Police Find Dead Body In East Rock Park
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.
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Homeschooler Doc Launches Independent/Libertarian Challenge To DeLauro
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.
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Tone Civil As Heated Race Hits Town
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.
Zoning Application Denied For Controversial Whitney-Trumbull Project
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.
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East Rock Backs "Stop APT" Drive After Debate
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.
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Bond Resumes In-Person Fundraisers, Nears Official Decision On Sec'y Of State Run
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.
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"Doored" Cyclist Fix Sparks Debate
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.
New Coffee/Gathering Space Is Buzzing
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.
Zoning Board Approves Ice Cream Shop, With Ale
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.
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Lights (Back) Up: Wilbur Cross Students Return To The Stage
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.”
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East Rock Promised Increased Attention To Dangerous Drivers
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.
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Demolish-Build Plan Bombs
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.
Fair Brings Out The Zines
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.
Prof On Track To Put Pain Behind Him
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.
Sign Of Times: "Persnickety Thrift" Debuts
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.
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They All Scream For ... Ale?
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.
Strolls Keep Soulmates On Life's Path
by and | Feb 3, 2022 4:39 pm | Comments (1)
Mary Ann Frank and Lauren Pinkza with Willow on Thursday's walk.
The word on Cliff Street Thursday was: Female friendships.
As in long-haul female friendships, nurtured on morning strolls. They can get you through a pandemic — and help you grapple with mortality.
They can even get you through a disappointing morning sandwich.
New Sgts. Sworn In, Commit To Community
by | Feb 2, 2022 10:09 am | Comments (0)
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Cherelle Carr with sister Shenae at Tuesday's promotional ceremony.
As she and her colleagues took the oath to become New Haven police sergeants, Cherelle Carr thought back to when she almost went to school to be a lawyer.
Former Lehman Factory Demolished
by | Jan 27, 2022 3:16 pm | Comments (5)
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Demolition underway at 191, 197, 199 Foster St.
After more than three years of delays, the last remaining husk of the former Lehman Brothers printing factory has been demolished — making way for 30 planned new condos and townhouse units in Goatville.
Word On The Street: Caffeine
by and | Jan 26, 2022 3:38 pm | Comments (0)
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Owner Rosanna Sabino and employee Marisol Ortega at Nica's Market.
The word on Orange Street Wednesday was: Caffeine.
East Rockers Endorse Ice Cream Dream
by | Jan 25, 2022 1:15 pm | Comments (18)
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Grewal in front of the possible future ice cream shop.
When Elena Grewal looks at the vacant storefront at 831 Orange St., she envisions swirling soft-serve, dollops of hot fudge, coffee and wine, and neighbor-to-neighbor conversations.
For 52nd Year, MLK Love Marchers Brave The Cold
by | Jan 16, 2022 10:32 am | Comments (10)
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Pastor Kennedy D. Hampton Sr. on Saturday march, beside father's poster.
The 52nd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Love March trekked in 10-degree weather Saturday through the streets of Goatville and Upper State.
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More "Package" Purveyors Allowed Downtown
by | Jan 13, 2022 11:54 am | Comments (6)
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New Crown & High complex: ground-floor retail remains empty.
It’s fine to cluster liquor outlets on Crown Street. On Orange Street? Fuggedaboutit.
That at least was the import of two developments at this week’s zoning board meeting, where a Crown Street developer won permission to try to fill an empty storefront with a high-end package store while Atticus Market withdrew a request to start selling beer in East Rock.
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"Whitney Modern" Luxury Apts. Sold For $18.5M
by | Jan 11, 2022 9:58 am | Comments (10)
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At the Whitney Modern's February 2021 ribbon cutting; 10 months later, a new owner paid more than twice the city-appraised value.
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The "Whitney Modern" and the former American Red Cross-turned-apartment building at 703 Whitney Ave.
A newly built 42-unit East Rock luxury apartment complex sold for $18.5 million to a New Jersey-based investor duo that has poured tens of millions of dollars over the past year into New Haven real estate — in the latest example of the city’s housing market overflowing with cash, at least for those buying and selling.
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City To Whitney Ave.: Time For A Diet
by | Jan 10, 2022 9:21 am | Comments (40)
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Plan for 3-lane Whitney.
The city is looking to put Whitney Avenue on a “diet” — to slim down the roadway to make it safer for drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians. Some neighbors at the latest community meeting embraced the waist-trimming regimen; others were not so sure.