New Haven is home to a variety of bird life, and if you listen… you might hear the tap of the woodpecker! A Yellow-Shafted Northern Flicker on a tree stump A Red-Bellied Woodpecker on a bird feeder A Downy Woodpecker on a bird feeder A Downy Woodpecker makes off with a sunflower seed The wings […]
Celebrating Solar Youth – Lucy Gellman
Hey New Haveners. Lucy here, back for a short post on Solar Youth, which I’ve been getting into the more I find out about the very cool work it does. At the New Haven Independent‘s offices two weeks ago, Solar Superstars Katie Jones and Gamaliel Moses rocked it during the Great Give 2016, and so I […]
VETTS Honor New Haveners
Dr. Maysa Akbar, Executive Director Honoree Rep Porter, her daughter and her sister take a selfie Honorees Rep Porter and Babz Rawls Ivy Rep Porter accepts her award Babz Rawls Ivy accepts her award
Inside the Renovated Long Gallery – Yogasai Gazula
Following the completion of the Building Conservation project, the Yale Center for British Art opened its doors again this May. Below are some photos of the newly renovated Long Gallery. To learn more about the project visit: http://britishart.yale.edu/architecture/building-conservation-project-highlights The cool ceiling above the staircase!
A Broken Umbrella Theater Company – Chris Randall
Last weekend A Broken Umbrella Theater Company (ABUT) performed Made of New Haven, a new play made up from scenes of their ten prior plays. It was a special one-day, two show performance in ABUT’s Erector Square studio/theater and also a grassroots gala-fundraiser. ABUT is raising money for their next play slated for the summer […]
Silas Finch – Corsair Sculpture – Part I – by Jeffrey Kerekes
There is a new building going up in East Rock between Mechanic Street and State Street – next to The Pantry – called The Corsair. The Corsair hiredSilas Finchto create “Becalmed”, a centerpiece sculpture for their central courtyard. Silas conceptualized, designed and collaborated with Bodhi Design and Fabrication on this skeletonized boat sculpture from an antique […]