Mr. Capasso, Tear Down That . . . Fence
by | Mar 12, 2009 4:35 pm | Comments (3)
Good fences make good neighbors? Well, it depends what you mean by “good.”
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Quinnipiac Group Targets Hunters, Sort Of
by | Jan 15, 2009 9:31 am | Comments (2)
“If I shoot a tin can in my back yard, I’m in violation of the law. But I can let go with birdshot that travels a 100 yards as long as I’m on the river? Something’s wrong with this equation.”
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759 Quinnipiac Given Thumbs Up, For Now
by | Jan 14, 2009 9:27 am | Comments (0)
Is the Housing Authority of New Haven becoming an historic preservationist organization? Could be.
Hunters Busted
by | Jan 13, 2009 11:55 am | Comments (79)
This goose soared safely above the Quinnipiac, two days after game wardens swooped into the Fargeorge Preserve.
“They Fixed It”
by | Oct 24, 2008 8:44 am | Comments (2)
Could it be … cheers for the city from road-weary Quinnipiac Avenue neighbors?
Police To Retrain 911 Dispatchers
by | Oct 15, 2008 10:20 am | Comments (14)
When Aiyana Ehrman called to report a large fight at the Quinnipiac River, the police dispatcher put her on hold for five minutes, without asking for any details.
Condomania Interruptus, But Not for Long
by | Oct 7, 2008 11:54 am | Comments (0)
A two-building, 20-unit condominium development for this substantial site along the Q River between Aner and Oxford Streets has seen no shovels in the ground since the project was approved a year ago. That may soon change.
Midnight Mixers Prep For Open Studios
by | Oct 1, 2008 12:11 pm | Comments (9)
They were mixing two tons of concrete by the Quinnipiac River near midnight and there wasn’t even a dead body in sight. Only art.
Q Ave. Re-Do Becomes a Re-Deux
by | Sep 26, 2008 9:13 am | Comments (6)
Mayor DeStefano allayed fears of traffic-and-accident-weary Quinnipiac Avenue residents with a new strategy to get repairs moving — by splitting the project in half.
Public Paddles To Its “Archeological Treasure”
by | Sep 24, 2008 8:46 am | Comments (3)
Where can you find marsh lands, centuries-old dog skeletons, and an osprey nest?
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Totaled On Q Avenue
by | Sep 22, 2008 5:20 pm | Comments (4)
“This parked truck was totaled on Quinnipiac Ave Thursday night.” So writes Ian Christmann, who sent in this photograph. Read related stories here & here.
Still Waiting for Quinnipiac Avenue Repairs
by | Sep 10, 2008 11:57 am | Comments (16)
“This is an emergency situation,” Carolyn Christmann (pictured) told an assembled group of politicians about the dangerous condition of her street. She and her neighbors said it’s being treated as anything but an emergency.
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Waterfront Condos Near Completion
by | Aug 8, 2008 3:00 pm | Comments (12)
New shrubs line a waterfront promenade, as a local developer moves one step closer to reinventing what she calls New Haven’s version of southern France — the banks of the Quinnipiac River.
Neighbors Lament Q Ave Delays
by | Aug 6, 2008 3:48 pm | Comments (22)
When Carolyn Christmann takes her newborn son for a walk, her all-terrain stroller proves no match for the deteriorating Quinnipiac Avenue, where a long-awaited renovation has been delayed again.
Ferry St. Bridge To Reopen, At Last
by | Jul 9, 2008 1:04 pm | Comments (5)
The pizzas are ready. Yilmaz Guz can’t wait to bring them across the river.
“Cupping” Launches Bare Beans Mission
by | May 29, 2008 2:52 pm | Comments (19)
Mark Orintas (pictured with his coffee roaster) is ready to fulfill his life’s dream by the Q River and to change the world, one cup of coffee at a time.
Rebuilding A Community, Not Just A Road
by | Apr 9, 2008 7:58 am | Comments (11)
Neighbors broke into applause upon hearing the latest plans to re-do traffic-troubled Quinnipiac Avenue. They were truly cheering, not joking.
LCI: We’ll Learn From Cat-House Disaster
by | Mar 27, 2008 4:09 pm | Comments (12)
As the skeletal remains of 50 abandoned felines were removed from a foreclosed-upon Quinnipiac Avenue house Thursday, City Hall’s Andy Rizzo vowed that his anti-blight agency will take lessons from the episode as it confronts a new wave of abandoned homes.
Condos Planned—If Dry Land Found
by | Mar 20, 2008 2:20 pm | Comments (1)
This is not exactly the water view developers of six new condominiums in Quinnipiac Meadows are hoping for.
Raise High The Jellyfish Lanterns
by | Mar 14, 2008 1:17 pm | Comments (3)
Dad held the board while Son planted the screws, as the Q River buzzed with new construction on both banks.
Neighbors Debate Confronting Lawbreakers
by | Mar 12, 2008 2:53 pm | Comments (11)
Crime-weary neighbors near the Q River said they want to be “obnoxious” toward troublemakers and lawbreakers, but they don’t want to be vigilantes.
Bridge Up, Bridge Down
by | Jan 9, 2008 2:25 pm | Comments (13)
The Grand Avenue bridge over the Quinnipiac River is in “fair” condition. Is that good or bad news for weary East Siders?
The Heights Demands Answers
by | May 26, 2006 8:25 am | Comments (2)
Residents of Fair Haven Heights love their neighborhood across the Quinnipiac River from the rest of the city, but they feel under siege from all the construction projects and bridge closings that are hemming them in. Florence Tomassini (pictured), like other neighbors, was not shy about expressing her frustrations at a big neighborhood meeting Thursday night called by Alderman Alex Rhodeen at the Friends Meeting House on East Grand Avenue.
If You Click, Will They Come?
by | May 16, 2006 10:14 am | Comments (3)
“Quinnipiac River Village” has been born — as a web site. Phase two in making it a viable new New Haven neighborhood also got underway as neighbors like Stewart Hutchings (pictured) gathered Monday night.
