Driving Downtown Hartford, Connecticut USA - Dunkin Donuts Park & Bushnell Park
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Hartford: Fireworks fill the sky over Dunkin Donuts Park
Fireworks last friday celebrated the Yard Goats victory over Portland 9-6.
Best Attractions & Things to do in Hartford, Connecticut CT
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List of Best Things to do in Hartford, Connecticut (CT)
The Mark Twain House & Museum
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Connecticut Science Center
Connecticut State Capitol
Elizabeth Park
Dunkin' Donuts Park
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
Bushnell Park
Wickham Park
Hartford Stage
South Windsor Legion at Dunkin Donuts Park
South Windsor American Legion baseball game at Dunkin Donuts Park in Hartford, CT - home of the Hartford Yardgoats AA baseball team.
Bushnell Park, Hartford, CT, USA
Bushnell Park, Hartford, CT, USA
Bushnell Park
Parks
Parks in Connecticut
Parks in CT
Interesting places in CT
Interesting places in Connecticut
Shawn Wooden at Dunkin' Donuts Park for Hartford Teachers Convocation 2018
Shawn joined the Calling All Brothers group on Monday morning (see post below) to greet about 2,000 Hartford public school teachers, staff and administrators at their annual convocation at Dunkin’ Donuts Park on the eve of the new school year.
Teachers arriving at the event were met with cheers, hugs and high-fives from the group as they entered the stadium, where they were addressed by Superintendent Leslie Torres-Rodriguez and Mayor Luke Bronin and entertained by student performers.
Calling All Brothers has for years greeted students as they arrive at their schools on opening day – this was the first time they did so for teachers
CTL Summer Classic: Bristol Knights vs East Hartford Angels at Dunkin Donuts Park
Here is the video from the first half of our game at Dunkin' Donuts Park as part of the Connecticut Twilight League's 2017 Summer Classic on Sunday June 25th. The game ended a 4-4 Tie due to time constraints
UConn cruises past Tulane, 6-2, at Dunkin' Donuts Park
College baseball highlights.
Dunkin Donuts race at Dunkin Donuts Park
Hartford, Connecticut: Downtown Driving Tour (August, 2019)
A driving tour through the downtown area of Hartford, Connecticut.
The city is the state capital and has a population of just under 125, 000 (with a metro area of around 1.2 million. Hartford was settled in 1635 and incorporated as a city in 1784.
Seen in the video are the Connecticut State Capital, the historic Cheney Building and Bushnell Park, along with many other significant landmarks. The tallest skyscraper in the core is City Place I, a 535 foot tall, 38 floor office tower opened in 1984.
Hartford is just over 100 miles west of Boston and 117 miles northeast of New York City.
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Another Troubled City, Another Subsidized Stadium to the Rescue
Can a taxpayer-subsidized ballpark spark enough economic development not only to pay for itself but to revive an urban dead zone in one of America’s poorest cities?
That’s the big bet the city of Hartford, Connecticut has decided to make.
Currently under construction, the 6,000-seat Dunkin’ Donuts Park will be home to the Yard Goats, a double-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies. A study commissioned by the city council estimates the ballpark could generate over $350 million in economic growth—turning a stretch of parking lots and vacant buildings into a vibrant residential neighborhood. Hartford hasn’t seen that kind of development in decades.
So if development will come, why not have the city and taxpayers build it? For starters, the stadium is already $10 million over budget and almost two months behind schedule. Homeless on opening day, the Yard Goats will have to play on the road until May 31st.
For most other cities, these delays and cost overruns would be more of an embarrassment than a crisis. But Hartford is running out of cash. Last year, the city endured a debt downgrade and cuts in municipal services. Mayor Luke Bronin has already announced hiring and spending freezes in the wake of longstanding municipal deficits.
Add to the mix Hartford’s longstanding struggles with deep poverty and crime, and many are left wondering why the city is spending money on a ballpark in the first place.
Critics fear the development won’t materialize, leaving taxpayers on the hook for the debt-financed $66-million stadium. As Hartford Courant columnist Kevin Rennie asked, “Why should the people of Hartford—many of whom are very, very poor—why should this burden be placed on them?”
The ballpark’s boosters see a calculated bet, not a burden. Economic projections for the development include over a thousand permanent jobs, a brewery, new retail, and over a hundred new residential units. Already, Hard Rock International has committed to building a hotel opposite the ballpark.
I see the stadium as a catalyst for economic development in a neighborhood that has not had any investment in years, and believe the state should participate, State Senator John Fonfara told the Hartford Courant in March.
