Marc Wiznia
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Sad Coliseum saga exemplifies city's shift to arts
New Haven may be known as the Elm City, but it could also be known as the Sports City. According to legend, the game of Frisbee began when Yale students tossed empty Frisbie Pie Company plates on the New Haven Green. And in 1879, Walter Camp 1878...
New women's shoe store to occupy spot on Broadway
First Mexican food, and now women's shoes. Thom Brown Inc. will occupy the vacancy at 37 Broadway between J.Crew and Alexia Crawford, Yale University Properties announced Wednesday. Thom Brown is a small shoe-store chain specializing in contemporary...
Burrito shop to open near Broadway
The $2 taco is finally coming to Broadway. Yale University Properties announced Sunday evening that it had signed a deal to bring MexiCali Grille to 320 Elm St., filling the vacancy next to Ivy Noodle. University Properties has spent over two years...
Mixed development slated for blighted riverfront
A shipyard soon could highlight the mouth of the Quinnipiac River. In August, the New Haven Development Commission approved the acquisition of seven properties along River Street to begin the $20 million redevelopment process of the 42-acre zone.
Chapel Square renewal going slowly
Plans for the complete revamping of the Chapel Square Mall are proceeding -- slowly. Signs in its vacant street-front windows say the mall will reopen with a new look in the spring of 2003. Area business development officials had predicted that new...
Despite bankruptcy, Tweed service constant
Air service will remain constant in New Haven for at least the remainder of 2002, according to recently released airline schedules. U.S. Airways, the sole air carrier currently servicing Tweed-New Haven Regional Airport, released its fall and winter...
No rush to fill empty storefronts
The long-running transformation of Broadway is by no means complete. Ashley's ice cream parlor is preparing to open in the former Whimsels site later this month. But three vacant storefronts owned by Yale University Properties remain on Broadway: the...
City looks to address lack of parking
With the impending demolition of the New Haven Coliseum, parking could soon become tighter downtown. The city's plan to eliminate the Coliseum will wipe out the 2,300 parking spaces in the garage that towers above the arena. But parkers could find...
New Haven closes Coliseum for good
One of the largest and most imposing structures in New Haven -- and the site of some of its biggest entertainment events -- will soon be consigned to the scrap heap. The Veterans Memorial Coliseum closed on Aug. 31 after city administrators determined...
DeStefano laughs it up at Rowland commerce speech
For one day, at least, Connecticut Gov. John Rowland and New Haven Mayor John DeStefano Jr. were on the same ticket for the 2002 gubernatorial election. Yesterday morning, DeStefano announced his humorous idea for a joint ticket at the Greater New...