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Dowtown holiday events come to the Elm City

admin2025-01-30T20:14:37+00:00As December descends on campus, The Shops at Yale are hosting dozens of holiday-themed events and extravaganzas before the academic term ends. From ice carving to horses to yuletide music, students looking for holiday-spirited events may look no further than Broadway and Chapel Streets.   “We will...

Elm City supports Small Business Saturday

admin2025-01-30T20:14:37+00:00While Yalies were still away on Thanksgiving break, ice sculpture demonstrations and Christmas carolers lined downtown New Haven on Saturday as business owners encouraged consumers to find holiday gifts in their shops.   “I think it has been pretty busy, which is awesome,” said Cy Eury, a shopper...

Downtown Retailers Lure Shoppers with Deals

admin2025-01-30T20:14:37+00:00Black Friday events downtown include roaming greeters with special discounts, plus surprise giveaways for customers with Shops at Yale shopping bags. Ice-carving demonstrations are planned in the afternoon on Chapel Street in front of L'Occitane En Provence and Wave Gallery.     "Local shopping is critical to economic...

Yale “boo-tiques” celebrate Halloween

admin2025-01-30T20:14:37+00:00“I think having local shops host trick-or-treating, face painting and costume contests is such a fantastic idea,” Ahern said. “Even with the rain, all of the other kids and parents walking around just had the biggest smiles on their faces.”   More than 1,000 children came to...

Family Fun Day at the Shubert Theatre

admin2025-01-30T20:14:37+00:00"The Shubert Theater is hosting its annual free Family Fun Day, on Sunday, October 28, for all to enjoy from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. "   "This weekend's free family fun weekend will also kick-off Shubert's annual Holiday food and toy drive. Non-perishable food and new, unwrapped...

Chalk Festival Draws Crowds

admin2025-01-30T20:14:37+00:00The third annual Chalk Art Festival was held at the Shops at Yale this Saturday, bringing together professional and amateur artists alike from all over Connecticut for a friendly artistic competition.   "Zachary Chernak of Naugatuck draws Frankenstein during the New Haven Chalk Art Festival on the...

QU mentions The Shops at Yale

admin2025-01-30T20:14:37+00:00"If you are looking to do some shopping while with family, go into New Haven and visit the The Shops at Yale. There are more than 80 different boutiques and storefronts that make up The Shops at Yale. Stores such as Patagonia, L.L. Bean, Apple...

Q&A with David Duda, proprietor, Book Trader Cafe, New Haven

admin2025-01-30T20:14:37+00:00Celebrating its 20th anniversary this month, Book Trader Cafe has become a New Haven institution with its wide-ranging selection of books and affordable and ambitious menu. Owner David Duda opened the business on a once-desolate block near the Yale campus in 1998 and now presides...

Fitness walks and other workday activities offered to Yale staff

admin2025-01-30T20:14:37+00:00Guided walking tours, with the goal of adding extra steps and some fun activity and movement to one’s workday, are being offered to Yale staff.   Led by alumna Shana Schneider, the Fitstyle Walking tours also offer a bit of history, vouchers for stops to New Haven...