It’s the WYBC Art’s Television & Appliance Keyword Contest!
Here’s how to win:
Listen to The Workforce with Wanda Coppage weekdays at 10:50 am. Wanda will announce the Art’s Keyword of the Day.
Then, listen DeDe In The Morning with Darryl Huckaby the following weekday at 8:00 am. The ninth caller at 203-562-9430 that tells Darryl the correct Art’s Keyword will be automatically entered to win the Grand Prize of a Big Screen TV courtesy of our friends at Art’s Television & Appliance!
Darryl will announce the Grand Prize Winner on Monday March 31st. Just in time for the big college basketball championship!
So be listening for your chance to qualify! Good Luck!
In the past, I used to own bars, but I really wanted to own a business that was family oriented.
Why did you choose to start your business in New Haven?
I grew up around the area, so I was comfortable with the neighborhood.
What challenges did you have to overcome in starting your business?
The hardest part was finding the right people to run the day-to-day operations. I had the concept, I had the building, I just needed a good team to hire.
Je’Caryous Johnson brings another cult classic to the stage.
Celebrating the 30th anniversary of its release, Jason’s Lyric, the beloved film written by Bobby Smith, Jr. will be transformed into an immersive stage experience!
The production features a star-studded cast led by Allen Payne (House of Payne, New Jack City) reprising his iconic role as Jason, and includes:
Eva Marcille (All the Queen’s Men) as Lyric
Treach (Naughty by Nature) as Alonzo
Tyrin Turner (Menace II Society) as Josh
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs (The Jacksons: An American Dream) as Maddog
K. Michelle (Love & Hip Hop, chart-topping R&B artist) as Marti
Brace yourself for an electrifying adaptation of one of the most iconic love stories of our time – you don’t want to miss this unforgettable night of romance, drama and redemption.
WYBC is giving away a $4,000 scholarship to a local Junior or Senior in High School that has over adversity and is succeeding in the classroom and looking to continue their education beyond High School.
The last day to apply is June 30, 2025. This form should be submitted only once. Multiple submissions could lead to disqualification.
Special thanks to our scholarship contributors: Derwin Griffith State Farm, The Walter Luckett Foundation, Howard K. Hill Funeral Services and Ocean State Job Lot.
Scholarship Application.
Open Juniors and Seniors attending high school in the Greater New Haven area and looking to continue their education.
Application Dates: February 27, 2025 to June 30, 2025
Winner announced the week of July 7, 2025.
Submission start date is Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 12:00AM.
Deadline for all applications is Monday June 30, 2025 at 11:59PM.
Winners will be announced the week of July 7, 2025.
Eligibility
Applicant must a Connecticut resident, a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Legal Resident of the United States and either a junior or senior currently attending high school in the Greater New Haven area. Employees of Connoisseur Media, Yale Broadcasting Company., its parents, affiliates and subsidiaries, participating advertising and promotion agencies, and members of said employees’ immediate family and those living in the same household of employees are not eligible.
You may apply for a chance to win a scholarship only if you meet the eligibility requirements set forth on the webpage. Additionally, scholarships are non-transferable and must be accepted as awarded.
No purchase or payment is necessary to apply for scholarships. Scholarship recipient will be notified via the contact information provided.
Business Name:Soulful Threads, 1022 Chapel Street, New Haven.
Year Business was started in New Haven: November 2020. Storefront on Chapel opened on November 15th 2023. We are a new store!
Why did you start your own business?
After graduating with my master’s in social work from UConn in 2020, I like many others lost their jobs when Covid hit. I decided to pick up some side jobs to help cover the bills and selling clothes became one of them. I got great feedback from people saying I had a great eye and its led from one opportunity to the next. I’ve always been a girl addicted to retail, so this was the perfect dream for me to work towards.
Why did you choose to start your business in New Haven?
After considering many other locations, both inside and out of the state, I chose New Haven because of its dedication to progressive change downtown. The culture is growing here, and young people are now looking here as a great place to build a life. No matter who you are, you can find your niche in New Haven. The only thing it was missing was a place for curated 90s/y2k vintage, which is the hole we have tasked ourselves with filling.
What challenges did you have to overcome in starting your business?
In December 2021, I lost my brother and only sibling to a rare cancer that took him within a year of diagnoses. Grief is by far the hardest thing i’ve dealt with. Especially being in my young adulthood. My brother was a computer programmer who helped start the makings of what is now our website. I made it my mission after he died to make Soulful a success and here we are in one of the Shops at Yale 2 years since he passed.
