In 2000, a young bright Yale student, Andrea Pizziconi, was on a mission. She travelled repeatedly to Manhattan to find the perfect combination grocer and convenience store for downtown New Haven. This was no class project. Pizziconi was employed by Yale’s University Properties and tasked with filling vacant retail spaces in university-owned buildings with businesses…
Westville Resident Nick Koululias writes to encourage residents of ward 26 in Westville and ward 28 in Beaver Hills to vote in the March 4th elections for ward committee co-chairs, a race that traditionally sees far fewer voters than other elections in our city. Local elections shape the landscape of our New Haven neighborhoods and…
Two weeks ago, a man’s life ended a few paces from our doorsteps. It happened a little after 10pm – neighbors heard a loud “boom” which was followed by the arrival of EMS and the police. Many of us came out of our houses and assembled on the street on that cold winter night, shocked…
Yale Law School professor and New Haven resident Amy Chua has created quite a racial stir over the past three years. In 2011, she wrote about how “Chinese Mothers are Superior” through parenting that involves calling her children “garbage” and preventing them from going to the bathroom until they’ve mastered a piano piece. Last month, she released…
A lot of arts in Fair Haven next weekend! A couple of very interesting events caught our eye: Guitarist Yovianna Garcia will be performing Herencias on Saturday, March 1 at noon at Columbus Family Academy Family Room (255 Blatchley Avenue). This is part of Pequeñas Ligas’ Hispanas de New Haven’s 2014 MUSA series. The flyer is…
Did you know that this year, when the Connecticut legislature raised the minimum wage, they also reduced the pay rate for waiters and waitresses, under pressure from restaurant lobbyists? Did you know that employers who violate the minimum wage get off with no punishment, and we have a chance to change that with House Bill…
View this post on Instagram #airbnbshorts #newhaven #gscia A post shared by Valerie Rose (@vbelanger33) on Jan 29, 2014 at 10:06pm PST My favorite thing about this piece is that it is crowdsourced from New Haven citizens. Bruce Ditman and I posted a call for images of the Have and friends from around town sent…
I was asked to go on MSNBC’s Melissa Harris Perry show on Saturday to join a panel talking about Republicans blocking a vote on immigration reform in the US Congress and what the immigrant rights movement is planning in response. I didn’t know what to expect as I hadn’t done a live cable news panel…
This blog is a labor of love, which is why it is launching on Valentine’s Day. The purpose of New Haven Speaks is to create a virtual community of people who care about our city, who come from all walks of life, live in different neighborhoods and who have interesting views and/or perspectives to share. It…
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