Zongozan, new African boutique, brings Ghana’s culture to New Haven’s Whalley Avenue By Mark Zaretsky, Staff Writer June 21, 2024 NEW HAVEN — The interior of Zongozon, is a wash of bright colors and different textures, including multi-hued Ghanaian veils, African print skirts, dashikis and a wide array of gold-plated jewelry. The […]
Read More »New Haven Register: Celebrated Italian restaurant Strega opens second location in New Haven Strega’s second location opened quietly earlier this week in New Haven, taking over the former Basta Trattoria space at 1006 Chapel Street. The new city restaurant by Danilo Mongillo and his wife Rosanna Merenda, with executive chef Raffaele D’Addio, joins […]
Read More »New cookie shop on Broadway has deep ties to New Haven — and Yale football coach Carm Cozza NEW HAVEN — It’s not every new business opening in New Haven that gets a visit from Yale University bulldog mascot Handsome Dan at its grand opening celebration. Then again, few upstart businesses are started […]
Read More »2nd Street USA coming to downtown New Haven Yale has secured a national fashion retailer to take over space in The Shops at Yale formerly occupied by L.L. Bean. 2nd Street USA, a player in the resale, second-hand and sustainable fashion retail market, has signed a long-term lease for 7,600 square feet on […]
Read More »Beyond Pizza and Yale: What to See, Eat and Do in New Haven Though the academic scene continues to imbue this coastal Connecticut city with a certain gravitas, surrounding neighborhoods are showing off their own cultural capital in the realms of art, food, music and more. The 75-foot-long brontosaurus at the newly reopened Yale Peabody […]
Read More »NEW HAVEN — Hu Ping-Dolph and her husband, Jonathan Dolph, want you to know how Chinese people really eat.They also thoroughly enjoy introducing people to new experiences — and they love owning and running restaurants in New Haven. How else could you explain the fact that they now own three totally different […]
Read More »New Haven Is the Cultural Hotspot You Didn’t Know You Needed (Yes, in Connecticut!) The food and cocktails? Top tier. The museums? Immaculate. The people? Gorge and diverse. Now go pack your bags! I’ve been a New Yorker for two years now, and while this city is indisputably amazing, part of the reason I […]
Read More »NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — The city of New Haven held ribbon-cutting ceremonies on Wednesday to celebrate the opening of two new businesses. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at Strength Haven Athletics, a new gym and fitness center located on Winchester Avenue. An additional ceremony was held at Ay Arepa New Haven, […]
Read More »NEW HAVEN — What began as a fun activity of picking flowers and arranging them for her sister’s wedding about 28 years ago has become a fully-fun business for Carrien Davis, one that aims to fill the flora needs of the city. After nearly three decades of doing so, longtime city florist Davis opened […]
Read More »Common Grounds Celebrates Opening of Three New Locations in Downtown New Haven with Ribbon Cutting Ceremony New Haven, CT – Yale University Properties is excited to announce the official ribbon cutting ceremony for Common Grounds in Downtown New Haven at their 276 York Street location on Tuesday, June 6 at 3:00pm. New Haven Mayor […]
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