A Broken Umbrella Theater is working to create an exciting new community arts hub in Westville, named The Umbrella. They’ve been awarded a $500,000 grant from CT Humanities to help make The Umbrella happen. There is a 20% match stipulation which means that they need to raise $100,000 to unlock those funds. This is where […]
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2023 New Haven Puerto Rican Festival
The 2023 New Haven Puerto Rican Festival illuminated the New Haven Green with an explosion of color, music, and heartfelt celebrations. Puerto Ricans United organized this year’s festival which brought together the local Puerto Rican community and people from all walks of life. The festival showcased the rich tapestry of Puerto Rican culture through an […]
New Additions to the ILNH Team
I’m excited to announce that the current I Love New Haven team has just tripled in size (from one to three) with the additions of TeQoa Griffith and Ellektra Morrison! TeQoa, or TQ for short, is originally from Buffalo New York and has called New Haven her home for the last six years. I met […]
2023 New Haven Fireworks by Chris Randall
Happy 4th of July on the 5th of July! I took these firework photos tonight using a long exposure, focus pull technique. I’ll put more info about my camera settings and the actual technique at the bottom of this post if you’re interested in learning how to do it. GEAR LIST: TECHNIQUE: It is important […]
U.K. Double Decker Enthusiasts Visit New Haven
Three “bus mad” tourists from the UK came all the way to New Haven to visit The Mo-Pho, New Haven’s very own double decker bus. David Grimstone, Frankie Dixon, and Darren Tasker all work for Brighton and Hove. The three are also double decker bus preservationists and between them, they own seven double decker buses […]
Exploring The Delights Of Wooster Square’s Italian Feast
This year’s Feast of Saint Andrew is the 123rd Italian Celebration in New Haven’s Historic Wooster Square. This tradition started in 1900 by the newly formed (and still going!) St. Andrew the Apostle Society, which was founded by a group of Italian immigrants from the Amalfi Coast that settled in Wooster Square. Since its inception, […]