Stomping, shrieking and spraying are all approved activities at one of New Haven’s summer staples: the splash pad. …
Dream House

Near sunset on a weekday afternoon, drive up or down Dixwell Avenue for an uplifting sight…
Splash Drive

Stomping, shrieking and spraying are all approved activities at one of New Haven’s summer staples: the splash pad. …
A Fighting Chance

Daily Nutmeg is on vacation this week. Meantime, we’re republishing some of our favorite stories from the past few months. Like this one:…
A Fighting Chance

It was fight night in Dixwell.
Last Saturday, organized by Elephant in the Room (EIR) Boxing Club, 12 pugilists from across the city and state gathered for the second annual “Spring Bang” showcase…
Crane Check

On a pizza slice of land between Canal, Prospect and Sachem Streets—with the first-bite tip pointing downtown, and the crusty points angling respectively up towards Dixwell and Yale’s Science Hill—tall narrow bases…
Straight Shooters

Pepe Vega and Hugh “HG” Gallman grew up in “The Tribe,” a housing project that once stood in the Dixwell neighborhood. Eventually torn down, Dixwell’s projects were notorious for disrepair and…