New Haven Independent

Yale Flees Newhallville After Prof’s Mugging

2013-05-21T20:01:06Z

After an 83-year-old architecture professor was attacked at the Lilac Street building site of a Yale-designed house, the university plans to pull out the newly installed foundation—and has decided it’s just too dangerous to build a home in Newhallville.

New State Policy Boosts Q River Building Project

2013-05-21T20:00:50Z

Erika Morrison’s sons Gabe, Seth, and Jude will reluctantly give up some nifty forts they have built over the years at secret locations in the narrow strip of woods between Q Avenue and the Q River.

Cop Magnet 2.0

2013-05-21T19:26:18Z

Coming soon to a substation near you: a magnet for your fridge with quick information about how to reach the cops.

“We Have To Start Thinking Differently”

2013-05-21T16:39:12Z

This story originally appeared in Spanish in La Voz Hispana.

Get Ready To Call Him “Banker DeStefano”

2013-05-21T16:00:25Z

(Updated 5:34 p.m.) After 20 years running City Hall, John DeStefano plans to move into an office a mile west on Whalley Avenue—to help run a community development bank he brought into existence.

Gas Leak Forces Evacuation

2013-05-21T13:55:40Z

(Updated) Officials are investigating a gas leak that forced a 96-year-old woman out of her home Tuesday morning.

Paint And Pen Pals

2013-05-21T12:16:29Z

“Similar, But Different” is the way Edgewood School second-grade teacher Kim Rogers has described a unique artistic and social collaboration between her class and art students of Tina Menchetti at Chapel Haven, a private non-profit transitioning program serving young adults on the autism spectrum and those with social and developmental disabilities.

Bagel Rescues Senator On Food Stamps

2013-05-21T12:04:46Z

On his first day of trying to eat for under $5, Chris Murphy found the first sustenance he could afford en route to a flight at 1 p.m.—and he had to forgo the schmear.

45 Minutes To Drive 2.5 Miles

2013-05-20T20:50:02Z

Officer David Hartman couldn’t officially tell New Haven how jammed-up downtown traffic was Monday morning—until he could arrive at work himself.

Back To The Future On Lilac Street

2013-05-20T20:22:22Z

New Haven’s population is on the rise, along with a 17-foot-skinny new Newhallville home that may offer a glimpse of the densely packed neighborhoods of the city’s past—and future.