BUSINESS
Pepe’s celebrates 100 years with street corner dedication

Elected officials joined community leaders and members of the Pepe family Friday morning to celebrate the restaurant’s centennial.

Sweetgreen opens on Broadway as fresh ingredient in Yale retail mix

The fast casual health food chain, specializing in salads and grains, opened its fifth Connecticut location Tuesday morning in a long-vacant Shops at Yale storefront.

Airport expansion close at hand, with environmental permits pending

Tweed New Haven Airport presented an environmental mitigation plan to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection last month, even as opposition from community members remains fierce.

Yale pushes Zaroka to close early, citing structural instability

After four years of investing in upgrades and serving the New Haven community, Zaroka Bar & Grill’s owner says he is now forced to leave — with little compensation and closure.

Unsettled scores: 20 years of stalled wage theft solutions in New Haven

A proposed city ordinance is the most recent in a decades-long string of attempts to fight wage theft in New Haven. But little progress on the ordinance’s implementation raises the question of why the issue still has not been addressed.

Connecticut launches new pizza-themed license plate

The new plates, which support the state’s largest food bank, launched last month.

Avelo to carry out deportation flights, citing poor performance at Tweed in internal email

The leading airline at Tweed New Haven Airport will open an Arizona base to operate chartered deportation flights — the first known commercial airline to do so under the second Trump administration.

Metro-North launches shorter rides for NYC commuters

A new Metro-North schedule shortened commutes for people traveling to NYC in rush hour and revised arrival and departure times.

Per new law, nearly no more smoke shops fit in New Haven

The Board of Alders passed and Mayor Justin Elicker signed new restrictions on tobacco and vape retailers, prohibiting almost any new shops for now.

Yale sues Philly’s after alleged rent evasion

After three years of Philly’s allegedly not paying rent, the University served notices of eviction and filed a complaint after the restaurant failed to vacate its location on Chapel Street.

Unidad Latina en Acción protests alleged wage theft targeting undocumented worker

A dozen members of a migrant workers advocacy group rallied outside a Whitney Avenue restaurant on Sunday.