“This is what’s going to help turn Hartford around,” University of Connecticut economist Fred Carstensen told Reason TV, “and it’s clearly the kind of big bet that we make.”
Carstensen, who was commissioned by the Hartford city council to study the effects of a ballpark, acknowledges that the ballpark by itself is a money loser. His analysis, Economic Impacts on Hartford of Developing Downtown North, shows how the stadium will generate new development and more than pay for itself—but just barely, under the best of circumstances.
“When you’ve got all the pieces in place, then they come out ahead,” he says. “Not by a lot. I mean, this is not some kind of a big win. But the question was: How do you protect the city from the point of view of being able to cover the cost of the stadium over the 20-year time horizon to cover the cost of the bonds?”
Several national studies cast doubt on Carstensen’s analysis. Sports economists Brad Humphreys and Dennis Coates found that the presence of a professional sports team rarely boosts in the local economy, and often ends up as a burden or a boondoggle. Similar conclusions have been echoed by studies at the Brookings Institution, Stanford University, and others.
To his credit, Carstensen has been willing to engage some of his toughest critics. His discussion with Field of Schemes author (and stadium subsidies über-skeptic) Neil deMause was a revealing, if wonkish, debate about the ups and downs of stadium economics. (DeMause ended up softening his views about Dunkin' Donuts Park, though he maintains the ballpark is a big risk for the city).
The entire Downtown North development is shrouded in piles of concrete and rebar right now. The full impact of the project won't be known until at least 2020, when construction is scheduled for completion, and Hartford's big bet either starts to pay off—or becomes another burden for taxpayers to bear.
UPDATE: Neil deMause contacted me a day after the video was published to clarify his perspective. He wrote:
I didn't soften my views about Dunkin' Donuts Park — I softened my views about Carstensen's study, once he pointed out to me that it acknowledged the stadium was a terrible deal, and just had hopes for the surrounding development. (Which is still arguable, but less crazy than the stadium deal.)
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Worcester (Massachusetts) To Hartford (Connecticut)
Worcester is a city in, and the county seat of, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population was 181,045, making it the second most populous city in New England after Boston. Worcester is located approximately 40 miles (64 km) west of Boston, 50 miles (80 km) east of Springfield and 40 miles (64 km) north of Providence. Due to its location in Central Massachusetts, Worcester is known as the Heart of the Commonwealth, thus, a heart is the official symbol of the city. However, the heart symbol may also have its provenance in lore that the Valentine's Day card, although not invented in the city, was mass-produced and popularized by Esther Howland who resided in Worcester.
Hartford is the capital city of Connecticut. It was the seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960. The city is nicknamed the Insurance Capital of the World, as it hosts many insurance company headquarters and is the region's major industry. It is the core city in the Greater Hartford area of Connecticut. Census estimates since the 2010 United States Census have indicated that Hartford is the fourth-largest city in Connecticut, behind the coastal cities of Bridgeport, New Haven, and Stamford.
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Downtown Hartford from Bushnell Park
A view of Hartford's skyline from Bushnell Park
Bartaco Inman Park is Awesome!
Day 12
We had a fantastic lunch today at Bartaco located in the Inman Park neighborhood of Atlanta. (Visit Bartaco - I was super excited to see them building this place out over the past six months. There is also a Marietta St location that we have visited in the past that was excellent. It is fantastic that there is one now just down the road!
Our server Plum was very knowledgeable of the Bartaco menu. They have a lunch special that includes a short selection of tacos and salads. You can choose 3 tacos and a salad for $10. They also bring drinks to the table in carafes. I drink so much iced tea at lunch so this was perfect! The atmosphere is fantastic. I couldn't believe they were playing such great old school music. The lunch came out fast. I had Fish, Chicken and Steak Tacos today. The salad was tasty as well. Bartaco is a fantastic addition to all the new restaurants in Inman Park!
Most of the items had a kick to them, as if Chris Harter was not already having a bad day. I loved the spice and so did Raj. At the end of the meal they brought Chris a free steak taco that was not spicy. He loved it! I will be back to Bartaco next week for sure!
Stopped by Dunkin Doughnuts for some iced coffee and doughnuts for the team.
Didn't feel like cooking dinner so I grabbed a quick sub at Publix. I love their chicken cordon bleu subs!
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Downtown North Project to break ground in Hartford
Somehow through all the snow, the city of Hartford is planning a big groundbreaking for this afternoon. The Downtown North project will officially begin today.
Connecticut celebrates National Doughnut Day
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