COMMUNITY LIFE
SYLVAN LEBRUN
Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen buys building on State Street, plans to create hub for homeless services

After years of operating out of church basements, Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen is moving into a building of their own on State Street, aiming to create […]

March 4, 2021

CLAY JAMIESON
Pandemic worsens overdoses in New Haven

Two weeks ago, two New Haven community members were found dead — possibly due to a drug overdose — in a storage space behind Jack’s […]

March 1, 2021

ZAPORAH PRICE
‘Integrating an institution’: Reflecting on May Day and social justice in Black communities

More than 50 years after the Black Panther Party trial shook the Elm City, the trial’s legacies of Black activism and social justice are still […]

February 26, 2021

SYLVAN LEBRUN
The Community Foundation ‘steps forward’ to address racial inequity and COVID-19

Since the start of the new year, the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven has begun to implement their $26 million “Stepping Forward” philanthropic initiative […]

February 25, 2021

NATALIE KAINZ & MELANIE HELLER
Black faith leaders, state officials gather to discuss healthcare inequity and legislation

Putting race at the forefront of a state-wide conversation on healthcare equity was a top priority at a virtual legislative town hall on Wednesday.  Elected […]

February 25, 2021

A diagram showing the different steps towards racial healing, according to Powell.
ZAPORAH PRICE & CHRISTIAN ROBLES
NHPS celebrates Black History Month virtually

The New Haven Public Schools Attend, Connect and Engage (A.C.E.) campaign and other local schools have adapted their traditional Black History Month celebrations into a […]

February 25, 2021

SAI RAYALA
New Haven Preservation Trust holds presentation on the Goffe Street Armory

The Goffe Street Armory has sat overlooking Goffe Street in the Dixwell neighborhood for more than 90 years. Though today’s disrepair has limited its utility […]

February 24, 2021

TALAT AMAN, ROSE HOROWITCH & NATALIE KAINZ
Community raises concerns over public safety, shuttle service after Jiang’s death

After the shooting death of Yale graduate student Kevin Jiang ENV ’22 in early February, students and community members are expressing concerns over public safety […]

February 19, 2021

JESSE ROY
Despierta Boricua and La Casa Cultural honor poet Julia de Burgos in conversation with Mayra Santos-Febres

La Casa Cultural and Despierta Boricua hosted Afro-Puerto Rican poet Mayra Santos-Febres on Wednesday in a discussion about the life and work of Julia de […]

February 19, 2021

NATALIE KAINZ & AISLINN KINSELLA
Yale New Haven Health helps raise funds and awareness for heart disease among women

With Valentine’s Day less than a week away, people across the country are coming together over matters of the heart: raising awareness and funds for […]

February 11, 2021

ZAPORAH PRICE
Celebrating Black History Month, new window exhibition premieres on Audubon Street

The New Haven Creative Arts Workshop — a community art school and nonprofit organization — is celebrating Black History Month with an exhibit titled “Made Visible: […]

February 9, 2021