by | Jul 5, 2022 8:44 am | Comments (10)
Maybelle, 5, lights a sparkler at Monday celebration.
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Monday fireworks show.
Explosions of colors burst into the sky, lighting up East Rock and beyond, as hundreds of families gathered on the Wilbur Cross football field Monday evening for the city’s annual Fourth of July display.
by | Jun 27, 2022 9:10 am | Comments (1)
Refugees & descendants honor past, future at World Refugee Day picnic.
Families who now call New Haven home gathered in East Rock Park to remember their journeys from Kenya, Burundi, Kurdistan, Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Sudan — and to build a community ready to welcome newcomers from all over the world.
by | Jun 22, 2022 2:30 pm | Comments (2)
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New property manager Joe Katz at 76 Sherman Ave.: "Things look fine."
A 22-unit Sherman Avenue apartment complex once known as “The Cage” has changed hands for $3.3 million — nearly twice the amount its former landlord paid for the property seven years ago.
by | Jun 21, 2022 9:29 pm | Comments (8)
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Bradley Street Co-op's John Martin picks mulberry to share with neighbors.
A mulberry tree that was purportedly planted by George Washington at the intersection of Bradley and State Streets will soon going to find itself in the midst of a summer home-improvement project.
Continue reading ‘“Mulberry Jam” Crew Gets The Bucks To Build Their Park’
by | Jun 17, 2022 2:57 pm | Comments (5)
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Principal Johnson, at center, at her final Cross commencement.
A day of goodbyes commenced at Wilbur Cross High School for the graduating Class of 2022 and their beloved principal, Edith Johnson.
Continue reading ‘Beloved Wilbur Cross Principal Says Good-Bye Along With Grads’
by | Jun 9, 2022 1:36 pm | Comments (3)
Zero-emission on-site roasting: inside Poppy's Coffee + Kitchen.
After sampling three “amazing” drinks, Lily Kitfield-Vernon knew she had found that “new local spot” within walking distance she’d been waiting for.
by | May 25, 2022 2:10 pm | Comments (19)
Cover of the Frews' presentation.
Robert and Susan Frew said they know what amount of living space graduate students in New Haven crave: just about 400 square feet.
by | May 6, 2022 12:36 pm | Comments (2)
The following item was submitted about Teacher Appreciation Week.
by | May 6, 2022 8:30 am | Comments (10)
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141 Ogden: Soon home to single-family house?
The owner of a long-vacant Prospect Hill lot won permission to construct a new five-bedroom single-family house and attached garage on the site of a former wetlands.
by | Apr 29, 2022 12:55 pm | Comments (1)
City police found a dead body in East Rock Park Friday morning after an apparent suicide.
by | Apr 19, 2022 4:47 pm | Comments (7)
Amy Chai: Pro-human, anti-viewpoint discrimination.
A new congressional candidate running to represent New Haven as an Independent and Libertarian has an MD, and an Rx for America:
• Protection for diverse points of view.
• Expanded voting access.
• A localized food and production economy.
• And “school choice” policies in which government funds support public and private educational options for kids.
Continue reading ‘Homeschooler Doc Launches Independent/Libertarian Challenge To DeLauro’
by | Apr 2, 2022 8:55 pm | Comments (15)
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Pitching Democrats Saturday (clockwise from top left): Stephanie Thomas, Darryl Brackeen Jr., Martiza Bond, Hilda Santiago, Matt Lesser, Josh Elliott.
As soon as New Haven Health Director Maritza Bond took the stage to pitch her candidacy for secretary of the state, she asked the crowd to applaud Alder Darryl Brackeen Jr., another candidate, for his work throughout the pandemic.
When he got up to speak after her, he returned the gratitude with another round of applause, this time for her work.
That reflected the tone Saturday as six Democrats seeking the party’s nomination for the state’s top elections position gathered in person at a forum in New Haven to make their case, and try to set themselves apart from the pack.
by | Mar 29, 2022 4:41 pm | Comments (8)
Scratch that: Rendering of the originally proposed Whitney-Trumbull development.
A controversial application to build 150 apartments at Trumbull and Whitney has stalled after the City Plan Department rejected the developer’s application and removed it from an upcoming zoning meeting agenda.
Continue reading ‘Zoning Application Denied For Controversial Whitney-Trumbull Project’
by | Mar 29, 2022 9:47 am | Comments (13)
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Imam Saladin Hasan at anti-APT-plan rally: "We are pro-help."
The East Rock Community Management Team voted to oppose a proposed methadone clinic in the next-door Newhallville neighborhood, after passionate discussion over whether such a stance would further stigmatize people with opioid use disorder.
