearing a hard hat, works a 30-hour-a-week, $8-an-hour training job with the Metropolitan District Commission. He begins most days by keeping track of equipment and people. What began as a summer job training program through the Blue Hills Civic Association and Capital Workforce Partners has expanded to take Hudson through September 2010. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 06, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_110609.asp
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Hartford officials announced June 1st that they would like to sell the 4-acre plot of land at 1450 Main Street for roughly $260,000 for “mixed development.” Officials feel the type of development, whether residential, commercial, or retail should be flexible. Responses are due no later than July 29th. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 2, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/economicdevelopment/htfd_courant_060205.asp
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With hundreds of small businesses facing sharp tax increases, Hartford's city council has asked the state legislature for help. Not for money, but for time. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 22, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Neighborhoods/htfd_courant_052207.asp
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Mayor Perez focuses on revitalizing 'Downtown West' with housing, entertainment and retail services. The city's Planning Division has completed an initial study of the neighborhood. The study looks at the area parcel by parcel, identifies development "anchors, challenges, and opportunities" and plans a series of actions that include beginning discussions with property owners, seeking funding for a new public garage, and more. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 9, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/htfd_courant_080905.asp
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The Upper Albany and Clay Arsenal neighborhoods have been jointly recognized by the U.S. Department of Justice as a "Weed and Seed" site, a designation that opens the door to federal crime-fighting funding. The Weed and Seed program aims to rid an area of violent crime and then provide social and economic services to allow residents to reclaim the neighborhood. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 18, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/employment/htfd_courant_061805.asp
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Within a few weeks, the city of Hartford will name a private developer charged with the task of developing a plan for improving multiple properties on Barbour Street in northeast Hartford. In February, the city issued a request for qualifications, or RFQ, for developers that would work with the city on improving the Barbour Street corridor. If successful, there could be similar projects lined up in other areas of the city, including in Hartford’s Franklin Avenue corridor, in the Frog Hollow neighborhood, and Homestead Avenue corridor. Published by
The Hartford Business Journal
; Publication Date: May 26, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/housing/hbj_052608_1.asp
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The city of Hartford and local developer Carlos Lopez are moving back to square one following the city’s tabling of Lopez’s ambitious $32 million Park Street neighborhood project known as Plaza Mayor. Published by
The Hartford Business Journal
; Publication Date: October 19, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/hbj_101909.asp
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At Maria Sanchez Elementary School, the recent "Holiday Shopping Spree," organized by physical education teacher Dave Anderson, was a first. The At the school's holiday bazaar Tuesday, the 500 students could pick from digital photo key chains, foot baths and slow-cookers. And all the gifts were free, donated by school staff and their friends. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 17, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_121708.asp
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The city will start cracking down on convenience stores that haven't obtained a permit to stay open between 11:30 p.m. and 5 a.m., city officials said recently. In response to citywide complaints from residents that convenience stores were staying open all night and causing problems — some criminal, some not — the city council unanimously passed an ordinance in May 2007 that a $100 city permit would be required to stay open 24 hours. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 12, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_031208.asp
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The Rev. Jose da Silva, the spiritual leader of Hartford's Portuguese community for half a century and the man who bound it together by expanding its church, died on December 7, 2006 in Portugal after a battle with cancer. He was 80. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 8, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/FaithCommunity/htfd_courant_120806.asp
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The merits of the curfew, long on the books, but revived for 30 days after a spate of shootings last weekend, are being debated from the city's squad rooms to living rooms, and perhaps in the future in courtrooms, where municipal curfews have been struck down. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 16, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/crime/htfd_courant_081608_2.asp
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A plan called Hartford 2010 has goals big and small, from turning huge swaths of downtown real estate into a nationally marketed site for major development to transforming a North End criss-cross of roads into a nexus of neighborhood retail. But just as significant as the details of the vision is the fact that the city and its business leaders share it. Together, they say, they can better sell the city. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 5, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/DowntownDevelopment/htfd_courant_060507.asp
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Work on the city of Hartford’s $77 million public safety complex on the north rim of downtown is “on schedule and under budget,’’ Mayor Eddie Perez says. Clearing of the 5.3-acre site surrounding 253 High St., former headquarters to the city’s board of education, is well under way and remaining bids are being collected from firms eager to supply materials and services for the two-year project. Published by
The Hartford Business Journal
; Publication Date: October 26, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/crime/hbj_102609.asp
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Nearly three years after Mayor Eddie Perez promised with fanfare to provide free wireless Internet access citywide by 2009, city officials have quietly tabled the plan. Published by
The Hartford Business Journal
