One group brought a full-course dinner, complete with a choice of jerk chicken or fried chicken. Another brought a ​“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” DVD, a movie projector, and popcorn. Then a half-dozen smartly dressed servers showed up. newhavenindependent.org/article/best_v…

LoveBabz LoveTalk with Babz Rawls-Ivy: Perle Palombe x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

They’re abstractions, but still connected to something in the real world. Even without knowing the original inspiration, the signs are there. The blue the artist, Judy Atlas, has chosen is one that occurs in nature, in the sky and water. newhavenindependent.org/article/city_g…

Local custodian union President Tom DeLucia is calling on the Board of Education to rid New Haven of private companies for building and facilities maintenance in order to improve repairs at decaying schools across the district. newhavenindependent.org/article/custod…

On issues ranging from the federal Department of Education’s existence to companies’ use of algorithm-based ​“targeted pricing,” New Haven voters have heard a clear choice this week from candidates for Congress. newhavenindependent.org/article/massey…

LoveBabz LoveTalk with Babz Rawls-Ivy: Perle Palombe x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

LoveBabz LoveTalk with Babz Rawls-Ivy x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Liquid Lunch with The Regional Water Authority: Careers in Water x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

The words ​“Justice For Malik” have nearly faded from one hand-painted wooden board nailed to a Grand Avenue post. A more durable sign bearing Malik Jones’ name may soon rise alongside it — inscribing the memory of a bright, adventurous 21-year-old whom an East Haven cop shot to

Jazz Haven with Stan The Man x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Three more New Haveners were injured across two more shootings over the past two days. newhavenindependent.org/article/shooti…

An extra $500 a month allowed Michael White to stay home a bit longer with his newborn son; help him and his wife start their own small business; and cover some of the costs of groceries and diapers while reacclimating to life outside of prison. newhavenindependent.org/article/elm_ci…

A state judge threw out a lawsuit filed by two retired city workers on the grounds that the Board of Alders dropped the ball when trying to provide those unionized employees with a pay bump — outside of the collective bargaining process. newhavenindependent.org/article/abesho…

Jangly, catchy riffs. Yearning melodies. Rhythms designed for dancing. Three pop-driven bands — Floater Verses, Toy Cities, and Los Shadows — deployed all three elements to great effect at Cafe Nine Wednesday night. newhavenindependent.org/article/cafe_n…

LoveBabz LoveTalk with Babz Rawls-Ivy: Perry So, Music Director, NHSO x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Lovebabz Lovetalk: Enroue Awo Onigbonna Halfkenny x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Ibrahim Yusif is one of a growing number of Sudanese refugees who have relocated to New Haven — and are urging city residents and political leaders to pay attention to, and to help stop, one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. newhavenindependent.org/article/local_…

Three months after New Haven changed the law to allow one official to remain in her job, the official wouldn’t state Thursday whether she will in fact remain in place. newhavenindependent.org/article/cao_i_…

Acoustic Thursday @ Studio 51: Austin Scelzo x.com/i/broadcasts/1…