Today the ribbon was cut for the grand opening of wow!!tikka at 135 Orange Street in the former location of Tikkaway Grill. Tikkaway owner Gopi Nair closed up shop about two years ago due to Covid staffing challenges and health concerns. Gopi teamed up with longtime friend and restaurant veteran, Kannan Kesavalu to create wow!!tikka […]
Broken Umbrella Theater Randallized at Artwalk – Chris Randall
A Broken Umbrella Theater performed Where the Rubber Meets the Road on Saturday at Artwalk. The show, as usual, was an original Broken Umbrella Theater production highlighting the rich history of New Haven. Where the Rubber Meets the Road was about an imagined story of the interactions of New Haven’s own, Eli Whitley Blake and […]
Sasquatch “werks” the Runway – Chris Randall
The New Haven Sasquatch made a surprise debut appearance at Artwalk’s fashion show on Friday night, modeling a wrap-around dress designed by Tea Montgomery of Threads by Tea. Sasquatch was the final model to walk the runway that night and closed out the fashion show with roars from the audience that also had their jaws […]
Artwalk Fashion Show Randallized – Chris Randall
Friday was Artwalk‘s fashion show organized by Lotta Studio, that featured about fifty models showcasing the designs of nine local designers. The designers in the show were: Pu$h, Black Goat Milk, Syd Univerity, Bushra Fashion, Noir Vintage, Empath Vintage, Threads by Tea, Two Faced, and Donald Carter. Follow the I Love New Haven Instagram and […]
Fair Haven Day 2023 – Chris Randall
Fair Haven Day was back this year after a 15 year hiatus. The event was really two events combined: The Mary Wade Parade and The International Festival of Arts and Ideas Neighborhood festival.
Sasquatch Sighing in East Rock – Chris Randall
There was another New Haven Sasquatch sighting, this time in East Rock on April Fool’s Day. Sasquatch was seen posing by local business, and interacting with the skeptical and bemused people in the neighborhood (animals too!) Follow The New Haven Sasquatch on Instagram to see where they might turn up next: instagram.com.newhavensasquatch
Rite of Spring at The Schwarzman Center at Yale
The collaboration concept of a joint performance between the Yale Dance Lab and the Yale Symphony Orchestra was first hatched in 2019. Lacina Coulibaly and Emily Coates of the Dance Lab, and William Broughton of the Symphony started to plan this Rite of Spring Performance….then the pandemic got in the way. The collaboration idea finally […]