In a truly charming display of local talent, T-Miz (a.k.a Travis Pittman) released this song and accompanying music video for those of New Haven (and beyond!) to enjoy. Just in case you’re unfamiliar with the local star, Pittman describes his upbringing “as the regular hood struggle, being raised by his mother (a single parent) falling victim …
A photo essay on the TIME Magazine website yesterday shows photographer Elaine Stocki’s take on New Haven outside of Yale. Stocki got her Master’s in Photography at the Yale School of Art in 2009, and her photographs of New Haven just earned her a Granger Prize nomination. Check out the photos here.
Yesterday, the Hartford Courant reported that “The Real World” would hold castings for the show’s 27th season (yes, they’ve actually had 27 seasons) this Saturday at Wicked Wolf Tavern. Although most Yale students will be eligible to apply — they ask that applicants be at least 20 years old, but appear 20 to 24 years old — the event’s …
The next two days will be beautiful, according to weather.com and the weather widget on my dashboard. If you’re into that whole exercising thing and fancy a run in the next forty-eight hours, try out one of these runs! I’ve tested each one myself, and for your convenience I’ve highlighted the pros and cons of …
It’s spring. Even if you’re not going to celebrate Easter, you have to have brunch. Get started this weekend hitting up all the best places. From the AP newswires:
Police say a 25-year-old Connecticut man who was shot twice after buying a sandwich at a New Haven deli went home and ate his lunch before going to the hospital. Miguel Soto said he was leaving the deli Tuesday when he heard three gunshots. One bullet hit him in the left leg, …
The Daily Beast just released their second annual list of America’s smartest and dumbest cities and have placed Hartford-New Haven in the second spot, right behind Boston. What it looks like they did was they took the cities from last year, used the same stock photos for each, and shuffled them around until they got …
This is a piece of creative non-fiction based off the adventure of a friend of mine who is of age (21 years old) and his other friends of age.
I opened my window to taste the New Haven air. It was a cool fall night. A light breeze carried the sound of bells echoing off the …
Captain Kidd’s buried treasure is only a short drive away.
The Daily Beast gives New Haven a 6 out of 10 for Pot Culture, which I’m assuming means a high concentration of Netflix accounts and easy access to Chinese food.
At 12:15 am this Thursday outside Alchemy and Elevate on the night that Vinny of the Jersey Shore made a much-publicized appearance a 20-year-old woman reported a case of sexual assault to the New Haven police.
Crashin’ yo college parties, sneakin’ into yo gyms, not returnin’ yo books.
Hartford sounds a lot like Harvard.
Soundtrack (and by soundtrack I mean one song on repeat) suggestion for Columbus Day.
Round 1: Most Dangerous College. Round 2: Smartest City.
What we gained and what we sacrificed when Durfee’s grew up, got a face lift, and started selling microwaved pizza.