The Independent couldn’t make it to the mayor’s inaugural ball last Saturday night. (No free tix were available; plus we were busy preparing team coverage of Ralph Nader’s campaign announcement.) But a mystery photographer sent in these shots. Anyone recognize the shoes?
The First Lady made it to the celebration.
Could it be a New Haven party without Shirley Ellis-West and Michael Morand? (Rhetorical question.)
Mayoral spokeswoman Jessica Mayorga and top-tier aide Paul Nunez were on hand, of course.
Clararose Voigt was there with Frank Chee.
Hard to imagine the event would have been pulled off (little does in New Haven) without Rosemary Lemley, who did find time to enjoy the music.
She wasn’t the only one.