By Jamil Ragland James Alton as James Baldwin in Citizen James: Or the Young Man Without a Country Citizen James: Or The Young Man Without a CountryAustin Arts CenterTrinity CollegeHartfordFeb. 20, 2026 If you look carefully at my profile picture, you’ll see that I’m standing in front of a painting of James...

by Jisu Sheen The New Haven independent Three Heathers, played by Lexi Kochanowicz (left), Solimar Quintanilla (center), and Sophia Quiñones (right) rule the school. Behind, an angsty JD (Leonato Jones) looks on. Credit: Courtesy of New Haven Academy Heathers: The Musical, High School EditionNew Haven Academy Legacy Studios Drama Club 444 Orange...

by Mona Mahadevan The New Haven independent Amy Eppler-Epstein: “Connecticut law is very clear: Tenants have the right to organize.” Members of the Sunset Ridge Tenants Union and an attorney from New Haven Legal Assistance Association (NHLAA) began the process of suing a New York-based landlord on Wednesday, after a union...

by Lisa Reisman The New Haven independent Toward the end of a criminal justice reform panel at Yale on Tuesday evening, Freeway Ricky Ross shared his take on redesigning the criminal justice system. A former drug lord best known for the $900 million empire he established in Los Angeles in the...

by Mona Mahadevan The New Haven independent Some of the green ornamental work can still be seen at the front steps of the house. Current view of the living room. After a decade of sitting vacant, a house on Dwight Street is under new ownership — and is slated to be overhauled...

by Thomas Breen The New Haven independent Police commission Chair Evelise Ribeiro: “We fully support this special order.” Capt. Brendan Borer: Now in charge of day-to-day management of CI program, fund. The command staff in charge of managing the police department’s confidential-informant (CI) fund will no longer also have the responsibility of...