Tag Archives: East Haven

Storm Surge

Condado, San Juan, Puerto Rico.(Photo by Sgt. Jose Ahiram Diaz-Ramos/PRNG-PAO)

“Puerto Rico,” the cell phone screen says. But the caller, Manuel Sierra, is speaking from New Haven. This is his home now, since Hurricane Maria drove his family from the island two years ago. Sierra is among approximately 3,000 Puerto Ricans who left the island in the wake of the September 20, 2017 storm to […]

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World Cups

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Behind a tiny, round window, green coffee beans rotate like chips of color in a kaleidoscope. (more…)

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This Week in New Haven (January 14 – 20)

A Squash Haven match in Yale's Brady Squash Center

A life-sized board game, a man divided 69 ways, a total lunar eclipse—and that’s just the weekend.  (more…)

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Performance Artist

Tim Palmieri

Tim Palmieri plays his guitar at New Haven’s BAR on semi-regular Wednesday nights. He’s played in the same spot for 13 years. Tonight, he points from the table where he’s nursing a pre-show beer. “I met my now ex-wife in that corner. Now I have a child because of that corner. And I made a […]

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This Week in New Haven (November 5 – 11)

Paier College of Art

We’re always voting with our time and our dollars, but this week we’re also voting with our votes.  (more…)

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This Week in New Haven (August 20 – 26)

Great Golden Digger Wasp in Edgewood Park

Does the presence of numerous legends promise a legendary week in New Haven? We’re about to find out.  (more…)

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Splash Drive

Lighthouse Point Splash Pad

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

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Hidden Depths

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Lake Saltonstall is hiding in plain sight, even though it’s about as long as the city of New Haven. (more…)

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Near and Far

The Little Colombia Restaurant

You can fly 2,500 miles for an authentic Colombian meal. Or you can take exit 51 off I-95 North (more…)

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Jumping for Joy

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If you’ve seen an episode of American Ninja Warrior, you know that obstacle courses aren’t just for kids. Rockin’ Jump of East Haven knows it, too. (more…)

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