WOODEN QUITS !

Numerous sources are confirming that Mayoral candidate Shawn Wooden has given up and is calling it quits in his run for Mayor. Wooden appar...

IS HARTFORD A CITY WITHOUT RESPECT ?

When you drive around the City, just looking at the condition of many of our neighborhoods, it seems as though we have a hard time respectin...

A CHALLENGE TO MY READERS

It seems that Chief Roberts didn't lose my number after all. He called yesterday and we had a long talk about various issues. It was a d...

WHAT ARE OUR PRIORITIES?

Sometimes I just have to wonder what our priorities are as a community. I don't mean to minimize this incident because I value our trees...

ANYONE NOTICE THE NUMBERS?

"We the People" has passed the 325,000 mark on the hit counter, thanks for your support. And thanks to a regular reader who prepar...

GOOD THINGS HAPPENING THAT WE DON'T ALWAYS HEAR ABOUT

The bad things that happen always make the rounds quickly, but the good things many times go unnoticed. Last night was one such event. The H...

DARYL...DO YOU STILL HAVE MY PHONE NUMBER?

If so Chief, it might be nice to call me before you start running around to community groups bad mouthing me. I had thought you were more of...

ANOTHER CORPORATION COUNSEL LOSS , SECORE WINS...AGAIN

The City of Hartford today notified attorneys for the Hartford Police Union and Hartford Police Officer Matthew Secore that are giving up an...

ROLDAN SHUT OUT BY HARTFORD DEMOCRATIC TOWN COMMITTEE, BUT DID IT EVEN MATTER ?

Hartford's 4th District State Representative Kelvin Roldan today ended his exploratory flip flop adventure and announced that he has fin...

ANOTHER CHANGE

I have decided to use a seperate website for my campaign. The site is still being built, but over the next few days it should be up and runn...

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, HARTFORD STEPS UP

Sometimes it may seem like Hartford has no heart, but I'm sure the people in tornado stricken Monson,Massachusetts have a different impr...

MY CAMPAIGN FOR HARTFORD CITY COUNCIL

I have been going back and forth on whether I should set up a separate website to post information regarding my campaign for Hartford City C...

MORE POLITICAL THEATRICS AND SOME DIRTY TACTICS ALSO, THE RACE FOR MAYOR IS AS DIRTY AS USUAL

In true Hartford political style, the old "in the gutter" politics and showmanship are alive and well. If only as much thought and...

ALYSSA PETERSON CALLS UPON CHIEF STATE'S ATTORNEY FOR ACTION

Southend activist and sometime political candidate Alyssa Peterson is calling on Chief States Attorney Kevin Kane to act on the Hector Roble...

GOING NOWHERE FAST

A Connecticut Transit bus was the latest victim of Hartford's streets today. The bus pictured above sunk into a sinkhole, or is it sank ...

THE ACTUAL BUDGET NUMBERS

Last week I had posted that the Hartford City Budget had increased almost $150 million dollars since the day Eddie Perez took office in 2001...

MORE TORNADO RELIEF: PARKVILLE STEPS UP

Parkville merchants and property owners seem to be very appreciative of their Hartford Police Community Service Officer, Mike Allen. So appr...

TORNADO RELIEF: BOX DRIVE IS ON

As I posted last week, Hartford Police Officer Mike Allen had called me regarding the urgent need for cardboard boxes in the area damaged by...

I NEED TO VENT...NEXTEL/SPRINT IS A TERRIBLE COMPANY

For anyone who is a Nextel cell service subscriber, you probably already realize that. Since Friday afternoon around 1:00PM there has been ...

WHAT IS BEING DONE TO COMBAT HARTFORD'S CRIME ?

If you read the comments here, and I know that many readers of the blog have an agenda one way or another, there doesn't seem to be a lo...

WILLIE EDWARDS LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST MAYOR SEGARRA..."ET AL"

The lawsuit has been filed against Mayor Pedro Segarra and his husband, Charlie Ortiz by Department of Public Works employee Willie Edwards....

AN URGENT PLEA: I NEED YOUR HELP

And before you get started with the comments, no, not that kind of help. In all seriousness, I received a call this afternoon from Hartford ...

ALBANY AVENUE'S OWN CAPITOL WEST BUILDING

The Hartford Police Albany Avenue Substation, pictured above, is a prime example of the negative impact blighted properties have on Hartford...

4TH HOMICIDE IN 4 DAYS, NUMBER 17 IS ON THE BOOKS

Hartford's 17th homicide victim for the year was just pronounced dead at Hartford Hospital. The victim was shot earlier in the evening i...

MORE DETAILS ON "UP IN SMOKE"

Although it might be difficult to obtain documents from the City of Hartford, it is totally a different story with the State of Connecticut....