On Saturday I was a judge for the Valentine Chocolate Festival. Before the event began at 1pm myself and two other judges arrived to sample 22 entires to the contest all of which had as an ingredient – chocolate. Samples are brought to the judges. Judging a chocolate contest doesn’t sound like anything more than […]
Food Diversity- Yancey Hitt
New Haven is pretty diverse, especially with food. So this post is pretty self-explanatory. Zafra (Cuban) Zafra (Cuban) Skappo (Italian) Skappo (Italian) Miso (Japanese) Miso (Japanese) Royal Palace (Chinese) Lalibela (Ethopian) Istanbul Cafe (Turkish) Ibiza (Spanish) Ibiza (Spanish) Thai Taste (Thai) Kasbah Garden Cafe (Moroccan)
Downtown Randallized This Morning! – Chris Randall
By yesterday’s standards, I was up pretty late last night. If you go by today’s definition, I was up really early. At 5AM when most of the city was asleep, I went out on a photo expedition. The plan was to get some shots of the snow and then get as high as I can […]
Yale World Fellows – Uma Ramiah
The 2013 Yale World Fellows Did you know? Each Autumn, New Haven throws its arms wide open and lets the world right in. As students arrive for the fall semester, so do Yale World Fellows: 16 pretty amazing people working across the globe to make it a better place. Environmental campaigners, violence prevention advocates, artists, […]
MLK Day Rally for Decarceration – Jeffrey Kerekes
Read about decarceration at the NYT. From the press release: Monday, January 20th, 5:00PM At the Amistad Statue outside New Haven City Hall Decarcerate CT will hold a rally on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day to launch its campaign to fight mass incarceration in the state. Activists, community groups and faith groups, recognizing that mass […]
MLK Day in New Haven – Gary Winfield
Martin Luther King Day in New Haven means activity. There are many things to do and I was fortunate to get to several of them. Come with me as I travel between events at Wexler Grant school, Hard Street with some seniors and the Peabody Museum. The day started off at the Wexler Grant school […]