WEB, Beyond The Web
by | Sep 25, 2009 9:19 am | Comments (20)
When Lt. Stephen Shea had his first encounter with Beaver Hills’ alderwoman-in-waiting, he had something to show her: his BlackBerry.
Whalley
Whalley Facelift On Tap
by | Sep 18, 2009 10:33 am | Comments (7)
With new sidewalks, trees, planters and crosswalks, a two-block stretch of Whalley Avenue will become a place where pedestrians can “be happy.”
Prodigal Son Returns To WEB
by | Sep 2, 2009 7:16 am | Comments (9)
To the delight of neighbors, Whalley’s former top cop is returning to the district after a year-and-a-half absence.
Whalley Widening Disrupts An Eruv
by | Aug 27, 2009 11:03 am | Comments (6)
Every Thursday, a man in a red Oldsmobile drives around New Haven, keeping one eye on the road and the other on a barely visible set of overhead wires and dowels attached to poles. He’s looking for a break — and hoping he doesn’t find one.
Whalley Awash In Fake $20s
by | Aug 21, 2009 11:31 am | Comments (4)
Merchants like Ikram Haq have begun drawing next to Alexander Hamilton’s visage to avoid getting burned amid a counterfeiting wave. Can you tell which of the pictured twenty-dollar bills is real?
Park and Deposit
by | Jul 24, 2009 3:40 pm | Comments (0)
The temporary charter of New Haven’s community development bank-in-formation came closer to being permanent this week, thanks to parking.
MLK Blvd. Looks For A Home
by | Jun 18, 2009 1:22 pm | Comments (12)
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is no doubt a legacy worthy of having a city street bear his name — but so is Judge Edward Whalley.
Gabrielle Remembered; Whalley Widening
by | Jun 4, 2009 3:57 pm | Comments (37)
A year after a driver mowed down an 11 year-old girl on Whalley Avenue, the state prepared to start widening the congested road — endangering other pedestrians’ lives, in the view of neighborhood critics.
Brothers Issue Call To Fathers
by | Jun 2, 2009 12:35 pm | Comments (5)
Standing on Whalley Avenue, members of the Brotherhood Leadership Summit called on fathers to take responsibility for their families. They aim to have 20,000 more men standing with them in August.
Praise The Lord & Ring The Register
by | Jun 1, 2009 11:57 am | Comments (3)
Another ribbon was cut, while down the avenue, the after-church crowd filled the restaurant booths. It sure didn’t feel like a recession on Whalley.