It’s pretty much what you thought would happen: once you left Middletown for spring break, things got interesting. The ongoing saga over the proposed Washington Street commercial development entered a new phase of visibility when community activists, parents, children, professors, and students took to Wash and High St. for an hour yesterday afternoon, cycling around […]
In case you somehow missed it, there has been a lot of talk since last semester about a proposed development that could find itself right next to Wesleyan’s campus on Washington Street, between High and Pearl. For those who have strong interest and/or opinions about this topic, Middletown’s Planning and Zoning Commission is holding a […]
For all those who were hoping to attend and/or testify at Middletown’s Planning and Zoning Commission‘s public hearing (that was originally scheduled to occur at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, February 13th) on zone changes that will affect the Washington St. development project, here are some important updates: According to various news sources such as the […]
Remember that proposed commercial development on Washington Street that everyone got all worked up about last semester? Thought it was doomed when Wesleyan pulled out of the project, opting not to relocate its bookstore? Think again. According to the Courant, dueling zone change requests have been filed for the neighborhoods surrounding Wesleyan, including that strip on Washington […]
Middletown to CenterPlan: “I think this is just La La Land!” Speaking of Tuesday’s open forum regarding the proposed Wesleyan bookstore relocation (liveblog here, additional coverage here), turns out our comrades over at the Middletown Eye managed to film the entire discussion, beginning with a presentation from developers CenterPlan and continuing with a whole barrage […]
The people of Middletown (as well as some Wesleyan students) hath spake on the potential relocation of our campus bookstore, and sentiments seem to be negative so far on both sides of the town-gown divide. Though Mayor Dan Drew spoke today in approval of the project, saying it would bring new shoppers into Middletown, an […]
From Joli Holmes ’17: Next week the Digital and Computational Knowledge Initiative will host a Friday lunch (April 15th) talk in Downey House 113 at noon, featuring Wesleyan alumnus Joshua Blumenstock, a graduate of 2003 with a degree in Computer Science and Physics. He was a Watson fellow. Joshua Blumenstock is Assistant Professor in the Information School, with affiliations in Computer […]
On Monday we provided an update from the sexy and glamorous world of Middletown zoning policy. Dueling zoning change proposals had been filed, both concerning the fate of the proposed commercial development on Washington Street. One comes from Robert Landino, the developer in question.The other is from Ed McKeon, a Middletown activist and blogger, seeking […]
Free screening of Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore followed by a discussion with the producer and star of the film. Free pizza provided. Date: Thursday, November 2Time: 8pmPlace: PAC 002 Sponsored By Campus Progress, the Community Development Fund, and the WSA
this article has been the collaborative effort of sdz, hen, fern, and fos Late in the evening on Thursday, April 30th, an anonymous student published a blog post on Medium.com titled “On Impeachments & Coverups.” The article alleged misconduct on the part of several WSA members and cited the impeachment of Huzaifa Khan ‘22, who was then running unopposed […]
