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I was reminded this week why Hartford is such an amazing city, especially if you give a damn.  There are so many opportunities to get engage...

My favorite kind of politics are the local kind. They're responsive, you seem them a lot and the barrier to entry is very low. Want...

Once again I'm donning my lucky election day shirt so that I can go do done awesome voting. Municipal government is my favorite and it s...

Some Hartford voters As part of the beat bike blog's ongoing civic engagement initiative, we're reminding you to go vote again....

When you nail a pothole that should have been fixed five years ago and wonder who to complain to (besides your friends and at The Beat Bike ...

Mahoney for dog catcher: that way to the future! It seems like there's an election every couple of months in Hartford. I think that...

There are municipal primaries today in 22 Connecticut towns. I voted in Hartford by bmx ballot. The poll workers look lonely. I was voter...

1) SAVE YOURSELF Triple-digit heat and news feeds full of horrible things made the last couple of days lousy ones to spend indoors or out. ...

When I bring my bike into work through the side door and into the basement. Often, I'll do a lap of the basement hall, with its two litt...

I stand corrected. I thought because the trees were still standing on Cedar Mountain this spring, the spooky mountain was safe. If you saw ...

If you ride BMX in Hartford, you probably go to New Ross, County Wexford Park and have arguments with skateboarders. TJ and I sit on the ska...

Chances are, there's an election for you today.

In case you were worried, the koi in the Bushnell Park pond survived the winter and are just as large as ever. Also... don't forget this...

Come check out an alley cat in New Haven this Saturday. You'd think with the coffee theme that it'd be at like 6am, but thankfully i...

The Sandpit of Death before last week's gorilla clean-up! I will replace with an up-to-date photo manana. The first BBB post about The S...

before the clean-up! after the clean-up! This is the Sandpit of Death if you are riding a bicycle on the pedestrian sidewalk and bridge conn...

BikeBlog (NYC) has a great post about the May Critical Mass in NYC. Reverend Al Sharpton showed up and either made a great, quick speech or...

The sudden addition of pea-sized hail to the light rain distracted me from my book with all its bouncy pings and dings, especially on the me...

I know that this is something interests many of us: I'm invited to a meeting next Wednesday to discuss where the City is going to use it...