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Rise Of Toad's Place + Yale's Endowment: $42.3B +Guns Off Streets

Your five-minute guide to everything worth knowing in town today.

Walking down Goffe, heading downtown on a beautiful October night.
Walking down Goffe, heading downtown on a beautiful October night. (Ellyn Santaigo/Patch)

Welcome back, New Haven! Here's everything you need to know to get this Friday started off right.


First, today's weather:

Partly sunny, warm and humid. High: 75 Low: 65.

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Here are the top stories today in New Haven:

  1. The Rise Of Toad's Place: How Hip Capitalism Redefined The Mainstream (New Haven Independent)
  2. Yale's endowment reaches $42.3 billion, posting highest rate of return since 2000 (Yale Daily News)
  3. Police Make Domestic Violence Arrest, Charging An 18-Year-Old: PD (New Haven Patch)
  4. Elm City says it's moving in the right direction when it comes to getting guns off streets (WFSB)
  5. Robert G. La Camera, 95 (New Haven Independent)
  6. Elicker Outraises Carlson $58K-$13K In Q3 (New Haven Independent)
  7. How a New Haven development project is transforming part of the city (New Haven Register)

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Today in New Haven:

  • 2021 New Haven Kick for Nick Night (5:00 PM)
  • Launching a propulsive middle-grade nonfiction series! (7:00 PM)
  • Discover the Chamber - Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce (12:00 PM)
  • PTSO Meeting - Hill Regional Career High School (2:00 PM)
  • Mass for Pregnancy Loss & Infertility (6:30 PM)
  • Mike Masse in Concert in Bridgeport - Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce (8:00 PM)

New Haven Patch Notebook

  • Friends of the New Haven Animal Shelter: "BUTTONS was recently adopted and is now home!" (Facebook)
  • Friends of the New Haven Animal Shelter: "We have many lovely dogs waiting for their forever homes! You can see all of our adoptable pets on Petfinder: https://www.petfinder.com/search/pets-for-adoption/?shelter_id%5B0%5D=CT74&sort%5B0%5D=recently_added" (Facebook)
  • New Haven Museum: "We’re delighted to announce that NHM Executive Director Margaret Anne Tockarshewsky is on the stellar advisory team for this momentous project with Professor Fiona Vernal! Stay tuned!" (Facebook)
  • New Haven Museum: "Join us for “New Haven Men on the March to Quebec” today at 6 p.m.! fb.me/e/57Y9kGNiH Ann Nyberg Visit Connecticut VisitNewHaven InfoNewHaven New Haven City Hall Connecticut Humanities Connecticut League of History Organizations Connecti..." (Facebook)
  • New Haven Free Public Library: "Is Your Email Database Ready for Holiday Selling? With EIR Giulia Gambale on October 20th This is the third in the series of Holiday Marketing 2021. We'll talk about staying top of mind to your most valuable audience - your current custo..." (Facebook)
  • New Haven Museum: "Check out Ann Nyberg's interview with photographer Rod Topping, who captured scenes of New Haven in the midst of COVID. His show opened at NHM yesterday!" (Facebook)
  • New Haven Free Public Library: "Thanks to everyone who came out to our fall themed craft workshop, we had an unbeLEAFably great time!" (Facebook)
  • VFW New Haven Post 12150: "With the charity auction online, it will be great to see it on the monitors this Friday, Oct. 15 at the LIVE EVENT--the 2021 New Haven Kick for Nick Night! BID & BUY NOW: https://www.32auctions.com/2021KFN" (Facebook)
  • New Haven Free Public Library: "The CT Center for the Book at CT Humanities has announced the 2021 Connecticut Books Awards finalists! Each year the awards recognized the best books either about Connecticut or by authors and illustrators from Connecticut. Congratulatio..." (Facebook)
  • VFW New Haven Post 12150: "JUST ADDED: American Outlaws: New Haven Chapter membership and swag! Thank you AO for this outstanding donation. Join the Outlaws for every United States Men's & Women's National Team match at The Trinity Bar--but you can join them this ..." (Facebook)
  • VFW New Haven Post 12150: "While the 2021 New Haven Kick for Nick Night will be a grand time, we should also remember the service and sacrifice of Nick Madaras--who was killed in Iraq before his simple Solder's dream could be realized." (Facebook)
  • VFW New Haven Post 12150: "Liverpool Fans: “Never Walk Alone” when you cha win this metal sign at the @2021 New Haven Kick For Nick Night this Friday at @The Trinity Bar & Restaurant. Or go “buy now” online to support the Kick for Nick Foundation." (Facebook)
  • New Haven Free Public Library: "Story Time: The Great Eggscape by Jory John" (Facebook)

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  • Launching a propulsive middle-grade nonfiction series! (October 15)
  • The Changing World of Retirement Planning (October 16)
  • Discovery School of Science and Wizardry!! (October 16)
  • Crusie For Courage: Car Show, Craft Fair, Music, Drive-in Movie Hope for Those Dealing with Cancer (October 16)
  • Multi-Family Fall Tag Sale 🛍 (October 17)
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  • FUSE Theatre of CT presents Music Theatre International's "All Together Now!" (November 12)
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