• From Sandra’s Next Generation in the Hill. • Restaurant co-owner Miguel Pittman (pictured) is confident that, if the thief ate the cake, he must have enjoyed it. Laura Glesby reports.
When gardening culture flourishes in the Hill, thanks in part to Wilson branch library’s seed catalogue and “Ask a Gardener” sessions. Allan Appel reports.
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Maya McFadden
| Jun 19, 2025 4:24 pm
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311 Valley St.: En route from NHPS to city ownership?
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Alder Smith: The former West Hills school should become a place for public meetings and other neighborhood activities.
New Haven Public Schools (NHPS) has officially begun the process of handing over to city government two vacant former school buildings in West Hills and Fair Haven Heights.
Dr. Hanan Hameen-Diagne leads dancers in a joyful Juneteenth hip-hop workshop.
Hip-hop pioneer DJ Tony Crush shares stories from the culture’s early days at the Visions of Truth conference.
Dooley-O's Juneteenth mural.
“Shake, shake, shake!” echoed like a chorus of empowerment Thursday as Dr. Hanan Hameen-Diagne led a packed room through the raw energy of hip hop and breakdancing.
The real power of the Juneteenth workshop wasn’t just in the footwork — but also in the history that pulsed behind every beat.
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Adam Walker and Thomas Breen
| Jun 19, 2025 9:49 am
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Site Plan Application
A new hotel on Park St.? Not so fast...
Page 1 of 33 of a New Haven Rising-letterhead petition sent to the City Plan Department about the planned hotel.
A Pennsylvania-based developer’s plan to build a 150-room Marriott Residence Inn on Park Street hit a roadblock Wednesday night — as the City Plan Commission pushed off taking a final vote, and opted instead to hold a public hearing on the project, in response to parking and gentrification concerns raised by the neighborhood’s alder.