; Publication Date: July 14, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/economicdevelopment/hbj_071408.asp
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Riding all-terrain vehicles on city property officially became illegal recently. At a Sept. 8, 2008 meeting, the Hartford City Council amended the city's regulations, making riding four-wheeled ATVs on city property punishable by fines of $99. Published by
The Hartford Advocate
; Publication Date: September 18, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_advocate_091808.asp
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Suits claim a local realty company is fleecing former renters, many of them recent University of Hartford grads. Published by
The Hartford Advocate
; Publication Date: March 03, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/housing/htfd_advocate_030309.asp
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Toni Gold writes in support of . M. Jodi Rell's executive order to ban outdoor advertising on state property. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 24, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/transportation/htfd_courant_022408_1.asp
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The Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance rallied Thursday, May 12th against violence in response to recent shootings, including the incident involving two police officers and the death of Jashon Bryant on May 7th. The alliance stressed the need for better relationships between city officials, officers, and residents and more thorough investigation into violent crimes. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 13, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/faithcommunity/htfd_courant_051305.asp
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Stan Simpson summarizes feelings and opinions of community members in light of recent shootings in Hartford. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 7, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/familiesandchildren/htfd_courant_060706_a.asp
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This year, given the deepest budget cuts the library have ever faced, the board of directors of the Hartford Public Library was forced to make painful decisions regarding library services and hours. One of the board members writes, “We do not make these decisions lightly. We recognize the important role the library plays in the city and are proud that our delivery of quality services has made the library so vital to our community.” Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 07, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_070708_1.asp
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A notorious drag queen show planned for the Chez Est nightclub this month has been canceled amid growing debate over the racial content of the act, which features a white man performing as an alcoholic, Ebonics-speaking, Southern black welfare mother with 19 kids. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 10, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Neighborhoods/htfd_courant_021007.asp
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Asylum Hill youth are already benefiting from the addition of the Boys and Girls Club. A core of Asylum Hill Congregational volunteers, chagrined by the notoriety of the neighborhood - drugs, prostitution, shootings - decided to change its reputation and transform the street. They led a five-year effort to raise $7 million to build the Boys and Girls Club, which opened in October. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 18, 2004
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/courant_121804.asp
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Former Secretary of State and retired four-star Gen. Colin Powell spoke to a packed house recently, and that was before he headlined a motivational speaking tour at the XL Center in Hartford. Prior to his speaking engagement downtown, Powell took a tour of the Boys & Girls Club on Sigourney Street and shared some of his life experiences with dozens of current and former club members. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 10, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_091009_1.asp
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On the lower level of Asylum Hill Congregational Church a new school is taking shape. The School for Young Children on Asylum Hill initially will serve children 6 weeks to 5 years old and is expected to attract both city and suburban families. The preschool, scheduled to open in September 2006, is the first phase of a school project that by 2008 will grow to include children up to fourth grade. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 17, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_021706_a.asp
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Colt Gateway is in trouble and needs the state's help. Work has stalled on the historic Colt armory complex, its developers caught in a financial Catch-22. The blue-domed east armory, a landmark familiar to all who travel along I-91 through Hartford, is increasingly vulnerable to time and weather. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 23, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/htfd_courant_092307.asp
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In this editorial, the Hartford Courant expresses the opinion that telling the complex story of Coltsville in a way that engages a diverse audience and does justice to its contributions in shaping U.S. history is both a challenge and an economic development opportunity that may never come this way again. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 03, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/parks/htfd_courant_080308.asp
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The continued transformation of the Colt Gateway project in Hartford into new apartments is running into another snag, as one of the project's lenders is threatening to foreclose on some of the site's properties. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 30, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/htfd_courant_103007.asp
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Critics of Colt Gateway developer Robert MacFarlane say all his projects run aground and his company is in debt. But MacFarlane says his project is on track. An investigation by the Advocate has revealed the money problems at Colt Gateway — the renovation of Sam and Elizabeth Colt's 19th century firearms factory into commercial and residential space — appear to be far worse than the developer has disclosed. Published by
The Hartford Advocate
; Publication Date: November 01, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/htfd_advocate_110107.asp
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Yet another developer faces the challenge of reviving Hartford's Colt project. When Robert MacFarlane, chief executive officer of Homes for America Holdings, took over Hartford's crumbling Colt factory in 2002, he promised two things. Colt would be reborn as a residential and retail anchor for the city. MacFarlane is 0 for 2. He has been eased out of ownership in Colt by a new developer — Lance Robbins of Los Angeles-based Urban Smart Growth — and Colt is still far from reborn, although MacFarlane at least kept it on life support. Published by
