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newhavenindependent.org > 02/27/2026 > nesting-at-the-green-networking-event

Nesting at The Green Networking Event

1+ hour, 37+ min ago  (1096+ words) Warm, vibrant greens formed a dazzling array of vegetative life. I peered between the leaves of the forest to find " the office breakroom. I was at environmental start-up platform ClimateHaven's quarterly networking event, Green Drinks. Whizzing past my head were…...

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newhavenindependent.org > 02/24/2026 > shot-got

Shot Got

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (417+ words) If you shoot in sRGB, he said, you are "committing your subject to mediocrity." Oops. At least I shoot in raw. When Santos and Royce came to Kotowski's shoot, they were clear pros. Santos was "very sweet, very nice, very…...

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newhavenindependent.org > 02/23/2026 > die-cast-for-2nd-decade-elm-city-games

Die Cast For 2nd Decade Of Elm City Games

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (719+ words) 10-Year Anniversary CelebrationElm City Games71 Orange St.New HavenFeb. 21, 2026 It was the Winter Cotillion. I was, in Mark Casiglio's words, a "down-on-your-luck nobody." But my luck was about to change. Gasps echoed around the room as I revealed that I had…...

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newhavenindependent.org > 02/20/2026 > this-is-real-high-school-life

This Is Real (High School) Life

1+ week, 6+ hour ago  (685+ words) Heathers: The Musical, High School EditionNew Haven Academy Legacy Studios Drama Club444 Orange St.New HavenThu. Feb 19th 2026, 7:00 pmFri. Feb 20th 2026, 7:00 pmSat. Feb 21st 2026, 7:00 pmSun. Feb 22nd 2026, 6:00 pm All the world may be a stage, but some worlds are more conducive to theatrics than others....

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newhavenindependent.org > 02/19/2026 > the-librarians-battle-book-bans

"Librarians" Battle Book Bans

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (525+ words) The first lines of Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 seminal novel about a dystopian American future where books are outlawed and burned appear in the opening of the 2025 documentary The Librarians. "It was a pleasure to burn.It was a special pleasure…...

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newhavenindependent.org > 02/16/2026 > real-moms-having-dinner-filmed-in-new-haven

"Real Moms Having Dinner" Filmed In New Haven

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (313+ words) Production trucks, film crews, and camera equipment were spotted outside of a Fair Haven Heights mansion and State Street restaurant last week. The filmmaker's permit lists the video's "product" as WhatsApp, a messaging service owned by Meta Platforms, Facebook's parent…...

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newhavenindependent.org > 02/10/2026 > local-music-fest-finds-home-at-toads

Local Music Fest Finds Home at Toad's

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (372+ words) Jensen had been talking to Angel Loor about his new music and plans for live shows. That turned into a plan between Loor and the zine to cohost a music festival that would showcase multiple local artists. When it came…...

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newhavenindependent.org > 02/09/2026 > a-tale-of-musicians-from-two-cities

A Tale Of (Musicians From) Two Cities

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (555+ words) TV Sleep, Jeff Mueller, Sandy Clams, and The WhimbrelsThe Cellar on TreadwellHamdenFeb. 7, 2026 It was the kind of crazed innovation I love to see in a visiting band. The guitarists, Joey Wright and Tom McCausland, were performing a set with their…...

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newhavenindependent.org > 02/06/2026 > music-in-the-key-of-unease

Music In The Key Of Unease

3+ week, 50+ min ago  (584+ words) Zosha Di CastriMorse Recital HallNew HavenFeb. 5, 2026 Under Johnson Li's deft fingers, the Steinway at Morse Recital Hall came vividly alive on Thursday night. Li, a student at Yale School of Music, performed renowned composer Zosha Di Castri's "Untellable Hour of…...

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newhavenindependent.org > 02/06/2026 > state-troubadour-pay-musicians-more

State Troubadour: Pay Musicians More

3+ week, 8+ hour ago  (517+ words) Connecticut's new troubadour has a message he's taking on the road statewide: It's time to pay musicians at least the minimum wage when they perform live. The troubadour, Charlie Widmer, is calling on venue owners, elected officials, audiences, and the…...