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Raining on the city’s parade

This St. Patrick’s Day, New Haven may leave as many as 300,000 people without their bagpipe parade. The St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee, a 60-member […]

Downtown, ice carving draws crowd

Taking advantage of its recent glacial temperatures, the Elm City displayed the most recent of its Flirting with February promotions Saturday near the Shubert Theater: […]

Briefly: Two Yale faculty members among Madoff victims

The names of two Yale professors appear on a 162-page list of investor Bernie Madoff’s clients released last week. The list — part of ongoing […]

In tech age, a case for books

Even though many students use Google more than physical books, a series of panel discussions on Friday concluded that a university press still matters. The […]

Students develop ‘smart’ alarm clock

Arun Gupta ’10 wants to end cranky mornings for good. Gupta, along with co-founder Greg Nemeth, a junior at Boston College, have developed a prototype […]

Healthy Start faces uphill battle

A recent uptick in infant mortality rates in the United States — after years of steady decline — has renewed experts’ concerns for the Elm […]

Connecticut stages Ireland in horror film

Connecticut is no Ireland, but in director David Gregory’s movie viewers will not be able to tell the difference. Plague Town, a low-budget horror film […]

Elm City ‘model’ for school wellness programs

New Haven is not usually associated with the term “model district.” But a model it is — at least on the wellness front. According to […]

Webster’s legacy: icing on the (cup)cake

Yale students got a little taste of lexicographical history Thursday afternoon — specifically, “hommony,” “velveteen,” “succotash” and scores of other words courtesy of alumnus Noah […]

Staff offices move to Science Park

The old traffic light in front of 25 Science Park was replaced by city workers last month, nearby food shop owner Vinny Yik, 48, said. […]

Liberal café to open on Wall St.

Although there may be trouble brewing for Blue State Coffee, a café slated to open this winter at 84 Wall St., part-owner Andrew Ruben ’11 […]