SAGA (the South Asian Graduate and Professional Association at Yale) celebrated the Hindu festival Navaratri, by hosting a Garba night on October 30th. Garba and Dandiya are traditional folk dances from Western India that are typically performed during the festival. Everyone who came learned the steps involved in both types of dances, and danced the […]
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BCN Prayer Circle
On Tuesday evening in front of the Q House members of the New Haven community gathered to pray. Called by Bereavement Care and leader Nakia Dawson people arrived for the 6pm prayer circle. The event was organized in response to shootings that have happened in the city. It was imagined as a way that people […]
Night Lights- Yancey Hitt
Summer Reading at Stetson Branch Library – Uma Ramiah
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 […]
Vintanthromobile + Haven Collective – Uma Ramiah
I just love this little shop on State Street in East Rock. It’s like stepping into the most perfectly lighted, carefully curated, tastefully textured, community-celebrating shop of your dreams. New Haven rockstar Melissa Gonzalez is at the helm of Haven Collective/Vintanthromobile, a small business that’s part expertly-curated vintage shop, part pop-up shop (she features new […]
Overview- Yancey Hitt
I spent today looking at my past posts and photos for ILNH and I gathered them to share with you. Monday on the Green A Walk Down Chapel St. Nostalgic New Haven Monday’s Blizzard Post-Rainy Day Photos Random Nostalgic New Haven p1.2 The Other Pizza Westville