Henry Fernandez asked voters in Dixwell to choose him as the next mayor—but to vote him out if he fails in a crucial task, “dramatically improving public schools.” ]]>Henry Fernandez asked voters in Dixwell to choose him as the next mayor—but to vote him out if he fails in a crucial task, “dramatically improving public schools.” ]]>
Chris Murphy dropped six pounds in four days—trying to experience how his poorest constituents eat, while also trying to avoid eating junk. ]]>
Amid dire warnings and readings from scripture, city lawmakers voted in favor of selling sections of High and Wall streets to Yale University for $3 million, forever. One more needed approval awaits. ]]>
On the day after she received her MFA in sculpture from Yale, Kenya Robinson looked up at a ten-foot tall black cyborg.It presented a single Amazonian breast, a Star Wars helmet, a figure like Wonder Woman or Barbie.
Not to mention a right nipple, and genitals, and three cell-phone size monitors showing footage of choreographic superheroes performing martial arts on the seashore while getting rained on by silver crystals.
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Not long after he left prison with a GED, Thomas Daniels lost his son to street violence. He resisted the urge for revenge and decided instead to work professionally with grieving dads.To do that he needed to go to college.
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An ancient black and gold cage elevator will once again carry you to the upper floors of 760 Chapel St., but you won’t find the fabrics and old-world charm of the Horowitz Bros. store up there anymore. You’ll find an array of new-media entrepreneurs bent over laptops. ]]>
Three days after the feds arrested Josemaria Islas and began the process of sending him back to Mexico, the New Havener secured “a minor triumph.” ]]>
High School in the Community’s undefeated basketball team hit nothing but net from the 3-point line—and got into hot water with the referees—in a high-scoring and high-tempered game against New Horizons. ]]>