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  • Take a walk

    Yale has submitted a plan to the city of New Haven to convert three blocks of streets into pedestrian walkways, much like Rose Walk in front of... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 27 2018 08:40am

  • Dam good

    What’s this stone carving on the side of Benjamin Franklin College all about? The fact that it faces the Farmington Canal Greenway is a clue:... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 5 2018 09:02am

  • Musical queue

    Besides accommodating Yale’s largest indoor concerts, lectures, and ceremonies, Woolsey Hall is also the longtime home of the New Haven... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 3 2018 10:25am

  • An opening on Broadway

    A piece of New Haven’s Broadway is on the market. 21 Broadway, one of the few remaining retail properties on the street that is not owned by... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 19 2018 10:55am

  • May Day remembered

    Students, alumni, and New Haven residents gathered in the JE Art Gallery Thursday for a talk on the 1970 May Day protests. Sam Chauncey ’57... Read on
    Jack Taperell ’18 | February 23 2018 02:45pm

  • Beat it

    The record warm weather yesterday (64 degrees) meant that this street drummer, who goes by the name Dizz Sticks, had plenty of passersby to... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 22 2018 10:03am

  • How we roll

    Now there’s one more way to get around the Elm City. Bike New Haven, a bicycle-rental program in which riders use a smartphone app to unlock... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 20 2018 09:34am

  • Île de France

    The island in the middle of Broadway just got a lot more delicious with the opening today of a stand selling crêpes made to order.... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 17 2018 02:11pm

  • Check-out time

    Chapel Street’s Hotel Duncan closed in December for renovations; it will emerge in 2019 as a boutique hotel under a new name and ownership.... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 9 2018 03:29pm

  • Happy holidays

    Final exams ended yesterday afternoon, and most of Yale is now on winter break. That includes us—we’ll see you in the new year! Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 21 2017 08:36am

  • Aftermath

    It was a long, noisy night in New Haven last night as the remnants of Tropical Storm Philippe brought high winds and rain. We haven't heard of any... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 30 2017 10:05am

  • Show me the way

    New signs are going up to help visitors find their way around downtown New Haven. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 26 2017 09:00am

  • Writ large

    “It’s weird how much it looks like the model,” an architecture student was overheard saying as he approached this house in New... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 3 2017 08:44am

  • Spin

    The New Haven Grand Prix, an annual bicycle race, took over downtown and part of the campus Friday evening. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 18 2017 08:42am

  • Homage to Patagonia

    As temperatures dip down to the fleece-vest range in New Haven, the newest store on Broadway opened yesterday: a retail space dedicated to products... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 1 2017 08:38am

  • Elm City eats

    On this gray day, with rain expected and a high of 71F, it seems like a good day for Atticus black bean soup. Alums, what New Haven food or drink do... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 7 2017 10:25am

  • Brassosaurus

    Musicians from New Haven public schools pop up all over the campus when the four-week Morse Summer Music Academy is in session. Serenading visitors... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 31 2017 07:59am

  • Dog of war

    You’ve heard a lot from us recently about Handsome Dans, past and present, but they’re not the only historic canines linked to Yale. Next... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 20 2017 11:07am

  • Coming soon to Broadway

    You can tell the vintage of a Yale alum by asking them what was at the corner of York and Broadway in their day. Au Bon Pain? Demery’s?... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 19 2017 08:56am