Students Rally For The Right To Read

Arts & Culture  |  Books  |  Culture & Community  |  Downtown  |  Education & Youth  |  Literacy Lucy Gellman | November 3rd, 2023

Destiny White, Erin Michaud and Jeremy Thanes. Lucy Gellman Photos.

NHA Drama Hits Its Stride In "Paradise Blue"

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Education & Youth  |  New Haven Academy  |  Theater Lucy Gellman | October 19th, 2023

Christopher Samuels as Blue. Lucy Gellman Photos.

At ECA, A Theater Alum Brings Peace Of Mind

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Education & Youth  |  Educational Center for the Arts  |  Theater Lucy Gellman | October 18th, 2023

Dramaturg Amy Boratko and Director Sivan Battat (ECA Drama Chair Ingrid Schaeffer is to their right). Lucy Gellman Photos.

John S. Martinez Students Bring Salsa To School

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Dance  |  Education & Youth  |  Fair Haven  |  Hispanic Heritage Month  |  John S. Martinez School Lucy Gellman | October 16th, 2023

Alisa Bowens-Mercado: "If you can get a kid up and they're dancing, that gives you an opening to have fun and embrace different cultures." Lucy Gellman Photos.

Trailblazer Gala Grows A Dazzling And Diasporic Footprint

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Downtown  |  Education & Youth  |  Jamaican American Connection  |  New Haven Caribbean Heritage Festival Lucy Gellman | September 26th, 2023

Climate Movement Pushes City Hall On Action

Culture & Community  |  Education & Youth  |  Environment  |  New Haven Climate Movement  |  New Haven Green  |  Youth Arts Journalism Initiative Abiba Biao | September 20th, 2023

Yale College sophomore Amelia Lee. Abiba Biao Photos.

At Co-Op, Parking Day Takes School Spirit Outside

Arts & Culture  |  Co-Op High School  |  Culture & Community  |  Downtown  |  Education & Youth Lucy Gellman | September 18th, 2023

Top: Cooperative Arts & Humanities High School juniors Giada Thomas, Willie Smokes, and Aniannalis Rivas. Bottom: Lugo's strings students in their first performance of the year. Lucy Gellman Photos.

Brennan Swings Left On Arts Education

Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Education & Youth  |  Mayoral Campaign 2023  |  Politics Lucy Gellman | September 6th, 2023

Brennan at Café Flora at BLOOM. "Investing in the arts in schools needs to be something of a priority," he said. Lucy Gellman Photos.

Voices Lifted, Co-Op Starts The School Year Fresh

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Co-Op High School  |  Community Heroes  |  Culture & Community  |  Downtown  |  Education  |  Education & Youth  |  Music  |  New Haven Schools Lucy Gellman | September 1st, 2023