Ariela Lopez
Staff Reporter
ariela.lopez@yale.edu
Ariela Lopez covers City Hall and City Politics. Originally from New York City, she is a first-year in Branford College.
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MIA CORTÉS CASTRO & ARIELA LOPEZ
Alder candidates clash in tense debate

The Democratic and Republican candidates for Ward 8 alder debated policy in Wooster Square, ultimately arriving at general arguments over their political parties.

November 3, 2023

ARIELA LOPEZ
Four Yale alumni recognized as 2023 MacArthur Fellows

E. Tendayi Achiume ’05 LAW ’08, Andrea Armstrong LAW ’07, Ian Bassin LAW ’06 and Imani Perry ’94 were announced last week as four of this year’s 20 “genius grant” recipients.

October 12, 2023

HANNAH KOTLER & ARIELA LOPEZ
Connecticut allows implementation of automated cameras to combat traffic accidents

House Bill 5917, which allows for the installation of automated traffic cameras across the state, went into effect on Sunday; New Haven, however, is still months away from getting cameras.

October 5, 2023

ARIELA LOPEZ
Activists press Board of Education on climate resolution progress

Student advocates from the New Haven Climate Movement urged the Board of Education to follow through on a 2022 climate emergency resolution on the anniversary of its passing.

September 29, 2023

ARIELA LOPEZ
Windham-Campbell Festival welcomes winning writers to campus

The annual literary award festival honoring eight fiction, nonfiction, drama and poetry prize recipients began on Tuesday and offers free events on campus through Friday to celebrate the artists’ work.

September 22, 2023

ARIELA LOPEZ
‘Vault’ nightclub set to revive long-empty downtown bank building

The club’s prospective owner received approval from the city’s Board of Zoning Appeals last week to operate a bar, cafe and nightclub in a space on the building’s first floor that totals nearly 5,000 square feet.

September 19, 2023

ARIELA LOPEZ
New Haven Superintendent Negrón leads first Board of Education meeting of the school year

The city’s Board of Education discussed the district’s extreme heat protocols, career pathway programs and suspended before- and after-school programs during the 90-minute meeting.

September 14, 2023