“Many Thanks, Van Gogh”
by | Aug 25, 2017 12:06 pm | Comments (1)
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A colorful three-story-tall banner of a charming silhouetted urban landscape — recognizable to New Haveners was unfurled Thursday morning on 817 Grand Ave.
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New Lawsuit Ties Up Building Plans, Again
by | Aug 10, 2017 7:51 am | Comments (19)
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The latest target: alleged drainage problems at 630 Chapel.
After thwarting other developers’ plans for years with ultimately unsuccessful lawsuits, a Philadelphia-based landlord criticized for not maintaining a Wooster Square apartment complex has gone to court yet again to try to stop a competitor from building on vacant property across Chapel Street.
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So Long, Fuel. Hello Makeovers
by | Jul 19, 2017 7:58 am | Comments (10)
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Closed Fuel Coffee, which’ll house Andrea Zola’s beauty bar (below).
MBDbeauty, LLC
New Haven will get its first “beauty bar” in Wooster Square, now that the concept has won approval from city zoners.
Woman, 25, Attacked In Home Invasion
by | Jul 13, 2017 8:00 am | Comments (5)
Police were on the scene interviewing witnesses in Wooster Square Thursday morning following a reported attack on a woman in her home.
Chapel Street Bridge Redecked; Repainting To Come
by | Jul 11, 2017 12:51 pm | Comments (4)
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Those of us who are creatures of habit, especially driving habits, will just have to get used to approaching the Chapel Street Bridge, reading the unambiguous signs, saying, “oops” yet again, and taking the detours into or out of Downtown and Wooster Square.
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Wooster Square Swims Into Summer
by | Jul 7, 2017 11:53 am | Comments (2)
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William McLaurin worried he wouldn’t have time to work on his freestyle stroke during the summer. Thanks to Conte West’s second summer as a public pool, now he will.
Farnam Raises The Roof
by | Jul 7, 2017 7:39 am | Comments (6)
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Looking east on Grand at Franklin.
There’s a lot of hammering going on on Grand Avenue these days around Franklin Street.
That’s because the fifth floor and roof of the reconfigured Farnam Townhouses on Grand Avenue at Franklin are just being framed in, and the project remains on schedule and on budget for a Spring, 2018 ribbon-cutting.
Millennial Takes Downtown-Wooster Helm
by | Jun 29, 2017 12:47 pm | Comments (5)
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New management team chair Smith: Next-generation civic leader.
When Caroline Smith first moved to New Haven from Lexington, Kentucky, she would never have defined herself by her relationship to a city.
Herons Come Home To Roost
by | Jun 28, 2017 7:47 am | Comments (1)
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An unlikely group of tenants has claimed a Wooster Square hotspot for a second year in a row, drawing both friends and foes before they fly south later this summer.
When Mary Lou Met Peter Met New Haven
by | Jun 22, 2017 1:30 pm | Comments (17)
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Call it a love story, in two acts.
Malik Makes The Deadline
by | Jun 21, 2017 2:32 pm | Comments (4)
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Malik James at graduation: New Horizons saved my life.
Most parents know what to expect on Graduation Day. But the mother of a New Horizons High School student wasn’t sure — even on the morning of the ceremony — if her son would get his diploma on Tuesday.
Her son, Malik James, had revived his scholastic career following a slide induced by his best friend’s murder. But he still needed to pass one more test to make up the missing credits.
Graduates Shed “New Light” On Adversity
by | Jun 20, 2017 2:30 pm | Comments (8)
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Jadah Moore receives her scholarship at the graduation.
Jadah Moore encountered an unexpected pregnancy and the need to get a job before she could finish high school — and she still made it on time joining 13 fellow students Tuesday in completing her studies at New Light High School.
Greenberg Announces Quest For 3rd Term
by | Jun 12, 2017 8:03 am | Comments (8)
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Greenberg announces reelection surrounded by city and state officials.
As he officially launched a bid for a third term as Wooster Square’s alder on a hot Sunday afternoon, Aaron Greenberg had some good news to report: Conte West Hills School’s pool will now open to the community for public swimming.
“Participatory Budgeting” Takes On Olive Street Speeding
by | May 19, 2017 7:33 am | Comments (6)
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“Rapid flash” LED lights installed on Olive in 2015 in response to neighborhood speeding concerns.
