Dakota Partners has been one of the most active apartment developers in Greater Hartford over the past five years, and despite some challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Waltham, Mass.-based firm remains as focused as ever on the region.
That’s according to Dakota Partners co-founder and President Roberto Arista, who in a recent interview detailed his firm’s pandemic experiences of the past year and its future plans for Greater Hartford.
“We are definitely looking to do more projects in and around the Hartford area,” Arista said.
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Dakota already has a number of them on its plate.
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In a State of the City speech that mostly highlighted progress, New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart took aim at what she called “the elephant in the room” — the school system. Stewart signaled that she’ll be providing little or no new money for education when she proposes a budget next month. “What I will not do is blindly throw additional tax dollars into a massive bureaucracy that is failing our .
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Among those safety protocols: limited admission, social-distancing requirements, and table seating only meaning guests won t be able to congregate in front of the stage. I’m burning for music just like anybody but I m a firm believer in the policy and the guidelines, said Conor Stratton, owner of Ace of Cups. To me, we can’t rush these things.” A pent-up demand for live music in Columbus amid COVID-19
This isn t the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic about a year ago that live music has attempted something of a comeback.
Last summer, some smaller venues attempted to begin hosting sporadic concerts after the May 14 Dine Safe Ohio Order gave the go-ahead to musicians and bands to perform in restaurants and bars that met social-distancing requirements. In September, promotion company Prime Social Group introduced the Westland Mall Drive-in concert series featuring local and national acts.