Devil’s Gear Ushers In Micromobility Era
by | May 24, 2023 11:51 am | Comments (12)
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John Brehon in the repair section of Devil's Gear.
The storefront at 845 Chapel St. offers a glimpse into New Haven’s past and future.
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Night Market Grows The Party
by | May 15, 2023 8:43 am | Comments (4)
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A people-filled, car-free Orange St. at Friday's fest.
Throngs of New Haveners descended on the Ninth Square for hours on end for the latest Night Market, an “evening bazaar” that saw people of all ages fill the streets, stalls, and shops, dance on the sidewalk, and generally pass the time outdoors together.
Townshend Estate OK'd To Host Weddings, Events
by | May 12, 2023 11:06 am | Comments (7)
A sketch of the proposed Townshend estate event space.
Weddings, corporate luncheons, and community celebrations could soon be on the queue for the historic Townshend mansion — now that the owners of the East Shore estate have received zoning relief to host events on the property.
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Armory Now. Housing, Food Co-Op Tomorrow?
by | May 11, 2023 4:45 pm | Comments (2)
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Katurah Bryant (left) helping imagine an Armory revival.
As the city embarks on roof repairs to keep the abandoned Goffe Street Armory from falling into further disrepair, Dixwell and Beaver Hills neighbors have begun dreaming about what could lie in the vacant historic building’s future.
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Search For Truth Hits Grocery Aisles
by | May 9, 2023 2:59 pm | Comments (3)
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A box of fig bars in the snack aisle of Edge of the Woods caught Hamita Sachar’s eye.
Sachar, vice-chair of gastroenterology at Yale Medical School, wasn’t looking for a nosh. She was looking at the words on the box.
She popped by the Whalley Avenue natural foods grocery Tuesday along with Connecticut U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal to make the case for passage of the first updating of food package labeling requirements in over three decades.
New Warehouse Fills Up With Texas ACs
by | May 8, 2023 11:54 am | Comments (5)
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Not energy efficient enough for Texas? ACs piled high inside the newly built, opened, and HVAC-giant-leased Building A at 50 Ives Pl.
Truck driver Dennis Brown pulls up for a Monday morning drop-off.
Texas-built air conditioners are stacked high inside of a new 42,000 square-foot warehouse off of East Street — thanks to an international HVAC giant’s lease of a newly built emblem of New Haven’s delivery economy.
Smith Files For First-Time Alder Run
by | May 5, 2023 6:53 pm | Comments (31)
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Smith signs up with City Clerk staffer Michelle Lee Rodriguez.
As East Rocker Caroline Tanbee Smith filed papers to make official her first aldermanic run, Fair Havener Claudia Hererra readied to hand over the local legislative baton — to a candidate she says will build bridges between those neighborhoods and across the broader city if she’s elected to be Ward 9’s next representative.
Compost Headlines: Signs Of The Times
by | May 5, 2023 10:36 am | Comments (2)
The signs are changing on buildings from Dwight to Long Wharf to Fair Haven. Are they signs of changing times?
Stalled Downtown Corner Stirs
by | May 4, 2023 5:07 pm | Comments (7)
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Nair and Kesavalu Thursday inside Tikkaway soon-to-open "wow!!tikka."
Decades after starting their careers at the same Indian hotel, Gopi Nair and Kannan Kesavalu have reunited to revive cult-caliber fast-casual Indian dining on a reviving corner of New Haven’s Orange Street.
Pot Shop Coming To Ex-Theater
by | May 3, 2023 3:10 pm | Comments (38)
Up next at the former Long Wharf Theatre (clockwise from top left): INSA model smoking INSA pre-rolled joint; theater's former sign on Sargent Dr.; INSA cannabis chocolates; theater's former home in the Food Terminal.
The main stage of the ex-Long Wharf Theatre on Sargent Drive could see cannabis curious customers shopping for weed chocolates and pre-rolled joints by as early as December — according to a newly disclosed 10-year dispensary lease.
"A Hustler's Vibe" Comes To Dwight
by | May 2, 2023 11:17 am | Comments (6)
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Boyd outside his new storefront.
Rashaan Boyd has returned to the corner of Edgewood Avenue and Day Street to reclaim a piece of the block.
New Building Official Tapped As Boom Stretches Budget
by | Apr 24, 2023 2:44 pm | Comments (2)
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On the job at a Chapel Street construction site.
A city plumbing inspector is rising the ranks to become New Haven’s next top building official — as the department he’ll run continues to struggle to hire enough inspectors to meet the demands of the city’s construction boom for sub-suburban pay.
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Strong School Redev Plans Advance
by | Apr 24, 2023 11:55 am | Comments (10)
A rendering of the future Grand Avenue Development.
The current Strong School building at 69 Grand Ave.
A plan to redevelop Fair Haven’s long-vacant former Strong School is two steps closer to fruition after the City Plan Commission favorably recommended requests by the city to rezone and sell the land to a national affordable housing developer.