The Hartford Advocate
; Publication Date: April 07, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_advocate_040709.asp
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Colt Gateway Developer Robert MacFarlane says his property taxes are up to date and his entanglement with a bankrupt lender is resolved. Published by
The Hartford Advocate
; Publication Date: January 10, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/history/htfd_advocate_011008.asp
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Work has been stalled for months on Colt Gateway, the $160 million project at the center of an effort to gain National Historic Landmark status for the Colt complex. The developer says it's time for the state to step in with some money to get things moving again. Published by
The Hartford Advocate
; Publication Date: September 20
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Link: /issues/documents/history/htfd_advocate_092007.asp
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In 2003, when Homes for America Holdings Inc. rode into Hartford like a white knight to save one of the city's most significant historic landmarks, the Colt Gateway project, hopes were high. But complicated financing and the red tape involved in meeting federal historic construction standards have meant delays in residential renovation now underway. Cash flow problems have also put off the restoration of the most visible and historic wing, the east armory. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 3, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Neighborhoods/htfd_courant_060307.asp
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Patience is at a premium for those at the national, state and local levels who yearn to see the dreams of Coltsville realized, The Courant among them. The $110 million rehabilitation of the 19th-century arms factory complex in Hartford has been stalled at times as the developers juggle various funding sources. But the more vexing delays have been in its designation as a National Historic Landmark. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 26, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/history/htfd_courant_082607.asp
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Rick Green comments that Coltsville is our Grand Canyon, an Old Faithful in the Connecticut River Valley. It is our almost National Park in Hartford. It could also be another lost Hartford dream. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 04, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_120409.asp
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The Coltsville Historic District in Hartford, where Samuel Colt made industrial history manufacturing firearms, has reached the end of its years-long quest to be included among the country's National Historic Landmarks. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 15, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/history/htfd_courant_101508.asp
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Coltsville's place in Hartford history has long been secure. Under the blue onion dome occurred a revolution in firearms manufacturing that won the West and helped the Union triumph in the Civil War. With recent action by National Park Service officials, Coltsville moved closer to gaining a place on the national historic map, a step Connecticut officials hope will spur the long-awaited redevelopment of the one-time manufacturing village into a national park. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 06, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/history/htfd_courant_120607.asp
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The National Park Service is undertaking a special resource study of the Coltsville Industrial Historic District to determine the national significance, suitability, and feasibility of making it a part of the national park system. Published by
The National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
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Link: /Issues/wsd/DowntownDevelopment/coltsville_study.asp
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The Coltsville Special Resource Study concludes in this report that the Coltsville Historic District NHL meets the criteria for national significance and suitability. Because of difficulty with accessing the interior and various ownership issues, the study team was unable to conclude that the historic district meets the criteria as a feasible addition to the National Park System. The study also was unable to to determine that a need for National Park Service management exists. (PDF document, 84 pages) Published by
U.S. National Park Service
; Publication Date: November 2009
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Link: /issues/wsd/history/final_coltsville_report.pdf
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A public presentation by the National Park Service made on December 14, 2009, which describes the process of the Coltsville Special Resource Study, and which solicits public comment. (PDF document, 13 pages) Published by
U.S. National Park Service
; Publication Date: December 14, 2009
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Link: /issues/wsd/history/Coltsville_Spec_Resource_Study.pdf
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This Hartford Courant editorial expresses the opinion that we should not permit economic jitters to overshadow a momentous achievement. The development became official recently when U.S. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne signed off on Hartford's Coltsville Historic District as a National Historic Landmark. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 19, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/economicdevelopment/htfd_courant_101908.asp
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This is a pivotal moment for Coltsville, the former factory town in south Hartford developed by 19th-century industrialist Samuel Colt. It has the momentum to become a major destination for visitors and an economic engine for the region. A new developer, Lance J. Robbins of Urban Smart Growth, is poised to take over rehabilitation of the iconic factory complex, which has been mired in financial uncertainty. At the same time, an extensive study of the feasibility of locating a national park there is ready to be submitted to the National Park Service. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 07, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/economicdevelopment/htfd_courant_120708.asp
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It's with a big, poetic sigh of relief that we enjoy the white blossoms of 17 flowering pear trees the state installed alongside its office buildings on Capitol Avenue. They were replanted recently with the help of students working for the Knox Parks Foundation. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 16, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/employment/htfd_courant_041606.asp
