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Frog Hollow is known for its diverse and vibrant Latinx community. A new, growing community is the Guatemalan community. Many are single mothers, who have now raised their children in Frog Hollow. They immigrated in hopes of a better future for their…

La Favorita Barber Shop on Park Street in Frog Hollow is a family-owned business which he inherited from his uncle, Rosendo. The family of La Favorita Barber Shop has done a lot for the Frog Hollow Community and features a wall in the shop of those…

Carol Correa now works at Trinity College as the director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs. Correa created the Puerto Rican Heritage Trail when she was getting her masters in 2009. She attended Trinity College as an undergraduate, single…

Eliana Sanchez owns the Montecarlo Bakery on Park Street in Frog Hollow with her cousin Estela Lopez. She opened the bakery in October of 2019. Eliana is a talented pastry and cake baker, while her cousin Estela does the more administrative side of…

Graciela Rivera is the current Hartford Public Library Park Street Branch manager. Having moved to Frog Hollow at age thirteen, Graciela grew up working in her mother’s hair salon on Park Street, Grace Hair Studio, and frequenting the Hartford Public…

Nygel White is the current Program Production and Engagement Coordinator at the Hartford Public Library. Growing up right outside of Frog Hollow in the Clay-Arsenal neighborhood, Nygel regularly interacted with the community through friends and…