Continue reading ‘East Rock Backs "Stop APT" Drive After Debate’
by | Mar 24, 2022 10:31 am | Comments (3)
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Bond at Wednesday evening mActivity fundraiser.
Before Women’s History Month ends, Maritza Bond plans to announce whether she’ll pursue her own bid for history by running for secretary of the state.
Continue reading ‘Bond Resumes In-Person Fundraisers, Nears Official Decision On Sec'y Of State Run’
by | Mar 17, 2022 4:24 pm | Comments (57)
Bike lanes, or cars? Outside P&M Orange Street Market Thursday.
The city vowed to reconfigure Orange Street to stop drivers from “dooring” cyclists — while neighbors and business owners questioned whether the solution should involve removing half of the on-road parking.
by | Mar 11, 2022 9:46 am | Comments (5)
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Sultan Thahir: "Tonight, we're having..."
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Wednesday? Must be yoga night.
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Live music night.
After dusk, night after night, young crowds are swarming into an unassuming new coffeeshop on State Street to transform the place into an event hot spot — each time with a different reason to gather.
by | Mar 9, 2022 12:19 pm | Comments (8)
Tentative sketch of Elena's On Orange.
An ice cream shop — with alcoholic offerings on tap — is one step closer to materializing on Orange Street, after the Board of Zoning Appeals Tuesday night unanimously approved a parking and alcohol variance.
Continue reading ‘Zoning Board Approves Ice Cream Shop, With Ale’
by | Mar 3, 2022 9:06 am | Comments (0)
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Katherine Van Tassel and Nina Laverty.
“I’m exhausted,” said Salvatore DeLucia of Wilbur Cross’s Lights Up Drama Club, “but I’m absolutely riding on a cloud. I’m ecstatic. Because these kids are back on stage. It feels like it’s been forever, and at the same time, it feels like it was just yesterday, it was 2019, and we were performing Sister Act.”
Continue reading ‘Lights (Back) Up: Wilbur Cross Students Return To The Stage’
by | Mar 2, 2022 12:34 pm | Comments (11)
Top neighborhood cop Lt. Dana Smith promised East Rockers that police will focus on traffic-calming in response to five separate incidents of drivers hitting pedestrians in January alone.
Continue reading ‘East Rock Promised Increased Attention To Dangerous Drivers’
by | Mar 1, 2022 6:53 pm | Comments (43)
Rendering of project facade.
“This is absolutely ridiculous, who you people are. This is unbelievable. We’re trying to make a significant investment in your area. You really want the buildings that are there to continue to be there the way like this? You’re happy with the status quo?”
Jared Hutter — CEO and co-founder of real estate firm Aptitude Development — said that to the East Rock Community Management Team at a combative meeting Monday night.
He got as good as he gave.
by | Feb 28, 2022 8:43 am | Comments (0)
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Bridge & Tunnel Crowd booth: Sometimes wi-fi doesn't reach the loo.
The buzz and joy around the Bradley Street Bicycle Co-op in East Rock was palpable, from the crowds of jacketed chatters outside to the low hum of many people inside the communal space. The community turned out for the NHV Zine Fair — the first such event in years.
by and | Feb 24, 2022 3:03 pm | Comments (2)
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John Geanakoplos: On a mission to walk away the pain.
The word on Mitchell Drive Thursday was healing — from a knee injury, and from the Zoom era.
by | Feb 18, 2022 3:03 pm | Comments (8)
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Chloe Rose models $50 look, styled by Todd Lyon with items from Fashionista's new vintage collection
In a jet-black 1950s Polack dress and gloves to match, Chloe Rose modeled a grieving widow look styled by Fashionista co-owner Todd Lyon — complete only with 1960s kitten heels, Aviators, and a maroon headscarf.
The outfit was one of four that Rose donned to promote “Persnickety Thrift,” the vintage store’s new line of thrifted clothing, which debuts this weekend. The line marks a new stage in the evolution of one of New Haven’s most colorful homegrown businesses, and a reflection of where fashion consciousness and society at large have moved amid the chaos of a pandemic.
Continue reading ‘Sign Of Times: "Persnickety Thrift" Debuts’
by | Feb 9, 2022 4:53 pm | Comments (18)
Grewal's design for ice cream shop.
Ice cream might be pure happiness for Elena Grewal — but not completely to some of her East Rock neighbors, if it’s offered up with wine and beer.
That divide emerged Tuesday night at a Zoom-assisted meeting of the Board of Zoning Appeals at which Grewal’s request for relief for a new shop was heard.