Current Author: Mark Korber
Thoughts about the strength, vitality and growth of our community.
A New Museum Comes to Town
February 9, 2024
If you’re like I am (relatively old, retired, still living in a house you like), one of the conversations you fall into regularly goes something like ...
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DOT Gets It Right
January 26, 2024
The Connecticut Department of Transportation recently presented its final Greater Hartford Mobility Planning and Environmental Linkages Study. The complete study, with appendices, is available at here. ...
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Patrick
December 1, 2023
I met my new friend Patrick this morning. Patrick lives in New York City and is pursuing graduate studies in regional economic development and governance. He ...
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Questing
September 15, 2023
The other day, the Hartford Courant ran an article about seeing the state, one beer at a time: Questing. The article described a Simsbury couple’s five-year ...
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Steph Curry’s Anxiety Dream
September 4, 2023
The other night I happened to watch the documentary Stephen Curry: Underrated. In case the NBA or sports in general are not your thing, Steph Curry ...
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Appreciating the United States
August 4, 2023
Carolyn and I recently cruised from Venice to Turkey, with stops in Croatia, Montenegro, and Greece. It was a time to reflect on America, on democracy, ...
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How West Hartford Will Save the Capital Region
July 28, 2023
I continue to think about consolidating municipal government in the capital region of Connecticut, and I’ll continue to write about it. To recap, I believe: Hartford ...
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A Few Unrelated Thoughts
June 9, 2023
Here are a few things I’ve been thinking about: Carolyn and I went to the 20th Annual Polaris Awards Wednesday night, the primary fundraiser for Leadership ...
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Hartford and East Hartford Can’t Do It Alone
May 12, 2023
I’ve been reenergized a bit by Mayor Bronin’s wisecrack several months ago. At an event to promote the Hartford 400 interstate highway design project, someone suggested ...
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LEADERSHIP
April 21, 2023
I returned to regionalism recently, talking about Mayor Bronin’s recent comments and his general lack of interest in pursuing regional solutions to move greater Hartford forward. ...
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