The Stetson Branch library is its own little beautiful world in a strip on Dixwell. Brightly colored and chock full of books of all kinds (with a focus on African American literature and history), the librarians love and promote reading (of course), learning and community. Summer reading starts this month, kids can sign up at […]
Edgerton Park Botanical Garden + Greenhouse – Uma Ramiah
There’s a quiet park on the edge of New Haven, just before Hamden, called Edgerton. If you haven’t yet discovered them, go and find the greenhouse and botanical gardens. They’re unexpectedly lush and beautiful. The G.R.O.W.E.R.S., Inc. program based in the greenhouses there teaches adults with development disabilities to care for and grow plants of all […]
Vintanthromobile + Haven Collective – Uma Ramiah
I just love this little shop on State Street in East Rock. It’s like stepping into the most perfectly lighted, carefully curated, tastefully textured, community-celebrating shop of your dreams. New Haven rockstar Melissa Gonzalez is at the helm of Haven Collective/Vintanthromobile, a small business that’s part expertly-curated vintage shop, part pop-up shop (she features new […]
Grand Vin – Uma Ramiah
In Fair Haven, just near the beautiful Quinnipiac River, is one of the best little wine shops in New Haven. Grand Vin is all welcoming wood floors, twinkly lights, and racks and racks of beautiful bottles from around the world. Grand Vin is big on community – they welcome neighbors from across the city (and […]
Malik Jones March in Fair Haven – Uma Ramiah
Community members gathered on Grand Avenue in Fair Haven Tuesday evening in remembrance of the police killing of Malik Jones on April 14, 1997. Organizers included the Answer Coalition, Malik Foundation and People Against Police Brutality. After speeches by Emma Jones (Malik Jones’ mother), human rights activists from Mexico and organizers, the group of about 75 […]
Africa Salon – Uma Ramiah
This past weekend, Yale and New Haven hosted the first ever contemporary African arts and culture festival: Africa Salon. It was a gathering of some of the most interesting visual, musical, literary, fashion and film artists working on and around the continent, including what was likely one of the liveliest concerts Yale’s Battel Chapel has […]
Sushi on Prospect – Uma Ramiah
There’s a beautiful little food cart tucked between the tacos and curries and bengali burritos on Prospect Street, outside of the hockey rink. Called Mecha-Uma (delicious in Japanese), it reads like an old school Asian hawker stall – hand written menus covered in plastic, steaming stainless steel pots of noodles of all kinds, trays of […]