Despite unseasonably cool temps in the low 60s, the 2025 Freddy Fixer Parade brought warmth and energy to the streets of New Haven. Thousands lined Dixwell Avenue to cheer on marching bands, drill teams, dancers, community groups, and motorcycle clubs in one of the city’s most cherished annual traditions. The parade celebrated Black culture, local […]
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CitySeed Dixwell Farmers Market
This week is National Farmers Market Week! Here are some photos from CitySeed’s Dixwell Farmers Market yesterday at the Q House. Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz, Commissioner of the Connecticut Dept. of Agriculture, Bryan Hurlburt, CT Senator Gary Winfield; New Haven Alders, Jeanette Morrison, Troy Streater, Frank Douglass; and Jose Candelario of 94.3 WYBC all came […]
Stunning Shots of the Electrifying 2024 Freddy Fixer Parade
The Freddy Fixer Parade holds a profound significance within the Dixwell, Newhallville community, and New Haven as a whole. The parade has become a signature New Haven event, serving as a vibrant celebration of unity, culture, and history. The Freddy Fixer Parade is the oldest Black American parade in New England and is something we […]
New Haven and Hamden’s Afrofuturism Festival Opening Reception Inspires
These photos are of from the opening reception for the 6th Dimension Festival at The Lab at ConnCorp. more info from the festival’s press release: “Scheduled from August 26 to October 28, 2023, the 6th Dimension Festival brings Afrofuturism to Connecticut. Curated by the Arts & Culture organization Cultured AF and its founder Jaunita Sunday. […]