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Webster: Olive is literally a street of death.
Olive Street will be the beneficiary of a new mobile, radar speed sign next year as the result of an annual exercise in “participatory budgeting”: a democratic decision-making process that empowers a neighborhood to decide how to spend a small share of the city budget.
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Plans Revived For Wooster Sq. Apartments
by | May 17, 2017 8:02 am | Comments (20)
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Chapman presents plans to community management team.
Facade design for 433 Chapel.
A historic industrial building in the Wooster Square neighborhood that has sat vacant for years may soon be home to nearly two dozen new apartments and a street-level café or microbrewery.
Girls Get Their Code On
by | Apr 26, 2017 2:25 pm | Comments (0)
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Beyonce Jones, Tranese Streater and Tayrene Rodriguez at LEAP’s (Yo)unity Bot .
Tayrene Rodriguez jumped into programming headfirst when she learned that she would be building, attaching wires to, and writing code for a robot from scratch. Emiya Pearse didn’t, but found that her four teammates helped her get through it.
Diversity Blooms Along With Blossoms
by | Apr 24, 2017 7:27 am | Comments (2)
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Cherry blossoms were in full splendor in time for Sunday’s fest.
St. Luke’s Steel Band performs at the event.
Both the old and the new Wooster Square were on display at this year’s Cherry Blossom Festival, where octogenarian ladies from the Amalfi Coast chatted with old friends they hadn’t seen in years, couples danced to salsa music, women in saris made paper flowers, and families lined up for La Carreta’s tacos.
Lights, Cameras ... Action! Eyed For Parks
by | Apr 7, 2017 1:28 pm | Comments (8)
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Edgewood basketball court, among those slated for resealing.
Carone, Bombero, and Dixon detail projects at hearing.
New Haven basketball players can look forward to smoother surfaces and clearer three-point lines at courts throughout the city. Wooster Square will be better lit at night. And more security cameras may pop up in city parks.
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New TV Station Moves In, Hits Airwaves
by | Apr 7, 2017 12:29 pm | Comments (0)
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Copsidas in the new Intrigue HQ on Grand.
New Haven got a new TV station Thursday, and Grand Avenue got a new business.
Shelter Starts Again In Home Search
by | Apr 3, 2017 8:03 am | Comments (5)
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McBride: Our clients need a place to go.
New Haven’s top economic development official has promised to help a Grand Avenue homeless shelter find a new home now that the zoning board has denied its request for permission to move to an empty building on an industrial strip around the corner.
More Cops On Foot? Or In Cars?
by | Feb 22, 2017 2:06 pm | Comments (8)
Anderson (center) pushes for more motor vehicle enforcement.
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The York-Frontage crash.
Sometimes, Sgt. Sean Maher told Wooster Square and downtown neighbors, they may need to choose between more walking cops and more traffic cops.
Alder, East St. Neighbors Oppose Homeless Shelter’s Move
by | Feb 15, 2017 1:18 pm | Comments (5)
Lawyer Erskine McIntosh (center), with ESMS’s Arnold Johnson (left) and Curtis McBride (right) at hearing.
Operators of a Grand Avenue homeless shelter looking to move around the block will have to wait at least another month before the zoning board can vote on its relocating request. The reason for the delay: missing paperwork, and an incomplete application.
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Canal Trail Breakthrough Reached
by | Jan 25, 2017 4:11 pm | Comments (9)
Dean Sakamoto Architects
Planned lighted tunnel with canal exhibit under Whitney Ave.
The $9 million final leg of the Farmington Canal Trail is closer to construction thanks to a deal struck with neighboring property owners.
New Top Cop Promises Quality-Of-Life Focus
by | Jan 19, 2017 5:10 pm | Comments (18)
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Downtown and Wooster Square’s new top cop told neighbors he aims to keep aggressive panhandlers out of people’s faces.
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Changing Of The Police Guard In Downtown/Wooster Square
by | Dec 21, 2016 9:06 am | Comments (0)
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Hoyte at final DWSMT meeting.
Sgt. Jacqueline Hoyte said good-bye to Wooster Square and downtown neighbors — and promised to return to visit.
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