Dick Blick’s in Plainville.

had a terrible time there. the tent sites are full of rocks and bee's.

Artist and Craftsman is 7000 square feet of art supplies that are priced well. Hull's is selling to Yale $$$ and is well stocked but tiny.

Young professional adults are transient everywhere.

Sucks about state house. For all the talent here there are like no open mics besides stellas and very few places for up and coming original music to get a chance. With the amount of creatives I know who live around here, you'd think there would be little venues all over.

This happens at literally every college town. People move there for school and then move away for their first job. If there were more job opportunities for recent grads, they would stay. This isn't specific to Yale or the students who go there.

I met my wife at Yale in grad school. We loved and still love New Haven. Our programs took us to NYC for our final year of training, and we took our first jobs there because that's where the job opportunities were. A few years later, when we had more options, we quit those jobs to move back to CT because we love it here. No all transients are transient because they want to be...many are simply following opportunities.

Another banger, sir

oh, they are. it's prevalent to the extent that a casual survey of undergrads some years ago (pre-pandemic) revealed that some absolutely insane percentage of them (like seventy, eighty) didn't realize new haven was on the water.

Eww.

We all have something to learn and something to teach. Also, money doesn't make you superior.

Yale has been cultivating this since they walled off the university from the city in the early 20th century. I remember hearing a rumor that freshman undergrads are told where not to go and while it’s obviously anecdotal it would not surprise me.

Hulls on Chapel. But they do cater to the architecture school a bit more.

Richer sure. More well-educated, definitely. Smarter? Don’t know about that one.

Two main places: Jerrys Artarama in West Hartford or Norwalk if you're looking for more variety in selection. If you're less picky but still want a decent selection, check out Hull's on Chapel. Both places are well priced.

Artist and craftsman supply Chapel and orange.

Man State house has been doing a good thing. Hope they find a spot close to the community that works for them.

Hulls art supply on chapel street, small store but have everything you need and then some. Helpful staff, well organized store.

Artist and craftsman supply also on chapel, solid store with good selection.

Jerry’s artarama in Norwalk and west Hartford, great store with different product lines than other local stores. Worth a visit if you get into painting.

Hobby lobby / michael’s will have the basic materials you’ll need. really aren’t that bad if you’re just starting out.

I'm glad they're keeping cafe 9 as is, I go there 2-6 times a month for shows. That's too bad about State House.

Congratulations to Paul and a huge thanks for turning it over to someone who plans to keep it rocking.

"In an interview Thursday, Patrick Meyer promised repeatedly that he and his partners plan to continue, not upscale or water down, Cafe 9 as patrons currently recognize it.

The name stays. The same kind of music stays, including all booked shows.

“We’re going to keep it weird. We’re going to keep it local,” Meyer promised. ​“It’s not going to become a gastropub.” "

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Sorry but this blog is wayyy off - Yale students leave New Haven because there isn’t enough employment opportunity there and because the city isn’t really growing.

Most people go to school to prepare themselves for a career, and then they move to where the best opportunity exists. Unfortunately CT just doesn’t have nearly as much opportunity as say, NYC or Boston, and it’s just not growing like the south is (for example Charlotte NC).

New Haven is just stuck in the mud unfortunately, but I have high hopes for it in the long run given proximity to NYC

Thankful for the Cafe 9 news and I will need to mourn after the State House closes.

Last line cinched it for me.

the air of superiority is a feature, not a bug. yale works extremely hard from day one to embed this in undergrads. they're very much intended to leave yale feeling entirely separate from the average human. it's a technique intended, ultimately, to increase alumni donations.

edit: lol i'm not remotely kidding.

edit 2: yalies reading this like "no, -I- could NEVER have been emotionally deceived, i am FAR less susceptible to these cons than regular humans" lol

Yes, actually, I just filled out the financial assistance form and while I should have qualified for a 25% reduction they cleared the entire bill. Check the website