by Markeshia Ricks | Sep 21, 2018 8:34 am | Comments (35)
A plan to develop housing on 4.3 vacant acres along Route 34 moved forward Thursday night, but not before a longtime neighborhood leader criticized a turn away from promoting homeownership.
by Paul Bass | Sep 19, 2018 8:58 am | Comments (7)
It’s time to start exploring whether New Haven needs to start over looking for someone else to build a new project on the grave of the old New Haven Coliseum.
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by Thomas Breen | Sep 18, 2018 12:59 pm | Comments (4)
A former parking lot stranded between MLK Boulevard and Legion Avenue in the Hill is now home to a 10,000 square-foot childcare center that uses a cast of anthropomorphic animal characters to teach toddlers everything from vocabulary to etiquette to yoga.
by Thomas Breen | Sep 14, 2018 8:10 am | Comments (28)
The Harp administration pitched a plan to harness the city’s building boom to tackle its yawning structural deficit: Change the terms of tax deals offered to builders.
by Thomas Breen | Sep 14, 2018 7:49 am | Comments (5)
Tamales made with fermented pork sausage and farina. Coal-roasted vegetables served with housemade ricotta. A 32-ounce dry-aged ribeye steak.
Oh yeah, and one-dollar bagels, baked in house every morning and available seven days a week.
Those are a few selections from the eclectic menu of Olmo, the new restaurant, catering service, and take-out spot that will replace the recently closed Caseus Fromagerie & Bistro at the corner of Trumbull Street and Whitney avenue downtown.
by Thomas Breen | Sep 13, 2018 8:17 am | Comments (5)
In a sign of a continuing residential boom, a Greenwich-based developer plans to convert downtown office space into 29 new market-rate apartments just around the corner from where he plans to build a six-story, 60-unit apartment complex atop a currently vacant parking lot.
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by Thomas Breen | Sep 11, 2018 2:46 pm | Comments (24)
As New Haven reckons with two recent credit downgrades, a substantial structural deficit, and a double-digit tax increase, city officials are banking on a bright light at the end of the tunnel to guide the Elm City towards future financial health.
That light? New construction.
by Thomas Breen | Sep 11, 2018 8:33 am | Comments (3)
The city’s going after a Great Neck, N.Y. landlord — to the tune of $50,000 — for a mess he allegedly has created on Grand Avenue.
by Thomas Breen | Sep 6, 2018 8:03 am | Comments (17)
Sometime next year, downtown New Haven will have a new small concert venue that will bring over 2,500 music fans weekly to the entertainment and restaurant district. The space will be run by the same people who manage one of the top-ranked performance venues in the country, located right across the street.
Or, sometime next year, downtown New Haven will have a new 200-seat theater, a new 90-seat cabaret, and a rehearsal studio for professionals and students alike to practice their artistic trade. And that tripartite venue will be managed by two successful, historic local theaters in collaboration with a small Catholic college that is building out its theater program.
by Markeshia Ricks | Sep 6, 2018 7:55 am | Comments (3)
Five people got the boot at the new L.L. Bean store Tuesday. And they were glad about it.
