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This Week in New Haven (October 11 – 17)

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Step outside, inside, up and around, and not just while learning a few new moves.

Monday, October 11
At 1 p.m., an Indigenous Peoples’ Day event celebrates “indigenous peoples from Turtle Island and beyond” outside City Hall (165 Church St, …

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In Unison

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The Greater New Haven Community Chorus has been singing for 57 years. In all that time, they’ve never faced a year like this one, when singing with others has been labeled one of the most dangerous activities a person can …

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This Week in New Haven (February 1 – 7)

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Events with Italian, pan-African, French, Peruvian, Puerto Rican and other globetrotting dimensions fall into place this week like a foot of snow. …

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Truth Be Told

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A woman in need of subsidized housing is unfairly turned away for a second time. A homeless man meets someone willing to do more than just hand him some food. A…

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Progressive Tense

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Imagine moving to a country with a language and a culture completely foreign to you. Imagine you’re there not because you’re looking for an adventure but because…

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Home Run

2014 IRIS Run for Refugees

It was January of 2017, and the organizers of the 10th annual Run for Refugees were about to get a jolt. …

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World of Difference

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The whole wide world is tucked away in East Rock, up a set of carpeted stairs at 235 Nicoll Street.

Welcome to IRIS: Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services, a non-profit humming with…

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This Week in New Haven (January 28 – February 3)

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Even on the coldest days of the year, even on quiet weekdays, even on Super Bowl Sunday, the vibrant cultural scene of New Haven gives you good reason to get out of the house. This week, as January turns into …

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