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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 [...]

If I had a hammer…

Luis — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:06:11 +0000

Helen Ubiñas’ damning commentary on the 2550 Main Street Academy raises more questions than answers. Mind you, not about the controversial columnist loathed, or feared, by those at 550 Main Street. (I once had a dept. head ask me to ask Helen to stay away from said person…shiiii…like I got that kinda pull? she called me [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Community Service…MLC Style

Luis — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:02:01 +0000

Ladies from the Metropolitan Learning Center

What do you think about when someone says “Community Service” to you? Well, to me, I think of sitting in a room tutoring a younger kid for a couple of hours a week and fulfilling a certain requirement for school. Nothing wrong with this. I’ve participated in programs like the [...]

Critical Mass takes the Ave!!

Luis — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:41:38 +0000

Que es “Critical Mass”? Pues, no es una misa que necesitas pasar de una urgencia. Es un evento organico que le da a cabo el ultimo viernes de cada mes. Este ultimo viernes como veinti-pico gente se reuinieron y se tiraron a coger las calles con sus bicicletas. Nuestros amigos en Beat Bike Blog nos das [...]

Mira takes on the Winch…

Luis — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:35:25 +0000

Damn!! My boy over at ¡Mira! Hartford has a scathing take on why people should NOT vote democratic. That link is here… He even talks about somebody mama!!

Damn [...]