A blog about New Haven
What motivates someone to start a blog? The fame? The power? The women? No. For me, it was the desire to carve out a niche outside of the New Haven Independent where we could complain loudly about the fact that the year is 2021 and I still don’t have my bike lane, Doug. Where’s my … Read more
The first time someone asked me a ridiculous question about New Haven, I was twelve years old and at a state-wide middle school band competition, oiling the valves of my trumpet before rehearsal. Upon learning where I was from, the boy with whom I shared a music stand turned to me and asked, “Do you … Read more
Note: The following appeared on the /r/newhaven subreddit. It was posted by a Brazilian from São Paulo (pop: 12.18 million) and reprinted with their permission. The author is a postgraduate associate at the Yale School of Medicine who arrived in New Haven June 2018. They prefer to remain anonymous. I’ve come from Brazil to work … Read more
It’s springtime, so, once again, young men’s minds turn to dirt biking on the streets of New Haven. I’m a bit of an expert on this phenomenon because I had a too-close encounter with a gang of New Haven’s dirt bikers—yet emerged relatively unscathed. First, Some Background Last fall, I was months into shooting a … Read more
Like most cities, New Haven provides plenty(ish) of cultural and entertainment options. But with those things comes a price. Typically, in gold doubloons or whatever people are using for money these days. (I think maybe Apple controls money now?) Sure, I love Yale Repertory Theater, but it’s $92.00 for a seat. NINETY TWO DOLLARS. Even … Read more
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of IFAI . All opinions are 100% mine. The days are stretching out and getting longer. The warm summer air is wafting into our houses and apartments. You can feel the energy every time you walk through downtown New Haven. The city buzzes with life … Read more
After living in New Haven for 20 years, I can confirm that this is the greatest city in America (and possibly the world). That’s right. You can keep your grubby New York and your smoggy Los Angeles, your Chi-towns and your Big Easies. I know for a fact that New Haven has them all beat. … Read more
This week, I wanted to do something a little different, and rather than look towards the future, I wanted to reflect on New Haven’s past, and especially, all of the places which have come and gone from the Elm City. But in order to do that, I needed the community’s help. After all, I’ve only … Read more
Do you know what today is, Dear Reader? Of course you do! It’s my Birthday! Which I don’t have to cancel this year because America is dumb. So I’ve decided I’m actually going to enjoy myself this year and celebrate a little, and you know what I really want to celebrate? How much I love … Read more
If you’ve been under a rock for the last few years, you might’ve missed the bad news: Apparently, Connecticut is a post-apocalyptic wasteland from which there is no escape from taxes, regulations, and unfunded pension liabilities. There are literally dozens of articles about it. But fundamentally, there are a few things building a sort of … Read more
