Best Video 1842 Whitney Ave. Oct. 30, 2026. Best Video board member (and New Haven Independent and Midbrow contributor) Karen ...

This Citizen Contribution was submitted by Andre Botero and Myah Salazar Salvador, two Yale University Dwight Hall Urban Fellows at the Q House, as well as Dr. Chaka Felder-McEntire, the executive ...

The union that represents school principals filed a grievance last year protesting the district's longstanding practice of ...

It is with hearts full of love and gratitude that we celebrate the life of Jimmy-Lee Moore, affectionately known as Jim, who departed this life on Monday, October 26, 2026, at the age of 71. Born on ...

When Khalil Ivy joined YouthBuild, he was walking the aisles of a grocery store 12 hours a day, about to become a father, and facing homelessness. On Friday, Ivy stood beside four wooden benches he ...

Atticus plans on opening a new market in the former Manjares spot in Westville, with the goal of creating a food business specifically tailored to the neighborhood -- and that has a potential focus on ...

Hines, president and founder of Steppin’ N-2 Time Line Dancers, described the experience of dancing along Dixwell Avenue as part of the 61st annual Elm City Freddy Fixer Parade. This June marked her ...

A plan to overhaul New Haven Public Schools’ facilities team received mixed reactions from the Board of Alders Education ...

RoomUnity Founder Yoon Lee pushes back on the proposed short-term rental regulations now before the Board of Alders.

From now until Dec. 31, any money you donate to the Online Journalism Project — the nonprofit that runs the Independent, the Valley Independent Sentinel, WNHH FM, and the Midbrow arts reviewing ...

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) plans to send election monitors to New Haven on Tuesday to observe -- but not to "intrude or interfere in any way in the voting process" -- on Election Day.

Helen Helpwell smiles at you as she speaks. She enunciates every word. She is “performing correctly” when she responds to ...