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OWEN TUCKER-SMITH
Confronted with federal funding threats over trans athletes policy, BOE discusses legal recourse

Amid threats from the U.S. Department of Education to pull funding from its charter school system, the New Haven Board of Education has dug in […]

September 22, 2020

LUKAS NEL
Black Lives Matter mural painted on Bassett Street

On Saturday, about 40 New Haven residents gathered to show their solidarity with Black Lives Matter New Haven by painting a giant mural on Bassett […]

September 21, 2020

GRACE ZHANG & WEI-TING SHIH
New Haven PRIDE week goes virtual

For the first time ever, PRIDE New Haven went online this week, as concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic barred participants from meeting in-person.  The event, […]

September 18, 2020

TALAT AMAN
School of Architecture partnership with Columbus House sees success despite pandemic

Three years after New Haven organization Columbus House first partnered with Yale School of Architecture students to create homes for the city’s homeless population, the […]

September 18, 2020

MEG BUZBEE
New Haven libraries take steps to reopen

Every day, around 400 to 500 books are dropped off across the five branches of the New Haven Free Public Libraries. The books, freshly read, […]

September 18, 2020

JOSE DAVILA IV
Dwight Hall adapts operations, starts new programs

Dwight Hall, the stately original Yale library at the center of Old Campus, usually serves as a hub for community service and social justice. This […]

September 18, 2020

JORDAN FITZGERALD
New Scantlebury Skate Park thrives despite initial backlash

After a tumultuous fight for community support, the Scantlebury Skate Park opened with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Aug. 27.  Located in New Haven’s Dixwell […]

September 18, 2020

SAI RAYALA & RAZEL SUANSING
Quality remains an issue in city’s COVID-19 racial data

Despite the recent decline in New Haven’s coronavirus cases, the issue of data quality surrounding COVID-19 patients — specifically unknowns in the patients’ race or […]

September 18, 2020

GEORGE WANG
Despite support, concert venues face uncertainty

One of the hardest hit industries in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic is the live events industry, and New Haven’s venues are no exception.  […]

September 18, 2020

BRYAN VENTURA
Town Green District hosts socially distanced movie screenings

Although the COVID-19 pandemic has made it difficult for the Elm City to come together and bond as a community, the Town Green District of […]

September 18, 2020

PHILIP MOUSAVIZADEH
Connecticut hourly minimum wage increases from $11 to $12

Despite the nationwide pandemic and recession, the Nutmeg State has increased its minimum wage according to schedule. The Connecticut minimum wage increased last week from […]

September 17, 2020