Surprise! Downtown Gets ... Another Smoke Shop
by | Apr 18, 2023 12:02 pm | Comments (15)
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Mohamed Lamine behind the counter at the newly opened smoke shop at the old Egidio's Hair Studio on Orange Street. (Below)
A former Orange Street hair salon has newly opened its doors as a smoke shop.
Several months after a former Chapel Street cellphone store shuttered to become a smoke shop.
Not long after the former Ann Taylor on the Green cycled through its afterlife as a rapid Covid testing site to become — wait for it — a smoke shop.
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Dixwell Pitch Night Gives Biz Dreams A Kick "Start"
by | Apr 14, 2023 8:26 am | Comments (5)
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Ben Wrobel: "How do we shift decision-making power to people with lived experience, people who are proximate to the problem?"
Ben Wrobel had just finished the beginning of his pitch, about the need for solutions to public policy programs that come from people’s lived experiences. The audience at NXTHVN on Henry Street in Dixwell was listening. “So why am I here today?” he said. “Well, last month I quit my job.”
Before he could continue, there was a hearty round of applause. It was support for his willingness to take a risk, on an idea that might lead to some good.
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Salsa's Kicks Off Citywide Outdoor Dining Expansion
by | Apr 13, 2023 5:07 pm | Comments (6)
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Salsa's owner joins city officials to cut the ribbon ...
... on outdoor dining on Grand Ave.
Fair Haven diners can now enjoy chicken flautas on the sidewalk-adjacent patio of Grand Avenue’s Salsa’s Authentic Mexican Restaurant a month earlier than usual, thanks to the city’s expansion of outdoor dining season — which will extend year-round for qualifying businesses.
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Frame Factory Growing; Movie Plan Silent
by | Apr 5, 2023 11:07 am | Comments (19)
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Inside the Art To Frames plant in June 2020.
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The present view of River St., looking east from James.
An art frame manufacturer plans to add jobs and build a new warehouse next to its bustling current Fair Haven site, while a block away a River Street movie studio plan appears to have stalled amid a corporate shakeup.
Marcel Takes The LEED
by | Apr 4, 2023 5:17 pm | Comments (18)
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The big reveal: U.S. Reps. Rosa DeLauro and Jim Himes with owner Bruce Becker at plaque unveiling.
It’s now official: Long Wharf’s new boutique hotel is really, really, really, really (and maybe five more reallys) green.
Now Hiring: "Inclusive Growth" Town-Gowner
by | Apr 4, 2023 3:32 pm | Comments (13)
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Mayor Elicker, President Salovey and Dean Charles: Job now posted (below)
A year after Yale committed to funding a New Haven-focused economic development hub, no such center yet exists — but a job description for an executive director who will figure out how to get it up and running is now online.
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Strong School Sale, Tax Break Proposed
by | Apr 4, 2023 11:14 am | Comments (19)
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A rendering of the proposed Pennrose development.
(Updated) The Elicker administration has submitted a plan to sell Fair Haven’s long-vacant former Strong School property to a developer for $500,000 — with a 20-year tax break — to create 50 affordable apartments.
Enviro Review Contested At Turbulent Tweed Talk
by | Apr 3, 2023 11:33 am | Comments (36)
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Ready for departure for a larger airport?
“No to Tweed expansion; yes to EIS.”
“How does destroying the Cove make New Haven a better place?”
“Stop paving our wetlands.”
“This is all greed.”
That panoply of protest signs in the lobby of East Haven High School’s auditorium offered a harbinger for the direction of the public meeting to come regarding the proposed expansion of Tweed New Haven Airport.
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CVS-To-Rehab Clinic Conversion Advances
by | Mar 30, 2023 12:30 pm | Comments (13)
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A rendering of the rehab clinic that could be at 215 Whalley...
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...vs. what's there now: An abandoned CVS.
The planned conversion of a former CVS pharmacy on Whalley Avenue into an abstinence-focused drug rehab clinic moved ahead, as the project’s backers seek approval to keep using an adjacent fenced-off asphalt lot for surface parking.
Post-Bank Foundation Set
by | Mar 29, 2023 12:00 pm | Comments (10)
A construction crew began filling in a hole at an historic bank’s grave at Orange and Elm Streets as a first step to building new apartments.
Investor Bets On Biotech Boom
by | Mar 28, 2023 8:43 am | Comments (16)
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Ex-Coliseum, next bioscience hub? Below: Ancora CEO Parker.
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Why is a London-insurance-giant-backed real estate developer about to drop $220 million on constructing a new 11-story lab and office building atop a “10th Square” surface parking lot?
Two words: Yale. Bioscience.
Tierra Soap Raises The Bar
by | Mar 27, 2023 8:46 am | Comments (3)
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A sample of Tierra Soap Co.'s offerings.
For some, a bar of soap is a common household item that helps them get their body clean. For Tierra Soap Co., a bar of soap has become a fusion of art, wellness, and culture as well as a way to connect to earth, nature, and community.