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The 53W bus turned from Jordan Lane onto Hartford Avenue, placing Wethersfield Cove in view, ever briefly. This aligned with the wrapping of a pivotal scene in the audio book version of The Witch of Blackbird Pond. It was my first re-read of the novel since childhood, and though I enjoyed it then, I lacked most context. Now, I was both f...
A is for All Aboard!
For a special occasion, me and S took the train to New Haven. In both directions, the train was on time.
B is for Bear on the Busway
I almost did not go.
I could think of dozens of things I would rather do than buy towels, so I gave myself until I reached the corner of Laurel and Hawthorn to choose if I would keep walk...
Last June, a motorist killed Stephen Mendelsohn at the intersection of Route 71 and 173 in West Hartford. Last month, 2.1 miles south, a motorist killed Matthew Croskey on Route 71 in New Britain. This is an area where it’s pos...
“That’s impossible.”
That’s what people both online and face-to-face have matter-of-factly said to me about living car-free in Connecticut . . . even after telling them this is precisely how I live.
How could something I was already doing be impossible?
Why were folks spouting lies about transportation options?
What were they unable or unwi...
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This is a curated event and civic action calendar for what’s happening (mostly) in Hartford and (sometimes) elsewhere in Connecticut or virtually, for May 2026.
Only events that I would either attend or recommend to a good friend make this list. I’m an adult. My friends are adults. An event geared towards children...