New Haven Independent

City Issues A Greasy Pizza Box Warning

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 09:44 GMT

Stop throwing your pizza boxes in the recycling bin—and help the city save money in the process.

Clean-Up OK’d At Olin’s Nuclear Rods Site

Tue, 28 May 2013 16:05 GMT

The catch basins will be covered and surrounded by hay bales. Trucks will remain only on paved areas. They will have their tires carefully checked so any soil is removed before they begin to roll over city streets. There will be no “dust gravitation.”

Crown St. Visions Collide

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:16 GMT

One person sees a “shady gas station” on the corner of Howe and Crown.

That’s “crypto-racist,” says another.

At the corner of Orange and Crown sits one person’s “weird art place.” To another it’s “Artspace (not weird.)”

“Foster Moms” Put Elm Back In Elm City

Sun, 12 May 2013 12:20 GMT

In four years as an adoptive parent, Bonnie Sullivan has seen her charge shoot up to 10 feet tall. She’s about to send junior from the garden, to reclaim a place in New Haven history.

Q River Fest Attracts Hundreds

Mon, 06 May 2013 10:59 GMT

Morris Cover Anthony Corolla, who’s 10 years old, once sat in a kayak, but it was on the ground. Sunday afternoon he overcame a little nervousness to take his first canoe trip ever.

Anthony and a dozen of other first-time paddlers, both kid and adult, are paddle sport rookies no longer thanks to free canoe and kayak rides given by the Quinnipiac River Watershed Association. They day featured a a 20-minute circuit around the gorgeous sun-splashed waters of the Fair Haven Marina and the lush salt marsh across the Q River.

Highway Expansion Claims Pin Oaks

Thu, 02 May 2013 11:53 GMT

Bill “The Flag Man” Shields tried to stop the mighty grapple from felling his trusty shade tree. A state spokesman regretted the loss—but vowed to compensate with dozens more pin oaks, red maples and spruces along Long Wharf.

Wild! Say Hello To Dinner

Wed, 01 May 2013 16:11 GMT

Steve “Wildman” Brill pointed to a patch of wild violets.

“It tastes a bit like lettuce,” he proclaimed.

The sold-out posse of diners foraging with him glanced around the woods of East Rock Park. Will everything, we wondered, taste like lettuce?

Barnard, Common Ground Win National Green Awards

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:38 GMT

Two city schools won green ribbons from the White House on Earth Day for their environmental efforts.

Environmental School Starts Recycling Breakfast

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:21 GMT

Eight years after launching as a magnet school with an environmental theme, Barnard Environmental Studies has entered the next frontier in green living: Saving that breakfast waste from ending up in the trash bin.

Sandy Schooled City On Storm Response

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 16:01 GMT

As monster storms become more common, New Haven should install video cameras to monitor flood gates, figure out how the National Guard can be more useful, and install cable TV in emergency shelters.