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Cohen coming into his own…

Luis — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 02:17:21 +0000

Many people remember Jeff Cohen who, although having a couple years under his belt with the Courant, made his mark as the main contributor to the Courant’s Cityline blog. Jeff went on to NPR to become their city reporter and, although his main duty is via audio files, he has established an online presence [...]

Htfd Parks 101

Luis — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 06:24:51 +0000

Pope Park facing Northwest (John Groo photo)

The Hartford Parks System has been the topic of much debate in the 2+ years I’ve been on Council. As Chair of Public Works, Parks and Environment, I’ve received more, uh…feedback than most others, and deservedly so. The sad condition of our parks has earned us a national distinction [...]

As the World Turns aka NASCAR night at City Hall

Luis — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:39:41 +0000

Well…I promised not to write about this but I’m feeling like Al Pacino in Godfather VIII, “I try to get out, but they keep pulling me back in!” To get caught up…check out my tweets at http://twitter.com/CouncilorCotto.

So…we have a new Democratic Town Chair in Jean Holloway this evening after a drama filled evening at City Hall…or [...]

You down with POCD?

Luis — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:04:37 +0000

Just in case people were wondering what the suggestions were from the marathon One City One Plan meetings we were having, here are the top 20.

1. Reduce automobile reliance. (29 dots) 2. Improve connectivity & walkability Downtown. (27 dots) 3. Create “Complete” neighborhoods with centers. (26 dots) 4. Make Downtown streets vibrant, active & interesting. (23 dots) 5. [...]

More DTC action…

Luis — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:22:26 +0000

Here are some more links to the upcoming Democratic Town Committee elections.

First, Cityline highlights an interesting mailer sent out by the Census Bureau…or is it? (link here)

and the Northend Agent highlights one slate on their front cover. (link here)

enjoy this beautiful [...]

One City, One Plan redux…

Luis — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:21:23 +0000

Just when you sat back on the easy chair ready to light up your stogie, The POCD is back! {ominous music}

Goto the One City One Plan page to see what the next phase of the process is. Links to the upcoming P&Z listening sessions available there.

See you at [...]

da Hood gets a new Playscape…

Luis — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:48:22 +0000

The City of Hartford officially dedicated a brand spanking new playscape at Lozada Park in the City’s Clay Hill Section. If you’ve never heard of Lozada Park, no worries, you’re not alone. Located on Seyms Street, the park is smack dab in the middle of what some call the most dangerous neighborhood in the [...]

Recipe for apathy

Luis — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:56:28 +0000

Well…the 2009 Board of Elections are almost in the books and the city is a spinning with love. Well, not quite love, but there’s alot of emotion running around. It was, unfortunately, a typical Board of Education turnout from the voters…LOW. People who don’t know the system want to go ahead and blame the turnout on [...]

Colin gets NH-envy again…

Luis — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:55:52 +0000

***Update…I realize that sometimes I get very reactionary and just start jotting down stuff without checking my attitude at the door. I need to start adopting the whole “disagree without being disagreeable” motto Mercy is always preaching to me, and in that spirit I’m going to scratch out all the areas where I let the moment [...]

The Best Weekend EVER….

Luis — Tue, 26 May 2009 14:48:49 +0000

I normally do not use this space to advertise/promote/highlight things that I personally am involved with. Seems kinda unfair so it’s my own type of self censureship. Normally I try to highlight good things in the city as well as complaining about things that I feel might not be for the overall goodness of our fair [...]