Coffee Pedaler Aims To Pedal Wine, Too
by | Aug 30, 2017 2:56 pm | Comments (36)
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A popular East Street coffee shop is seeking to branch out to evening wine sales — with some neighbors preparing to fight rather than sip.
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In Jocelyn Square, A White Oak For Theresa Carr
by | May 25, 2017 1:45 pm | Comments (2)
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This year marks the third anniversary of New Haven activist Theresa Carr‘s death. The following was submitted by community member and former Spinsters Opposed to Nuclear Genocide (SONG) member Joan Cavanagh, a friend of Carr.
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Money Wins Out Over Sleep In Zoning Votes
by | Apr 13, 2017 3:05 pm | Comments (6)
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Trachten and Decker agreed and then slightly disagreed.
How late should restaurants with bars be allowed to stay open? What should matter more in the decision — the bar’s need to make money, or nearby residents needing sleep?
The Board of Zoning Appeal considered those questions, then decided to allow two proposed restaurant/bars on different sides of town to serve alcohol and provide a reduced amount of parking.
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Big Green Pizza Rolls Into Humphrey’s
by | Apr 6, 2017 3:22 pm | Comments (9)
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The three partners outside their restaurant-to-be.
Big Green Truck Pizza is planning to lay down brick-and-mortar roots — and feed the surrounding Jocelyn Square neighborhood the way owner Doug Coffin remembers Humphrey’s restaurant doing in the 1990s.
UI Starts $2.6M East Side Modernization
by | Sep 26, 2016 4:11 pm | Comments (15)
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UI crews replacing poles.
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Doomed substation’s site.
Thirty-eight trees and an old electrical substation are set to become history as United Illuminating crews begin to upgrade service in Fair Haven, Jocelyn Square and a slice of East Rock.
Visiting Bear Tranquilized
by | May 10, 2016 3:35 pm | Comments (3)
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The east side bear.
A black bear roamed around the Mill River, East Rock, Fair Haven, and Jocelyn Square Tuesday before cops and state Department of Environmental Protection officers cornered him, tranquilized him, and took him away.
Humphrey’s East Reborn As Park Place East
by | Feb 11, 2015 5:08 pm | Comments (3)
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With shallots and garlic sautéing in a pan, Chef Pete Jaynes could have reached for a nice white wine for his sauce. But Valentine’s Day is coming. So instead he reached for the champagne to deglaze his pan.
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Under I-91, Neighbors Fill In “Love”
by | Sep 29, 2014 1:30 pm | Comments (4)
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As professional artist Ryan “Arcy” Christenson outlined an elaborate butterfly, a group of toddlers hurled paint at the wall and older kids added their own up-close touches — which was all part of the point.
And The Winner Is ...
by | May 29, 2014 9:37 am | Comments (5)
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Ta da!
Bright Big Wall.
That’s the name, at least for now, of the colorful, graffiti-esque collaborative mural that will enliven the Humphrey Street underpass beneath I‑91 and connect the Jocelyn Square and East Rock neighborhoods.
Campaign Draws Crowd—For Art Votes
by | May 19, 2014 12:42 pm | Comments (2)
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A ballot box at an Under91 Project block party and cookout near the site of an upcoming community arts project was stuffed with the aspirations, visions and votes of artists, neighbors, and project organizers.
“Under 91 Project” Wants Your Vote
by | May 15, 2014 4:23 pm | Comments (1)
Two long-separated neighborhoods may soon be rejoined by branching shadows, or a warm orange glow, or high-flying kites.