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The Hartford Homeownership Task Force identifies numerous specific recommendations and six major goals in this interim report. The Task Force was formed in March of 2002 by Mayor Eddie Perez to develop a strategy and recommendations to increase the homeownership rate in Hartford from 25% to 30% over the next five years. Hartford has the lowest homeownership rate in Connecticut, and the lowest rate in the nation for a city of its size. The Mayor's homeownership initiative has evolved into the Rising Star Block Initiative; Published by
City of Hartford; Office of Grants Management
; Publication Date: September 2002
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Link: /Issues/wsd/HomeOwnership/wsd_09_2002.asp
Related Link(s):
City of Hartford
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Neighborhoods of Hartford
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Hartford Public Library: Hartford is Home
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Shortly after 11 p.m. Friday, October 3, 2008, when an employee of the Sunshine Laundry Co. drove by the business at 739 Maple Ave., everything was quiet. About a half-hour later, the building was engulfed in flames, destroyed by the fast-moving fire. On Saturday, October 4, 2008, near the smoldering ruins, the building's co-owner said he and his son plan to rebuild and reopen the business as soon as possible. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 05, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/economicdevelopment/htfd_courant_100508.asp
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The Spring Newsletter from the Hartford Community Court includes a description of a visit by Hartford Police Department's Community Service Officers to the court. (PDF document, 12 pages) Published by
State of Connecticut Judicial Branch
; Publication Date: March 1, 2007
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Link: /issues/wsd/crime/2007_COMMCourtSpringNewsletter.pdf
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Good news for Hartford's Community Court. The decade-old court system -- which uses restitution and rehabilitation to fight prostitution, public drinking, drug use, vandalism and other quality-of-life crimes -- has been selected by the U.S. Department of Justice as one of three nationwide "community court mentor" sites. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 25, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/legalissues/cityline_032509.asp
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ONE/CHANE, a north Hartford community improvement non-profit organization, is under scrutiny for possible financial irregularities and improprieties. To comply with the investigation and to restructure under its new executive director the organization has closed its doors to the public for the time being. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 13, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/legalissues/htfd_courant_041305.asp
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Mayor Eddie Perez writes that the recent crimes on Capitol Avenue and Park Street serve to remind us that we cannot take our sense of community for granted. These horrific acts call for swift and decisive action on all levels of our community. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 15, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/crime/htfd_courant_061508.asp
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Sarah Palin, the new it girl in American politics, was doing what a vice presidential candidate is supposed to do — savaging the top of the opposing ticket. But in mocking Barack Obama's lack of executive experience, Alaska's socially conservative governor also revealed a startling disdain for the lifeblood that changes public policy — "community organizers." She was dismissive of their roles in spurring change. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 06, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_090608.asp
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The Hartford's announcement in December 2008 that it would tear down the MassMutual building for more parking perfectly illustrates the city's most serious transportation issue. Connecticut's capital city has a series of companies struggling to accommodate their large drive-alone workers in a city with very limited transit resources and limited parking. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 13, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/transportation/htfd_courant_011308_1.asp
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A table which compares the existing Hartford anti-blight ordinance with the amended version, and which includes an explanation of the rationale for the changes. (PDF document, 9 pages) Published by
Hartford 2000
; Publication Date: June 09, 2008
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Link: /issues/wsd/Government/anti-blight_chart.pdf
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In 1994 the City of Hartford was invited by the Department of Justice to design a program to combat the crisis created by drug related violence and the attendant economic implosion of the city's neighborhoods. This new initiative, called the Comprehensive Communities Partnership (CCP), was a three pronged effort involving departments in the City of Hartford, the Police Department and the community. Published by
Comprehensive Communities Partnership
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Link: /issues/wsd/neighborhoods/CCP_Background.pdf
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Presents residential sales price data and analysis for the 2004 fiscal year (all years listed are fiscal years from July 1 to June 30). (PDF document; 22 pages) Published by
Capitol Region Council of Governments
; Publication Date: October 2004
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Link: /Issues/wsd/Housing/wsd_10_2004.asp
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Ebony Horsewomen have proposed the development of an equestrian center at Keney Park in Hartford. Collected here are a variety of documents, plans, and press coverage of the issue. Published by
Hartfordinfo.org
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Link: /issues/wsd/EconomicDevelopment/wsd_ebony_horsewomen.asp
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More than 20 supporters of Jashon Bryant vowed recently to urge the federal government to take a closer look at the 2005 fatal shooting of the black 18-year-old by a white police officer. Less than a week after former Det. Robert Lawlor's acquittal of manslaughter and assault charges, family members and friends gathered in front of the federal courthouse on Main Street with the state's NAACP president, who said he will push to breathe new life into an ongoing federal probe of the shooting. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 16, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/crime/htfd_courant_121609.asp
