Current Author: Mark Korber

Thoughts about the strength, vitality and growth of our community.

A New Museum Comes to Town

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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