New Haven, CT: Where Classic Traditions Meet Current Trends

admin2024-07-18T13:34:07+00:00By Michael Alpiner If it weren’t enough that New Haven can boast America’s oldest college (next to Harvard), it is also the birthplace of the Frisbee! That’s it – I’m sold! When one walks along the streets of the city, there is an unmistakable sense of...

Shoppers flock to downtown New Haven for Small Business Saturday

admin2024-07-18T13:34:07+00:00NEW HAVEN — In an alternative to the mall madness of Black Friday, a large number of shoppers came to downtown New Haven to participate in Small Business Saturday, a nationwide effort that is gathering momentum. Buoyed by unseasonably warm weather and sunny skies, consumers came...

Fun, free ways to celebrate the holidays in New Haven at the Shops at Yale

admin2024-07-18T13:34:07+00:00NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH)– If you’re looking for fun and free ways to celebrate the holiday season, you may want to visit downtown New Haven. “We’ll be doing storytelling with Santa and face painting at the Yale bookstore located at 77 Broadway,” said...

QU shops ‘til it drops

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Quinnipiac Night draws students to New Haven despite frigid temperature

By Matthew Fortin Although temperatures plunged below the freezing mark this past Friday, ever-hardy Quinnipiac students braved the cold for an evening of exclusive retail discounts in New Haven. The first ever Quinnipiac Night, organized by The...

New Haven events will benefit dogs in need of adoption

admin2024-07-18T13:34:08+00:00NEW HAVEN >> Dogs in need of adoption will benefit from two events downtown Sunday. The annual dog adoption event held on the Broadway island will be joined this year by the inaugural Appetizer and Dessert Crawl fundraiser to benefit the Robin I. Kroogman Haven Animal...

Mediterranean restaurant Midpoint Istanbul opens on Crown Street in New Haven

admin2024-07-18T13:34:08+00:00NEW HAVEN >> The crossroad of Turkey’s European and Asian influences is forging a path through the Elm City’s downtown district. It’s how Jack Donmez characterizes his new restaurant, the appropriately named Midpoint Istanbul, which held a grand opening and ribbon-cutting at its 245 Crown St....

L.L. Bean lands site for newest Connecticut store

admin2024-07-18T13:34:08+00:00L.L. Bean is opening a fourth Connecticut location this summer, at The Shops at Yale in downtown New Haven. The outdoors retailer has three dozen stores outside Maine where it is based, including a discount outlet in Orange and retail stores in Danbury and South...