A blog about New Haven
Three years ago, I made a fateful decision to move into the strangest apartment building in New Haven, which also happens to be the old Chapel Square Mall: Now. It looks like this: Yep, that’s right. I live in an old mall. And it is weird. In a month or so, I shall be leaving this … Read more
Any idiot can tell you the Best Places in New Haven. You’ve got a smart phone. You’ve got Yelp. You can Google things, right? But it takes a very special kind of idiot to know about those beneath-the-radar places. Those places that may not get “stellar reviews” or may not be talked about in those … Read more
I remember my first Parade Day like it was yesterday. Well, the first three hours at least. After that, it’s a blur of burritos and accidentally walking into people. You know things are going well when a woman grabs her child to avoid you. Every year, underage kids from across this great state come to … Read more
Last week, a reader emailed me asking for help with something, and it’s a request I’ve gotten quite a few times before: How do I, a post-college adult, make new friends in New Haven? Now, I’m not an expert in friend-making. But I do know quite a few people, and it’s not just the unadulterated … Read more
Aaaaaand we’re back. I apologize for the delay between posts. It’s been a rather hectic month. I’ve moved the site to a new host, which may have accidentally broken the site for a few days (my bad!). I’m trying to buy a house (which I’ll discuss later, I’m sure). Plus, you know. We live in… … Read more
Last year I did a Best of 2015 list last year giving out various awards and calling them The Rockies. Well, I hate that name, and I’m going to do something a little different this year. More awards, more silliness, more totally made up categories about New Haven, based entirely on my own opinion with as … Read more
Have you ever thought to yourself: Gosh, I’d LIKE to ride a bike to Mecha Noodle, but then I’d need some kind of bike lock and my bike would probably get stolen by teenagers, and then I’d have to buy a new bike, and what, am I made of bicycles? No, you are not. You are … Read more
About a third of the way through Other People’s Money, opening at Long Wharf Theatre tonight, I wondered to myself if this tale of greed, excess, and loyalty, written in 1986, was really still relevant today. After all, we’ve seen Wall Street. We’ve seen it in The Big Short and The Wolf of Wall Street and … Read more
Listen. I’m not gonna lie to you. We live in strange times. 2016 hasn’t been the best year, to say the least. A bunch of people died. Maybe even people you liked. Donald Trump is going to be President of the United States and probably some of you are even like, “Awesome.” But forget all … Read more
In case you haven’t noticed, New Haven has some retail space for lease. (Side note: Looks like Red Tomato isn’t long for this world, which is 0% surprising.) In fact, you can’t throw a rock without hitting an empty restaurant/bar spot downtown. While some, like the ol’ Kelly’s/Black Bear/Tavern NH Black Hole, seem to have been … Read more
