by
Thomas Breen |
Aug 20, 2019 4:01 pm
|
Comments
(0)
Thomas Breen photo
Fire officials receive certificates of recognition from the founders of the gun violence memorial.
The founders of a city memorial for victims of gun violence awarded the fire chief and three westside fire stations with certificates of appreciation for the work they’ve done to plant trees, clear brush, and water flowers at the prospective Valley Street park site.
by
Laura Glesby |
Aug 8, 2019 4:24 pm
|
Comments
(2)
Laura Glesby Photo
Nature Conservancy staff and volunteers at Lighthouse Beach.
One week after a statewide tax on plastic bags came into effect, 35 volunteers celebrated at Lighthouse Point Park by making the beach a little more plastic-free.
by
Laura Glesby |
Aug 5, 2019 7:54 am
|
Comments
(4)
Allan Appel photo
Skate park promoters Steven Roberts and J. Joseph Jr.
The full Board of Alders is scheduled to vote Monday night on a controversial proposal to build a skate park in Scantlebury Park, following a packed public hearing on the idea.
Linderoth at Lighthouse beach with Garcia, the proud first member of the public to receive a printed copy of the new report.
Wendy Garcia’s husband cringes whenever she takes the kids to Lighthouse Point Park’s beach.
She hopes he won’t cringe any longer when she shows him a new report that gave the waters around New Haven’s most popular ocean swimming spot an excellent grade for water quality as pertains to human health.
by
Maya McFadden |
Jul 26, 2019 8:01 am
|
Comments
(2)
Maya McFadden Photo
It’s been five years since Doreen Abubakar (pictured above left) started creating a greenspace at the corner of Hazel Street and Shelton Avenue in Newhallville. She was joined there Thursday evening by other green-minded New Haveners who celebrated a quarter-century of working together creating similar oases in spots throughout the city.
by
Thomas Breen
|
Jul 25, 2019 7:56 am
|
Comments
(3)
Thomas Breen Photos
Inside Rainbow Park. Below: Volunteers Marion Frazier, David Firestone, Ken Grimes, Zane Olmer, Pat Wallace, Charlotte Sabovic.
Dwight neighbors have transformed a “tiny sample of paradise” — which had fallen on hard times — into a vibrant, lush, open-air space for gardening and cookouts and peaceful meditation.
by
Sophie Sonnenfeld |
Jul 22, 2019 7:31 am
|
Comments
(1)
Sophie Sonnenfeld photo
A crew of neighbors and nature-promoters from throughout the city braved Saturday’s scorching heat to see the wonders that have arisen at Cherry Ann Park — and make it an even nicer “urban oasis.”
by
Laura Glesby |
Jul 5, 2019 8:54 am
|
Comments
(0)
Laura Glesby photo
Two new friends connected over a board game, and others reflected about the meaning of the holiday, as hundreds gathered at Wilbur Cross High School’s athletic field Thursday night for a view of the Fourth of July fireworks display at East Rock Park.
by
Maya McFadden |
Jul 1, 2019 7:50 am
|
Comments
(0)
Maya McFadden Photo
Diego Padilla and Miles Singer end their set with “How High the Moon.”
Two of the eight members of the Premier Jazz Ensemble harmonized their way from the Neighborhood Music School (NMS) to the New Haven Green on Friday to jazz up the joint.
by
Maya McFadden |
Jun 24, 2019 7:40 am
|
Comments
(2)
Maya McFadden Photo
New Haven youth like Des’Tahnee Manick-Highsmith were given the opportunity to showcase their talents during a Juneteenth celebration on Saturday at Goffe Street Park.
by
Laura Glesby |
Jun 14, 2019 12:44 pm
|
Comments
(4)
Allan Appel Photo
Skate park promoters Steven Roberts and J. Joseph Jr.
“Look at all that space right here!” Jean Jenkins said, gesturing toward an open, grassy area in the middle of Scantlebury Park. “Why can’t it be here?”
Skate park promoters Steven Roberts and J. Joseph.
Two young men with a skateboard and $50,000 in private committed funds in hand walk into a community meeting and propose to build a skate facility in a beloved park.
by
Maya McFadden |
May 22, 2019 4:38 pm
|
Comments
(0)
Maya McFadden photo
Enedelia Cruz, Anna Ciacciarella, Nicole Davis.
The Hill’s first edible rain garden will offer fresh produce for the neighborhood while also combatting surface runoff in a community effort to promote environmental restoration.
by
Maya McFadden |
May 21, 2019 4:17 pm
|
Comments
(3)
Christopher Peak Photo
Dragon boat race at Long Wharf, which will happen again this summer.
Event organizers and Mayor Toni Harp Tuesday announced a diverse lineup of “hip and historic” summer events in New Haven ranging from theater, sports, film, and music.
by
Maya McFadden |
May 20, 2019 12:11 pm
|
Comments
(6)
Maya McFadden Photo
Saturday’s groundbreaking.
Svigals + Partners
A rendering of the future Valley Street memorial.
Nearly 100 people showed their support Sunday at a groundbreaking fpr the New Haven Botanical Garden of Healing Dedicated to Victims of Gun Violence, a citywide effort to raise awareness of the plaguing epidemic of gun violence in New Haven.
Proprietor Kica Matos (center) with Bregamos Healing Drummers Michael Mills and Rafael Ramos at last summer’s launch of lunchtime concerts, which resume next week.
New Haven’s Green is “waking up.”
Some 2,000 new daffodils are being planted. Ground lights will illuminate the trees. A “friends” group is conducting regular clean-ups. Weekly musical performances are beginning next week, leading into a parade of summer festivals.
Hamden police arrested a 47-year-old New Haven man and a 42-year-old North Haven man for allegedly stealing $200,000 worth of lead-covered copper flashing from Edgerton Park.
by
Thomas Breen |
May 1, 2019 12:59 pm
|
Comments
(6)
Thomas Breen photo
Damage from ever-more-frequent storms.
Springing for two new tree trimmers and a foreman would help the parks department respond to all 2,300 annual trimming and removal requests and to start chipping away at the city’s tree-request backlog.
People got to learn Sunday, during the Historic Wooster Square 46th Cherry Blossom Festival, that “life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning to dance in the rain.”
by
Brian Slattery |
Apr 27, 2019 9:52 pm
|
Comments
(1)
Brian Slattery Photo
At 11 a.m. on Saturday in College Woods Park, the bikers had already hit the streets, but the stage was set for their return.
The food trucks were parked at the basketball court. At the grandstand, two sound technicians were putting the finishing touches on the sound system. Representatives from a dozen local organizations had set up their booths.
The only missing ingredient: about 1,000 cyclists.
Starting from West Rock Park at different times in the morning, they were riding anywhere from 5 to 40 miles to descend on East Rock pretty much all at once. It was for fun and exercise. It was also to raise funds for environmental causes, centered around Earth Day.