Hometown Recycling Day for New Haven residents and students!
Did you know that only 36% of the current amount of waste in CT is recycled, reused or reduced? Citizens of New Haven can help change that AND recycle their unwanted items at no charge!
Host: The New Haven Solid Waste and Recycling Authority is hosting and sponsoring this MAJOR one day event.
Time and Date: Saturday, April 5th from 9 a.m – 12 p.m
at: Truman School, 114 Truman Street in New Haven
New Haven Residents and students may drop off:
ELECTRONICS (t.v.’s, cell phones, monitors, stereos, printers, and wires)
TEXTILES (clothing, shoes, belts, hats, handbags) (dry and in plastic bags)
DOCUMENTS (sensitive papers to be shredded)
BOTTLES & CANS REDEEMED (plastic bottles and aluminum cans)
Goal: Hometown Recycling Day is an opportunity for citizens of New Haven and students to conveniently recycle unwanted items and at the same time serves to help Connecticut achieve it’s current goal of diverting 60% away from the municipal solid waste stream. Not only is this a collection event, it is also an occasion to learn about what we can do to make our world a more sustainable and better place to live, as well proper household hazardous waste disposal and best practices for curbside recycling.
Background:
Only 12% of unused electronics are recycled currently in the U.S. Only 15% of textiles (clothing, etc.) are recycled annually. 50,000 mattresses are discarded and not recycled every day in the U.S.
Partners in the event: Take 2 Electronics Recycling, The Connecticut Mattress Recycling Council and ByeBye Mattress, Helpsy, and File Shred.
Information Participants in the event: New Haven Department of Parks and Public Works – curbside recycling (info only) HazWaste Central – Household Hazardous Waste (info only) Paint Care – where to recycle your unwanted paint (info only)
Learn More: For further information about Hometown Recycling Day, visit nhswra.com or contact: The New Haven Solid Waste and Recycling Authority at 203-691-5374 [email protected]
Business Name:MINI PNG, 77 Audubon Street, New Haven
Year Business was started in New Haven:
2022 – storefront
2019 – started making clothing online
Why did you start your own business?:
In 2019 as an 18-year-old, I was going to college for pre law in a whole different state! (Ohio State University) and I felt like the creative side of me was missing that had always been a part of me. In HS I wanted to go to college for fashion design after studying abroad in high school in Europe and getting inspired by fashion in general. BUT I wanted to go to college in NYC. I was told by my HS counselor that the field held no income for me. So, I went for my plan B major which was prelaw. I came back home transferring colleges after my first semester in Ohio trying to figure myself out after a horrible personal experience. I started making clothing and selling it online for fun and for extra money since I couldn’t hold a job with the prelaw program I was in. My designs went viral, and I took a step back from college in 2020 during the pandemic to really focus on what I loved.
Why did you choose to start your business in New Haven?:
My family is from New Haven! My Abuela immigrated from Puerto Rico – Brooklyn with family merging into New Haven. My grandmother went to ACES as a kid and the location of my shop with ACES being right next door was a full circle moment!
What challenges did you have to overcome in starting your business?:
One of my biggest challenges was dropping college. I’m a first gen student in my family (only child) and it was very pushed on me to be the one to follow the road to success “the right way.” I’ve always had support from my family, but it was more of an internal battle and the overall fear of failure/ that what if aspect of veering off the path that’s expected.
I wanted to let the community know that there’s real authentic Jamaican food out there, plus my love of cooking and appreciation of a good home cooked meal.
Why did you choose to start your business in New Haven?
I chose New Haven, because I live in NH, love New Haven, and the diverse cultures in New Haven would definitely appreciate my meals.
What challenges did you have to overcome in starting your business?
The business started in Oct of 2019, so that means with only a couple of months in, just like that COVID hit.. we had to re-adjust and revamp and stayed prayed up.
Photos courtesy of KoolBreeze Jamerican Cuisine Restaurant
WYBC and D’Amato’s Seafood want to treat you and a friend to a virtual lunch with Wanda Coppage from the WYBC Workforce!
Enter to win a delicious lunch for you and a guest courtesy of D’Amato’s Seafood, 423 Whalley Avenue in New Haven. We will randomly draw a winner at the end of the month and we’ll deliver lunch to the winner, who will get to eat with Wanda virtually through Zoom!
