by Lisa Reisman New Haven’s Deborah Rodriguez served four years in the Army. She did all her tours stateside, at Fort Bragg military base. “Peacetime vet,” she said, as she settled in a beach chair overlooking the sparkling waters of Long Island Sound, fishing pole in hand, at Killam’s Point...

by Karen Ponzio Pilobolus: Other Worlds CollectionShubert TheatreJune 18, 2026 Bodies tumbling, twirling, taking flight, seemingly otherworldly yet grounded, gasp-inducing but also quietly comforting: This was Pilobolus, the dance company performing “The Other Worlds Collection” at the Shubert Thursday night as part of this year’s International Festival of Arts and Ideas. The...

by Mona Mahadevan Dixwell Alder Jeanette Morrison: “When you dream, this is what happens.” Dakri and Taya Cox look forward to exploring the new programs at First Haven in Dixwell. State Treasurer Erick Russell: “In order for our communities to thrive…we need to build power as a community.” Hundreds cheered and clapped on...

by Janday Wilson Fair Haven: The World’s Oyster, 2026Site ProjectsGrand Avenue & Ferry StreetNew Haven At first, the people of Fair Haven did not know what to make of the figures appearing on the wall at the corner of Grand Avenue and Ferry Street. The painted people appeared slumped over. They were...