by | Nov 21, 2014 12:46 pm | Comments (0)
Giulia Cardillo Photo
Midway into the third movement of Robert Schumann’s Märchenerzählungen, David Perry was well on his way to constructing an alternate universe — a place where Schumann’s fairy tales could spring to life at the surprising change of a note, a new thought emerging from the belly of a clarinet or flurry of piano keys.
by | Nov 12, 2014 2:17 pm | Comments (14)
Bright lights beam through the neighborhood before dawn. Hundreds of cars beep at once in a parking lot. Power bar wrappers scatter on the streets.
Continue reading ‘E. Rock Warehouse Might Become High-End Gym’
by | Oct 28, 2014 6:29 pm | Comments (27)
Ryan Boyko sat by an open rear window late Thursday afternoon, inches from the East Rock backyard he may not enter, continuing by laptop to try to help Liberia contain the Ebola epidemic.
by | Oct 23, 2014 12:37 pm | Comments (0)
Lucy Gellman Photo
On Friday evening, Melissa Gonzales is planning to throw open her door, stand at the front of a pristine, clean-smelling storefront, and greet New Haveners from East Rock and beyond as she looks out from her news digs on State Street.
Continue reading ‘Sneak Peek! Haven Collective To Open In East Rock’
by | Oct 19, 2014 3:44 pm | Comments (48)
To translate a prize endorsement into votes, Dannel P. Malloy came to New Haven Sunday seeking to convert skeptical independent-minded voters like Eric Hermes.
by | Sep 15, 2014 12:01 pm | Comments (5)
Judy Sirota Rosenthal Photo
Step one: Raise a pig. Name it Wilbur, or Charlotte, or Bubba if you’d prefer. Give it a long, good life.
Pick it out of a lineup when the time is right. Make the first cut. Then gut with honor, lifting the glittering organs to the heavens.
Continue reading ‘165-Pound Pig Cooked, Consumed, Contemplated’
by | Sep 8, 2014 4:05 pm | Comments (0)
Lucy Gellman Photo
Having just thanked the audience for “being here on this dog day of summer,” Ian and Dustin Meadows lifted their guitars like offerings for a third time, launching into the first verse of their new song “Julianna.”
Their lyrics (You only have to be a song Juliannaaaaa…) traveled to nearby booths, where New Haveners Pat Kane and Channing Harris exhorted the values of DoCoMoMo and the New Haven Preservation Trust to passing visitors.
by | Sep 4, 2014 12:15 pm | Comments (0)
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Red Molly, this weekend’s headliners in Edgerton Park.
Four years ago, members of the folk band Red Molly had a problem: They were down a guitar player, and searching for the member who would make their group complete again.
by | Aug 8, 2014 8:20 am | Comments (1)
Thomas MacMillan Photo
Surveying the spiral spine of a new play structure his company is installing in New Haven, Spencer Luckey marveled at his good fortune: He gets to doodle for a living, making far-fetched plans for enormous dreamscapes, and then sees them come to life in cities across the globe.
by | Aug 6, 2014 8:12 am | Comments (12)
To find proof of why the government needs to force food labels to list “teaspoons” instead of “grams” of sugar, Marlene Schwartz set off in the aisles of Romeo & Cesare.
Continue reading ‘16 Teaspoons Of Sugar Found In Coke Bottle’
by | Jul 17, 2014 12:21 pm | Comments (15)
Julia Zorthian Photo
(Updated with map of the trees) Three on Mechanic Street. Four on Bishop. Seven on Cottage. Three on State Street. Thirteen on Orange.
by | Jul 1, 2014 4:18 pm | Comments (20)
A determined thief encountered a bike fastened to a rack — so he ripped the rack from the ground.
by | Jun 26, 2014 7:57 am | Comments (5)
Thomas MacMillan Photo
Former Alder Alfreda Edwards, who thought she had retired from elected office for good, has decided to run for her old seat now that Michael Stratton has resigned from it.
by | Jun 23, 2014 2:41 pm | Comments (27)
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A freshman alder who emerged as an outspoken opposition figure has resigned his post six months into the term.
by | Jun 17, 2014 7:41 am | Comments (0)
Meagan Jordan Photo
After spending hours putting plants in the ground for their school’s new “habitat,” Worthington Hooker students got a chance Monday to plant rocks.
Continue reading ‘Worthington Hooker Unveils Schoolyard Habitat’
by | May 29, 2014 9:37 am | Comments (5)
Hi Crew
Ta da!
Bright Big Wall.
That’s the name, at least for now, of the colorful, graffiti-esque collaborative mural that will enliven the Humphrey Street underpass beneath I‑91 and connect the Jocelyn Square and East Rock neighborhoods.
by | May 21, 2014 12:46 pm | Comments (2)
Allan Appel Photo
As actors prepare to bring new life to a famed New Haven toy inventor’s former factory floor, they feel the mythical man’s presence, watching over their shoulders.
by | May 21, 2014 8:48 am | Comments (8)
Diana Li Photo
Robyn Porter accepts the Democratic nomination Tuesday night.
What a difference nine days made.
Continue reading ‘Now An Incumbent, Porter Gets A Unanimous Nod’
by | May 21, 2014 7:11 am | Comments (0)
After a woman was pulled into the bushes in broad daylight on Bradley Street, a man driving by heard her screams and leaped out to help her.
by | May 15, 2014 4:23 pm | Comments (1)
Two long-separated neighborhoods may soon be rejoined by branching shadows, or a warm orange glow, or high-flying kites.
by | May 13, 2014 1:00 pm | Comments (0)
“We’re going to take it from the top of the genie scene!” Laura Attanasio called from the back of Worthington Hooker Middle School’s auditorium.
On cue, the room began to transform: house lights went completely down, a spot flashed on, and soft feet were heard padding quickly across the modest stage. Suddenly, viewers were not in an East Rock school at all, but the far-away land of Agrabah, where Aladdin and his newfound friend the genie were brainstorming their escape from an evil Sultan’s cave.