by | Oct 24, 2022 10:38 am | Comments (19)
144 more apts., coming soon to Blake?
Dixwell Alder Morrison: Do better, developers.
Two plans that promise to bring a total of 256 new apartments to Westville and Long Wharf moved ahead — as alders pressed for more affordable units and questioned whether the city’s recently adopted “inclusionary” housing law goes far enough.
by | Oct 20, 2022 9:10 am | Comments (9)
New apartments, coming to a convent near you?
A historic and long-vacant McKinley Avenue convent building may see its 20 “nuns’ cells” converted into 10 new apartments for empty nesters, thanks to the zoning board’s approval of a church-to-housing plan.
by | Oct 19, 2022 9:23 am | Comments (6)
Diane and Tim Nighswander
Uterus.
The poster isn’t trying to be subtle. It’s an expression of protest, and the anger underneath it. That the message is delivered so clearly is a testament to the people who made it — professional visual artists, photographers and graphic designers Diane and Tim Nighswander.
by | Sep 19, 2022 9:29 am | Comments (4)
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Topeka Jemmott and mom Denise Hallums at 537 Fountain auction.
Topeka Jemmott has looked up at the faded, overgrown, and seemingly abandoned single-family house at 537 Fountain St. just about every day over the past year during her morning walks around the neighborhood.
Now the Upper Westville resident will have a chance to bring that blighted property back to life, after she submitted the winning — and only non-bank — bid at the house’s foreclosure sale.
by | Sep 15, 2022 5:20 pm | Comments (0)
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Judge Robinson with Mauro seventh graders.
Retired Superior Court Judge Angela Robinson ordered seventh and eighth-grade students at Mauro-Sheridan Interdistrict Magnet School Thursday to chase their dreams.
by | Sep 14, 2022 9:03 am | Comments (0)
Kim Weston
The image appears to come apart at the seams in front of you. In one quadrant is a dancer, strong and in her element. But around her the image quick degrades. The colors break apart and crash into one. It’s just the sort of happy accident that some artists, like Kim Weston and JLS Gangwisch, seek out and exploit. “That image was a glitch. People thought we created it together but I thought it was perfect for this show. It’s where Jeffrey and I meet. There are no accidents. That image was supposed to be that way,” Weston said. “There’s such beauty in its technical disaster. Who says that’s not supposed to be there? Why isn’t my whole card destroyed? It was just that image. What energy source or force created that moment? And here, Jeffrey comes around and says he wants to do a show together.”
The show — “Cadence” — is running now at Kehler Liddell Gallery through Oct. 9.
Continue reading ‘At Kehler Liddell, Artists Dive Into Body And Spirit’
by | Sep 9, 2022 3:04 pm | Comments (13)
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Commercial tenants at 881-883 Whalley (pictured) can stay put for the duration of their leases.
A Fair Haven Heights-based early childhood education nonprofit continued its citywide expansion by purchasing two adjacent commercial buildings in Westville Village for $1.995 million.
Continue reading ‘Property Sales Roundup: Early Ed Center Expands’
by | Sep 2, 2022 5:55 pm | Comments (7)
Billy Bostic Friday keeping watch on progress at Edgewood Park.
From his front-row seat under Edgewood Park’s “Lyin’ Tree,” Billy Bostic was heartened to see a crew working on a new tennis court surface — and disheartened to see skateboarders and rollerbladers potentially mar the new work.
Continue reading ‘Tennis Pro To Rollerbladers: Please Don't Wreck New Courts’
by | Aug 11, 2022 4:47 pm | Comments (8)
Steve the bear grabbing lunch Wednesday.
As 54 frantic calls came in to the city about another bear roaming upper Westville, Steve was calmly checking out the offerings at a bird feeder on Stevenson Road.
by | Aug 9, 2022 2:29 pm | Comments (1)
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Stephanie Thomas outside Edgewood School polls.
The Fairfield County candidate in Tuesday’s Democratic primary for secretary of the state popped into her opponent’s home turf to make her pitch, to greet some supporters, and to take a refreshing sip of homemade honey and mint iced tea, courtesy of Westville resident Jessica Feinleib.
by | Aug 9, 2022 11:50 am | Comments (0)
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State treasurer candidate Erick Russell with husband Chris Lyddy outside their polling station, Davis Street School.
Erick Russell and his husband (and former state representative) Chris Lyddy, who live on Stevenson Road in Ward 26, walked out of the scorching heat and into the air-conditioned gymnasium at Davis Street school to cast their ballots in Tuesday’s Democratic primary elections Tuesday at around 10:45 a.m.
They were particularly familiar with one name on the ballot: Russell’s.
Continue reading ‘10:45 AM: Russell Casts Ward 26's 113th Vote’
by | Aug 8, 2022 3:01 pm | Comments (3)
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Atkinson with raffle winner Danny.
Tanaya Atkinson braved the heat -– and not the basketball team -– to give back to New Haven kids getting ready to return to school.
by | Aug 8, 2022 2:37 pm | Comments (5)
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Greenspace outside Mitchell Library.
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URI Intern Justine Phillips-Gallucci at the tour's new Valley Street stop.
Dozens of New Haveners peeled off of yellow school buses and down a pathway toward the Botanical Garden of Healing, nestled in the shadow of West Rock on Valley Street. They were grandmothers, grad students, kindergarteners, actual gardeners, high school friend groups, and everyone in between, who braved the thick August heat for a tour of New Haven’s ever-growing roster of community greenspace sites, including this new one on Valley.
