Hoop It Up the 3×3 basketball tournament was in New Haven this weekend. Friday and Sunday saw some basketball greatness. I was unable to make the Friday evening rounds but stopped by for some of Sunday’s event. Just after I arrived it started raining. Players wait for the rain to pass Jason Bartlet speaks to […]
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New Haven Enters The Border Debate -Gary Winfield
New Haven is an activist city. It is a city that has a voice and that voice gets heard. On Tuesday, in response to the governor’s not accepting the federal governments request to house some of the children from the border crisis which has been in the news, people rallied at the old site of […]
Unity Youth Weekend (Sunday) -by Gary Winfield
Raymond Wallace and company pulled together people from across New Haven and beyond to put on another (the 4th annual) Unity Youth Weekend. Wallace has a heart for the children of the city and has spent several years struggling to make the weekend happen but this year was different. His persistence payed off as people […]
Celebrate National Caribbean American Heritage Month – Gary
A celebration of culture and an explosion of color, sound and flavor the New Haven city hall National Caribbean American Month event was something not to miss. On a warm final June day people could walk into their city hall and experience just a slice of some of the different islands represented. Elaine Peters demonstrates […]
TRDS: Controversy by Gary
Sunday evening was the second dance recital that I attended for the Tia Russell dance school. The recitals have title’s and this one was Controversy. The dramatic flair of the recital and its artistic vision made the title feel right. Gallery of Photos Here.
There’s Nothing To Do In New Haven?!? – by Gary
I can’t tell you the number of times that I have heard someone say – there’s nothing to do in New Haven. That statement is mind boggling to me. Now to be sure there are some – maybe many – who know this is a city in motion. Sometimes I wish there was a bit […]
Arts and Ideas Popups (Dixwell & The Hill) – by Gary
The city of New Haven often is the recipient of bad press that ultimately is interpreted as suggesting that the young people in the city know nothing other than how to wreak havoc and disharmony in the community. The Arts and Ideas Pop up Fest which focuses on the neighborhoods and more specifically the […]