Sylvan Lebrun
Staff Reporter
@sylvanlebrun | sylvan.lebrun@yale.edu
Sylvan Lebrun is a Managing Editor of the Yale Daily News. She previously served as City Editor, and covered City Hall and nonprofits and social services in the New Haven area. She is a junior in Pauli Murray College majoring in Comparative Literature.
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SYLVAN LEBRUN, SAI RAYALA & ISAAC YU
Earth Day cycling fundraiser and celebration to resume in person

After the pandemic forced the Elm City to hold its annual Rock to Rock Earth Day Ride in an entirely online format last year, residents […]

March 7, 2021

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

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

SYLVAN LEBRUN
Citywide Parent Team steps up to help parents during the pandemic

The shift to online education for New Haven Public Schools has had its bumps. The Citywide Parent Team knows — they have spent the past […]

December 2, 2020

CHRISTIAN ROBLES & SYLVAN LEBRUN
Over 600 NHPS students haven’t logged into online classes. Here’s how the city is trying to help.

On Tuesday, the New Haven Public Schools’ Office of Youth, Family and Community Engagement held a kickoff and canvass event for its A.C.E. campaign, which […]

November 11, 2020

SYLVAN LEBRUN
Citywide Youth Coalition holds ‘People’s Agenda’ panel

More than a dozen attendees tuned in on Monday evening to a Facebook Live panel hosted by the Citywide Youth Coalition, a New Haven youth […]

October 28, 2020

SYLVAN LEBRUN
Institute of Sacred Music presents the poetry of the Bauls

On Friday evening, renowned performer Parvathy Baul’s voice ranged from lively to sorrowful to passionate. With one hand, she plucked a long one-stringed instrument called […]

October 12, 2020

SYLVAN LEBRUN
Greater New Haven Green Fund awards grants to local environmental organizations

At the end of August, the Greater New Haven Green Fund announced that eight local environmental organizations will receive grants this year. The Green Fund […]

October 9, 2020

MARGOT LEE & SYLVAN LEBRUN
Jackson Institute hosts Chris Whipple, author of “The Spymasters”

On Thursday, the Jackson Institute for Global Affairs held a virtual discussion with journalist Chris Whipple ’75 on his new book, “The Spymasters: How the […]

October 1, 2020

SYLVAN LEBRUN
Artist paints mural of Muhammad Ali on Brick Oven Pizza wall

On the exterior wall of local restaurant Brick Oven Pizza, artist Red Boots Ali — whose legal name is Aili Maimaiti –– is painting a […]

September 30, 2020

SYLVAN LEBRUN
Can We Keep it Real?

Most of us spent the spring and summer talking to strangers on the Internet. We played Pictionary, complained about time zones, took personality quizzes and […]

September 24, 2020