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With regional planners discussing ways to redesign I-84 through downtown, business leader Michael Nicastro of Bristol says their idea should be enough to kill the long-planned busway to New Britain. Regional planners are discussing ways to redesign I-...

Talking the talk at the State Capitol is kind of boring. Walking the walk outside the Capitol, much better. Literally and figuratively the non-profit Connecticut Forest and Park Association is taking steps to promote healthy living. On-line and on the...

Hundreds turned out in Hartford's Bushnell Park Saturday afternoon to celebrate Gay Pride. The crowd celebrated in the park just down the hill from the State Capitol, which this session passed legislation that made same sex marriage legal. Performers...

Join us in Bushnell Park for our 10th Year Anniversary Festival. This year will be chock full of great music, brews and BBQ. Advocate Black-eyed & Blues Thursday, June 4th, 2009 5 PM-11 PM Bushnell Park Pavilion Downtown Hartford, CT Admission Absolutely...

ORIGINS: Settled in 1633 as a Dutch trading post called House of Hope. Founded in 1635 by a group of settlers from Massachusetts led by the Rev. Thomas Hooker. NAME: Originally called Newtown, it was named Hartford in 1637 after Hertford, England. DID...

Police Chief Daryl Roberts' declaration that Hartford has become toxic in its level of incivility sparked anger, questions and introspection Thursday as leaders and residents wondered if the capital city has reached some sort of tipping point. While some...

Chugging along the streets of Hartford in his dusty Ford truck, Ron Pitz can't seem to go a block without hitting upon a patch of land touched, in one way or another, by the Knox Parks Foundation. Evergreen planters line Bushnell Park. A community garden...

From Hartford, where carnations and applause greeted newly joined couples, to tiny Washington, where two women who have been together for 38 years celebrated with cake and champagne, gays and lesbians ushered in Connecticut's landmark civil union law on...

Here's a list of remaining happy hour hot spots in the capital city. Quench your after-work thirst at Vito's by the Park, the Bushnell Park Café & Gallery, Emperor at the Linden, the Arch Street Tavern, Spris and City Steam Brewery Café. If you were...

Whether you're just passing through or in it for the long haul, you've heard by now the rap on Hartford. There's no sense of place here, no unifying character. In a supposed "Rising Star" straining to be an urban center. You're hard-pressed to find real...