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Corey Brinson, the University of Connecticut School of Law alum says he feels compelled to repay a debt for all the guidance bestowed on him. So you'll see Brinson, ever dapper in his three-piece suit, scuttling the halls of the city's courts as he gives a (possible) future lawyer the lay of the legal land. You'll see him at schools and community groups, sitting on the boards of nonprofits such as the Hartford Action Plan, linking up with mentoring candidates from high school through law school in any way he can. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 27, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_122707.asp
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Comedian Bill Cosby recently urged Hartford school parents to reach out to their missing peers: the parents who never show up at meetings, the people who aren't around for their children. In a speech that mirrored many of his lectures around the country about respect, responsibility and accountability, Cosby focused mostly on education and the power it gives people stuck in cycles of poverty and violence. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 21, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/familiesandchildren/htfd_courant_102108.asp
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Comedian Bill Cosby came to Hartford recently with a serious message about responsible parenting. He urged the adults to stop ignoring the social ills that lead to teenage pregnancy, juvenile delinquency and violence. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 11, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/familiesandchildren/htfd_courant_070108_1.asp
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Representatives from the Metropolitan District Commission's water and sewer agency came before the city council to present the MDC's strategic plan recently, but members of the city council were more interested in talking about the agency's plan for hiring minority firms and workers. It's an issue that the Courant has written about recently, and it's a situation that pits the regional water and sewer agency and members of the city's African American Alliance against each other politically. The commission is in the early stages of its massive, $2 billion Clean Water Project. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 23, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/employment/cityline_032309.asp
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A bewildered Patricia Kelly is trying to figure what to do next, now that the Hartford City Council has effectively killed a plan to build an equestrian center on land in Keney Park. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 03, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/parks/htfd_courant_050309.asp
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A newsletter from Councilman Matthew Ritter, highlighting his activities in Hartford. (PDF document, 4 pages) Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 2009
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Link: /issues/wsd/government/MR_newsletter8.pdf
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Hartford City Councilman Matthew Ritter and several council colleagues have asked Mayor Eddie A. Perez to review possible new locations for the school district's bus fleet, currently on Main Street in the North End. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 01, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_030108.asp
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Relationships between police officers and Hartford residents are strained: the Harrises of Mather Street, after offering their car to police as evidence in a shooting, received some “attitude” from police officers and a bill when they inquired about getting their car back. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 12, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_051205_a.asp
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A federal official has ruled that Hartford Mayor Eddie A. Perez must testify to determine whether the city's police department has violated the 1973 consent decree that required the city to take steps to be more accountable and responsive to the community. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 6, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/legalissues/htfd_courant_040605.asp
Related Link(s):
Chief Cites Obstacles To Consent Decree
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Standoff Not Helping City Police
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Community Court daily handles dozens of nonviolent, largely nuisance crimes during its seven years in existence, evolving from a social experiment into a nationwide model. Defendants can wipe the charges from their records permanently by doing community work from shoveling snow to loading food bank donation vans. At the Community Court a balance is struck between holding people accountable for their offenses and helping the neighborhoods in which those offenses occurred. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 25, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/crime/htfd_courant_112505.asp
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An at-a-glance commentary on selected proposals to rebuild and enhance the city and neighborhoods. Projects are rated as: stalled, creeping, moving along, or rocketing ahead. (PDF document - 1 page) Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 3, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/cranes_scaffolds_0405.pdf
Related Link(s):
Cranes & Scaffolds: December '04: Progress Report on Hartford's Development Projects (PDF document - 1 page)
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An At-A-Glance Commentary on Selected Proposals to rebuild and enhance the city and neighborhoods. Projects are rated as: stalled, creeping, moving along, or rocketing ahead. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 22, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/DowntownDevelopment/Cranes_Scaffolds_0407.pdf
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An At-A-Glance Commentary on Selected Proposals to rebuild and enhance the city and neighborhoods. Projects are rated as: stalled, creeping, moving along, or rocketing ahead. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 1, 2004
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/cranes_scaffolds_1204.pdf
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An At-A-Glance Commentary on Selected Proposals to rebuild and enhance the city and neighborhoods. Projects are rated as: stalled, creeping, moving along, or rocketing ahead. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 1, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/Cranes_Scaffolds_1206.pdf
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