A blog about New Haven
In an attempt to revitalize New Haven’s flagging economy, Surprisingly Still Mayor Toni Harp enacted an Executive Order demanding all New Haven restaurants must become Poke places, despite protest from local business and consumers. New Haven, which currently held the record of highest density of pizza-and-Italian-restaurants-per-person (at 1 restaurant for every 1 human), must quickly … Read more
Four years ago, buoyed by a few dozen friends, I stood on stage at Joker’s Wild Comedy Club downtown and tried my hand at telling jokes on stage. I still don’t know what my intent was. To scratch something off my bucket list? To try my hand at something I’d been thinking about for years, … Read more
If you walked by New Haven Green on August 15, you might have seen a lot of emergency vehicles responding to an overdose crisis. You might have seen even more TV journalists and their sweaty camerapersons reporting on this terrible story. However, in their solemn tone, you could tell from the weird grin on their … Read more
Two weeks ago, I learned a lesson many teenagers across this wonderful nation learn every week: Your car definitely needs oil. I actually already knew that. But time has a funny way of getting away from you and the next thing you know that’s kind of a weird smell, is there even any oil in … Read more
This week (month?), I sit down with the members of the Liverpool New Haven Supporters Club. Co-host Dave Form returns as I sit down with LFC New Haven members Michael Greer and Andrew Shetty to discuss how the group formed, how to join, and why everyone should hate Manchester United.
Listen, Readers. I would never, ever urge you to leave New Haven. There’s nothing for you out there. Everything you need in this world… is right here. Unless you count reasonably-priced grocery stories, a decent hardware store, or anywhere to dance to EDM. But let’s say you wanted to explore beyond New Haven, for some … Read more
Whether or not it feels like it, autumn is coming. And with it, Yalies. Everywhere. Wandering into the streets. Filling coffee shops. Adjusting their rounded glasses. And with them, comes another year of Yale warning them about the very, very dangerous areas of New Haven. (Or as we call it, “off campus.”) But anybody can … Read more
The city of New Haven contains any number of fascinating, strange buildings. Many of them owned by the monolithic Yale University. And because of that, many of them are impenetrable fortresses: sealed from the outside, and available only to those with privilege and Yale ID’s. For many years, I remember walking by Rudolph Hall (the … Read more
Seven years ago, I moved to East Rock. And thus began my New Haven journey. I didn’t know then how much my life would change in the coming years. What began as an attempt to save money on rent by living with roommates turned into a love for a city and eventually, purchasing a home … Read more
Finally, we finish the conversation with Elm City Games Owner Matt Fantastic, as we continue the conversation with co-host Colin Ryan. In Part 2 of this two-part episode, our favorite board games, try to rebrand a game in the studio, and of course, we talk pizza.