Continue reading ‘Bus Tour Highlights Community Greenspaces Citywide’
by | Jul 27, 2022 12:45 pm | Comments (1)
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Alisa Bowens Mercado teaching salsa Tuesday night on the Central Avenue "patio."
While eating a slice of berry treasure pie, Rachel Broderick enjoyed the added sweetness of salsa in her bite.
Salsa music, that is.
Continue reading ‘Salsa Dancing Adds Flavor to Westville Pies’
by | Jul 25, 2022 9:17 am | Comments (2)
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The main stage at Seeing Sounds.
The concrete made the temperature seem twice as high at Edgewood Park’s skate park Saturday, but skateboards still flew through the crowd — and music filled the air at the first annual Seeing Sounds music festival.
Continue reading ‘Seeing Sounds Heats Up Edgewood Skate Park’
by | Jul 25, 2022 9:17 am | Comments (0)
Moore.
In the middle of his set to close out the day, musician Trey Moore took a moment to be thankful. “I just woke up one day and decided to do this, and here you are, in the flesh.”
He spoke with an air of gratitude, and just a hint of incredulity, that Seeing Sounds — a day-long festival of music, clothing, food, games, and skating that he organized at Edgewood Skate Park — had actually happened.
Continue reading ‘Bands Make Sound Visible In Edgewood Park’
by | Jul 21, 2022 3:44 pm | Comments (15)
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Now (above). Later? (Below.)
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A decades-old eyesore may be reborn as the new eastern gateway to Westville, according to promoters of a a planned 245-apartment complex and public West River walkway that won City Plan Commission approval Wednesday night.
by | Jul 7, 2022 8:51 am | Comments (2)
Susan Clinard
Missing the Mark.
Susan Clinard’s sculptures are an exercise in extreme empathy, even as Missing the Mark represents something more complex as well. It’s hard not to feel the pull of judgment in the juxtaposition of the crying face of the baby, who just needs some attention, with the blank faces of everyone else, staring at their screens. But in a broader sense, they’re all victims, of a specific mode of modernity we’re told we want. Clinard’s pieces forces us to look at ourselves, too. Are you reading these words on your phone right now? What are you missing around you?
Continue reading ‘65 Artists Contemplate What They've "Lost And Found" In KLG Exhibition’
by | Jun 22, 2022 9:52 am | Comments (0)
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Leek chard fatayer made by Sanctuary Kitchen
Could 4,000-year-old recipes translate into a feast to tantalize the tastebuds of today’s dining aficionado? At the hands of chefs from New Haven’s own Sanctuary Kitchen, it turns out they more than satisfied. Around 30 diners gathered at RAWA Tuesday night for an International Festival of Arts and Ideas event where a three-course meal prepared by Sanctuary Kitchen was presented in conjunction with Yale Peabody Museum, inspired by writings from tablets that are a part of their Babylonian collection.
Continue reading ‘Ancient Recipes Please Modern Palates At Sanctuary Kitchen A&I Event’
by | Jun 17, 2022 9:11 am | Comments (2)
Lisa Saunders.
Lisa Saunders was working out at Edgewood Park early to get her morning calisthenics reps in using the playground as her personal gym before starting the rest of the day.
Saunders used to weigh 400 pounds and now guides other people of color in weight loss based on her personal experience while taking part in an overeaters anonymous group.
Continue reading ‘Word On The Street: Park Pre-Work Workout Sets The Tone’
by | Jun 16, 2022 5:06 pm | Comments (7)
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Two new apartment buildings and an office-to-residential conversion planned for 446A Blake St.
A plan to build another 144 new apartments in Westville Village moved ahead, amidst praise for a densifying west side and concerns about pedestrian safety on Blake Street.
by | Jun 16, 2022 10:16 am | Comments (0)
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Security guard Eskarie Tellez, Del Vaani's friend, wearing one of the latest designs at Wednesday evening's fashion show.
Jozif Del Vaani and Paola Salvador with one of their designs.
A budding New Haven fashion designer named Del Vaani brought his latest avant-garde line to a crowd gathered in Westville Wednesday night.
by | Jun 15, 2022 1:42 pm | Comments (17)
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Could this blighted building at 781 Whalley ...
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... look like this two years from now?
A Branford-based developer working with local real estate investors plans to knock down two Westville commercial buildings — including a long-vacant and blighted structure at the corner of Whalley Avenue and Fitch Street — and construct in their stead 245 new riverfront apartments.
Continue reading ‘245 Apartments Pitched For Whalley Eyesore’
by | Jun 14, 2022 11:19 am | Comments (3)
Kids' class at Westville Performing Arts Center.
Friends Latisha Douglas and Samantha Williams brought their children to violin lessons. They waved goodbye to their budding musicians — then, instead of heading home or out for errands, they went down the hallway, into another classroom, for a contemporary dance class.
by | Jun 9, 2022 5:02 pm | Comments (8)
Darryl Brackeen and Pat Dillon.
Darryl Brackeen Jr. won’t be mounting a Democratic primary challenge for a state representative seat after all, but he’s still eyeing the seat. He is now turning his campaign sights to November, after failing to gather enough qualified petition signatures to force an August Democratic primary against State Rep. Pat Dillon.
Continue reading ‘Brackeen's State Rep Primary Petition Drive Comes Up Short; Eyes General Election’