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 […]
Ciné 4 – by Mike Franzman
Ciné 4 is located at 371 Middletown Avenue, New Haven near the North Haven line. For nearly 45 years, they have been screening great films here The Ciné 4 marquee, visible from Exit 8 off I-91, and Middletown Avenue Get Your Tickets! Alan Soffer is ready to greet you (Jessy on the left) Operating Continually Since […]
Arts and Ideas – by Gary Winfield
Arts and Ideas is in the middle of its annual run in New Haven. The festival is a great opportunity to experience shows exploring different ideas and also to see the arts come alive. It runs until Saturday and there is still much left to participate in. I will be at several of the events […]
Nighttime Photo Flight into New York City from Tweed – Chris Randall
The Muppets took Manhattan and so did I. Last night Dan from Tweed Facts (www.facebook.com/tweedfacts) took my friend Miriam Rieder and I, for a night flight into New York up the Hudson River to the Statue of Liberty and back. We flew two (maybe three) full circles around the Lady from only 200 feet above it […]
Street Scenes – Jeffrey Kerekes
Candids from downtown New Haven.
People on the Street and Their Surprising Facts – Chris Randall
I went out this afternoon and took these portraits of people out and about downtown. I also asked for a fact about themselves which others might be surprised by. The Reverend Blest is a community activist in New Haven; surprising fact: that he’s really not as angry as people think he is and that he’s […]