A blog about New Haven
In case you haven’t noticed, we’ve been pretty excited for Barcade for a long while now. Maybe too excited. But the long wait is over. It’s May 2016 and there is an actual, real-life Barcade right here in our own New Haven, Connecticut. So, does it match the hype? Is it everything we dreamed of and … Read more
I was going on a run the other day (no, really), and I wanted to check out Long Wharf. Cause, you know, it’s pretty and whatnot. It turns out, actually running to Long Wharf isn’t that easy. In fact, it’s a downright pain in the ass. You essentially have to cross under the I-95 overpass, or, as … Read more
If you haven’t heard, New Haven is sort of known for their pizza. And no, I’m not going to call it “a-pizza,” or pronounce it “ah-beets.” I don’t know anybody that does. So anytime some “travel blog” explains how “we” do it, I just shake my head and laugh. But we do know our pizza. … Read more
In case you missed it, there’s a controversy brewing over some proposed new bike lanes connecting Westville to Downtown. Yes, that’s right. Controversy. On bike lanes. On Edgewood Avenue. Seems like a bit of a no brainer, right? After all, if you’ve ever rode a bike on Edgewood or Whalley Ave to Westville, it’s not … Read more
In case you were wondering, Josh Levinson drinks his coffee “with one Splenda, and a splash of milk.” Yes, a splash. (Ed Note: We were.) Growing up, it was my understanding that drinking coffee was a rite of passage into adulthood; like that first kiss, or a pimple. When I was finally allowed a cup of coffee, … Read more
Situated in the middle of New Haven’s Nine Squares, The Green is the centerpiece of downtown New Haven. Surrounded by office buildings, restaurants, bars, and the towering Gothic buildings of Yale University, it is the central hub through which New Haven travels. Even CT Transit uses New Haven Green as its central transit hub through which … Read more
Nestled between the ever-popular Owl Shop and the newly popular College Street Music Hall (despite me having never heard of half those bands), Elm City Social rose from the ashes of Briq, which rose from the ashes of Bespoke which… well… you get the idea. I never frequented Bespoke, but I bought enough $8.50 vodka … Read more
I have a confession to make: for my first two articles I was merely masquerading as a New Havenite. The shame. My beard? My thick-rimmed hipster glasses? A fraud. A fashionable ruse. The shame. I have brought dishonor upon my family for generations to come. To be fair, I lived in West Haven, which was … Read more
I live in Downtown New Haven. And whenever people want to come visit, the response is invariably the same: “Ugh, so I need to find a parking spot downtown? Forget it.” I get it. Parking downtown can be intimidating. Finding a spot in certain areas can be difficult, to say the least. If you want … Read more
First, let me say: I love New Haven. I think it’s a very cool small city with a lot going for it. We’ve got pizza and culture and Yale and a beach and a carny Ferris wheel during Christmas. But it could always be better. Being a small city, we sometimes lack certain infrastructures of … Read more
