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 sheepish in a column once…every man for himself!)
No, the questions surround more the school, or Academy, itself and the recent complaint by both the Center for Children’s Advocacy and Greater Hartford Legal Aid. The complaint charges that the Academy failed to provide educational services in the least-restrictive environment, excluded students from participating in school programs because of their disabilities, failed to comply with required disciplinary procedures and failed to provide a safe school environment. Continue reading If I had a hammer…
I finally got a chance to see Patricia Hickson’s first curatorial swing at the Wadsworth‘s Matrix gallery and I have to say that I hope she’s with us for a long time. Matrix 158 features German sculptor Kitty Kraus and her haunting and exciting lightboxes. This exhibit opened on February 4th and is up til May 2.
It’s interesting that the exhibit catalog (which is always available free of charge) mentions a guillotine in its opening paragraph. In John Moore’s 2006 remake of The Omen, the foreshadowed deaths of some of the victims was manifested by a sharp streak of light on an image of the said victim. That being said, my initial take on the exhibit did not conjure any such violent imagery. Let’s delve in… Continue reading Contemporary Art is back in a big way at WAMA
As stated in a previous post, Jeff Cohen, formerly of the Hartford Courant, has found a new home as a Capital Region Reporter for NPR. He just started another web presence with his new blog that will speak to “the happenings of the state’s capitol, politics, and looming budget crisis have our attention. You’ll read about all of those here. But just as important will be stories about Hartford, the people who live and work here, and the issues that they — and their region — confront daily.”
Resolution might be kinda low since it was recorded on the laptop’s camera, but here’s the first attempt to get information out to y’all regarding the ins and outs of City Hall.
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 sheepish in a column once…every man for himself!)
