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  • Take two

    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

  • Gracias por los recuerdos

    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

  • Punching up the corner

    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

  • Word on the street

    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

  • A builder of New Haven

    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

  • Go outside and play

    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

  • Cornering the market

    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

  • Freewheeling

    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

  • Street food

    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

  • Oak city?

    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

  • Taylor made

    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

  • Another mai tai, please

    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

  • Throwback Thursday: when Yale hosted the world

    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

  • Cold comfort

    Not all the pleasures of summer are available this year, but Ashley’s Oreo ice cream still is. What’s your favorite flavor? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 8 2020 07:56am

  • Lunch in the time of coronavirus

    There is limited service inside restaurants in Connecticut as of last week, but dining al fresco at places like Harvest Wine Bar is still a popular... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 26 2020 01:26pm

  • Organic growth

    Starting today, restaurants in Connecticut can offer indoor dining again, with social-distancing restrictions. But Claire’s Corner Copia will... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 17 2020 08:28am

  • In the streets

    More than a thousand people joined a march in New Haven yesterday to protest the killings of black Americans by law enforcement officers. The march... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 1 2020 07:55am

  • Breathing room

    New Haven’s parks have seen a surge in walkers, bikers, and runners during the pandemic. To make room for more of them, the city has closed... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 20 2020 07:53am

  • May Day + 50

    Fifty years ago today, crowds packed the New Haven Green to protest the trial of Black Panther Bobby Seale. Amid incidents of violence on other... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 1 2020 07:37am