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            Bicycling has gotten easier in New Haven in recent years with the addition of bike sharing services, dedicated bike lanes, and bike repair stations...Read on
              Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 15 2021 08:09am | 
          
        
            Only a ten-minute drive from Phelps Gate, Tweed–New Haven Airport could be a great way to get to and from Yale—if only there were more...Read on
              Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 26 2021 08:13am
          
        
            Today is a bit gray, so enjoy this shot of the Green and Bingham Hall from a sunnier Wednesday.Read on
              Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 16 2021 05:50am
          
        
            Yesterday was a beautiful day to sit outside with a friend, and it looks like today will be another one.Read on
              Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 14 2021 08:00am
          
        
          _1280x1164_0_0_145.jpeg)  Fifty years ago, in our February 1971 issue, we reported on the hard times facing the traditional campus purveyors of men’s wear in an age of blue...Read on
              Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 21 2021 01:33pm | 
          
        
            The second wave of coronavirus infections continues to plague Connecticut, but there is hope: more than 2 percent of the state's citizens have now...Read on
              Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January  6 2021 08:18am
          
        
            All over campus, sidewalks have been salted to get ready for a snowstorm that is expected to bring 8 to 16 inches of snow tonight. We may be working...Read on
              Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 16 2020 02:38pm
          
        
            New Haven officially lighted its Christmas tree last night. Actually, this was the second tree erected on the Green this year; it being 2020, the...Read on
              Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 11 2020 08:06am
          
        
            Over the past 46 years, Yale students spent many an evening over a platter of nachos and a pitcher of sangria at Viva Zapata. The Park Street...Read on
              Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December  2 2020 08:12am
          
        
            Muhammad Ali now graces the side wall of Brick Oven Pizza at Elm and Howe Streets. Owner Kadir Catalbasoglu commissioned Harlem artist Red Boots Ali...Read on
              Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 19 2020 08:17am
          
        
          _1280x1280_0_0_145.jpeg)  A Black Lives Matter mural was painted on Temple Street Saturday between the two halves of the New Haven Green. It's the second such mural in the...Read on
              Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October  6 2020 08:14am
          
        
            On Saturday, New Haven dedicated a new statue of William “King” Lanson (1785–1851), a free black entrepreneur best known for...Read on
              Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 29 2020 08:01am
          
        
          _1280x1280_0_0_145.jpeg)  These are not easy times for singers and players of wind instruments. But these three trombone students from the School of Music (left to right: Ben...Read on
              Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September  3 2020 07:58am
          
        
            Claire’s is back! After closing for the pandemic and renovations, the noted vegetarian restaurant reopened on August 21. Those with long...Read on
              Mark Branch ’86 | September  1 2020 07:53am
          
        
            As of this summer, there is now a skateboard park within rolling distance of campus. The assembly of ramps is in Scantlebury Park, near the Yale...Read on
              Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 18 2020 08:02am
          
        
            In July, New Haven closed a lane of College Street and rerouted pedestrian traffic to allow restaurants and bars more room for outdoor dining during...Read on
              Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August  4 2020 08:10am
          
        
            Few of us remember seeing Hillhouse Avenue lined with majestic elm trees; the last of them died in 1972 after decades of struggle with Dutch elm...Read on
              Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 31 2020 08:42am
          
        
            As part of its parent company’s bankruptcy plan, the clothing retailer Ann Taylor closed a number of locations on Sunday, including its...Read on
              Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 29 2020 08:21am
          
        
            The triangular plaza between Broadway and Elm Street—now being promoted as Broadway Island—is a good spot to relax and enjoy takeout...Read on
              Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 28 2020 08:46am
          
        
            Twenty-five years ago this week, more than 3,000 athletes and coaches from 141 nations came to New Haven for the Special Olympics World Summer...Read on
              Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July  9 2020 08:00am
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