Enough "Apizza" events already! ... But bring on the #aijobs (and training) and the spotted lanternflies ... The latest opinionated vlog news summary from the New Haven Independent assignment desk -- er, #compostheap youtu.be/KwwB9SxAlDg

I was so pleased to hear from the state's insects czar that there's no reason to go around squashing those #spottedlanternflies to death. #TreesAreSafe #TheRobinsHaveThis www.newhavenindependent.org/2025/10/01/y

What next? A David Duke "Forever" stamp? USPS, Dem primary, Yondr, 2-way street news broken down in the latest opinionated vlog summary from the New Haven Independent assignment desk -- er, #compost heap. #WilliamFBuckley www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXXz...

Lula doesn't play #RoleModel Bolsonaro Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Plotting Coup in Brazil www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/w...

The New Haven Independent turns two decades years old -- and other 20-related news in the latest opinionated vlog summary from our assignment desk -- er, compost heap. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cthm...

"History" criminalizes a sign, while an odd rent increase looms on Winchester Avenue: The latest opinionated vlog news summary from the Independent assignment desk -- er, compost heap. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh_X...

Of bribes and bunnies: Mayoral politics gets bizarro while a #leporine #compost heap visitor feathers her nest. The latest edition of the opinionated New Haven Independent #vlog news summary. www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3io...

An example of how his stuff is still state of the art IMHO. Political scientists and operatives will be studying this body of work for years www.instagram.com/reel/DNnuhtA...

The mayor of New England’s biggest city on Tuesday delivered a message to the Trump administration: Hands off.

Slumlord Mail, the Ghost of Jane Jacobs, and AI in the schools: the latest opinionated vlog news summary direct from the New Haven Independent assignment desk -- er, compost heap.  www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIvd...

Takes on a car wash grab and the Board of No Cred's latest transparency-punt. from the New Haven Independent assignment desk -- er, compost heap. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnkz...

Looks like fast footwork may have stopped ICE from getting the Wilbur Cross student on a plane to Guatemala without a hearing . Tom Breen got the story www.newhavenindependent.org/article/esdr...

I enjoyed knowing and interacting with this guy. Good man. Especially when you disagreed with him. www.newhavenindependent.org/article/prin...

Running for office, whitewashers and NIMBY. Running from the cops. … And running at the mouth on the latest opinionated vlog news summary direct from the New Haven Independent assignment desk -- er, compost heap www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WLA...

The story about the Afghan interpreter abducted by ICE is going national ... Sen. Blumenthal promises to "use every power we have" to get him released www.newhavenindependent.org/article/zia_...

In ICE, Avelo, Board of Ed We Don’t Trust: The latest opinionated vlog news summary from the New Haven Independent assignment desk — er, compost heap www.youtube.com/watch?v=nz2c...

There are no words www.newhavenindependent.org/article/35_y...

Weed raids, immigration raids, and ahistorical housing roadblocks: The latest opinionated vlog news summary from the New Haven Independent assignment desk -- er, compost heap www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpwv...

U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro faces potential next-gen Democratic primary challenge from Attorney Damjan DeNoble www.newhavenindependent.org/article/atto...

I enjoyed hearing the longer full version of Roland Lemar's one-sentence social media missile fired at his party's governor over the affordable housing bill veto. I always learn a lot when he comes on radio. www.newhavenindependent.org/article/veto...

Why would government pay $66 for $24 box fans? www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqOP...

Overall consensus, subtle variations in the reactions to the Iran bombing by New Haven's three DC elected officials. www.newhavenindependent.org/article/murp...

Can New Haven become a city of "yes"? The latest opinionated vlog news summary direct from the Independent assignment desk -- er, #compost heap.

Chatbot hallucinations lead hooked human users to death: another amazing tech story by Kashmir Hill: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/t...

Ski-masked ICE cowards versus a brave 13-year-old daughter: The latest opinionated vlog news summary direct from the New Haven Independent assignment desk -- er, compost heap. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-Pm...

Let's make a deal -- 3 deals, on housing, hotels, and methadone: The latest opinionated vlog news summary direct from the New Haven Independent assignment desk ... er, compost heap. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcOk...

The new "shock troops of gentrification": skateboarders, not artists www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/b...

Legislators are having a ball, which isn't good for the rest of us: The latest opinionated vlog news summary direct from the New Haven Independent assignment desk -- er, #compost heap. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rnc...

New Haven reconsidered, reset and made some history this week: The latest opinionated vlog news summary from the Independent assignment desk -- er, #compost heap. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qC4t...

Proof that power does not alway corrupt, that a person can make a big difference while retaining his soul José Mujica, Marxist Guerrilla Who Became Popular President of Uruguay, Dies at 89

How postmodern deconstructionism migrated from the left to the right -- and why people like me now reexamine some of the stuff we said way before the world went bonkers. thedispatch.com/article/feel...

I love these smart (but not mean) "everybody's way way fundamentally wrong about a crucial issue/assumption" stories -- in this case, the chase for non-existent "good" manufacturing jobs that everybody wishes they could have. thedispatch.com/newsletter/c...

The latest opinionated vlog news summary from the New Haven Independent assignment desk -- er, compost heap. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uq6K...

Today on "Dateline" I read aloud passionate NHI reader comments on recent stories ranging from the pope to research cuts to a canned principal, backed by Thelonious Monk and #threefiftyduo music www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8ET...

The #AveloBoycott gives us a rare chance to discover what choices we'd make at critical moments in history ... The latest opinionated #vlog news summary from the #newhaven Independent assignment desk -- er, #compost heap www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIl6...

Wow www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

Lost in the flood zone ... daily outrageous corruption of historic magnitude that would have sunk any president in normal times thedispatch.com/newsletter/b...

Oy www.newhavenindependent.org/article/avel...

Burn baby burn? The latest opinionated vlog news summary from the #newhaven Independent assignment desk -- er, #compost heap. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cek7...

Professor Marci Shore came on radio to discuss why she decided to leave Yale and move with her family to Canada in the era of Trump. www.newhavenindependent.org/article/prof...

Old World flavor, inside new New Haven apartment complex

The 6-Hour Gelato, made smooth at the new @LaFenice Gelateria Italian Caffe at Chapel and Olive Streets in New Haven www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfCY...

One way to mark women's history month, on stage: a clown eating pepperoni pizza and Tums with her toes. midbrow.org/pizza-and-tu...

Suitcases are packed, and tax math is whack: The latest opinionated vlog news summary from the New Haven Independent assignment desk -- er, compost heap. #newhaven #compost www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_hs...

What he says. This is the point of an endowment www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/o...

Chief Greg Carroll speaks at the scene of Alden Avenue blaze in #newhaven #NewHavenIndependent #fire www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6Pa...

Channeling Yogi Berra ... the latest edition of the New Haven Independent vlog opinionated news summary direct from our assignment desk -- er, #compost heap www.youtube.com/watch?v=pABo...

#Awards season continues with the Profile In #Pusillanimity, Profile in "Preservation" Pap, and Profiles in Persistence Awards, revealed in the latest edition of the #newhaven Independent #vlog news summary direct from our assignment desk -- er, #compost heap www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaW3...

I was inspired to hear about all the great (God's) work Rabbi Herb Brockman continues to do in our community. #immigration #ICEraids www.newhavenindependent.org/article/with...

A trip to the post office leads to a trip to the arts shop leads to a return trip to a family farm leads to … a candied orange peel recipe. www.newhavenindependent.org/article/swee...