Davis Dunavin
ReporterDavis Dunavin loves telling stories, whether on the radio or around the campfire. He fell in love with sound-rich radio storytelling while working as an assistant reporter at KBIA public radio in Columbia, Missouri. Before coming back to radio, he worked in digital journalism as the editor of Newtown Patch. As a freelance reporter, his work for WSHU aired nationally on NPR. Davis is a proud graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism; he started in Missouri and ended up in Connecticut, which, he'd like to point out, is the same geographic trajectory taken by Mark Twain.
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The Yale Peabody Museum in New Haven underwent the largest renovation since it was founded in 1866. All 19 of its galleries feature new or reworked exhibits and artifacts.
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Kim Kyeong-Ho is an expert in sagyeong, the reproduction by hand of Buddhist sutras. His work is displayed at the Sterling Memorial Library’s Hanke Gallery at Yale University.
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Monsignor Robert Weiss — a priest in Newtown, Connecticut — was honored on the floor of the U.S. Congress after his retirement last month. U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) acknowledged Weiss for consoling the Newtown community after the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting that killed 20 children and six educators.
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Why did it have to be snakes? Because evolution puts snakes on a plain advantage, according to a new study co-authored by a Stony Brook University researcher.
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Tenants who rent in Connecticut could get more protection against evictions in a bill under consideration by the state General Assembly.
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Fairfield, Connecticut public schools canceled a planned visit from an LGBTQ+ children’s author after a complaint from a parent about his book’s content.
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The city spent nearly $7 million to buy the Days Inn hotel on Foxon Boulevard. Officials say it’ll be able to house more than 100 homeless people.
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Orsted and Eversource received final federal approval from the Department of the Interior this week. Construction for Revolution Wind, the first utility-scale offshore wind farm in Connecticut and Rhode Island, will begin in 2024.
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In 1820, Washington Irving wrote a short story steeped in the ghostly folklore of New York’s Hudson Valley. Its simple premise and terrifying climax has spooked and entertained people for two centuries. It was set in North Tarrytown, but Irving called it Sleepy Hollow.
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Advocates say transit-oriented development could be a good solution if done right. But in order for it to succeed, advocates say it’ll need to be both affordable and environmentally sustainable. Building in wetlands requires infrastructure that can mitigate the effects of climate change and reduce the impact of wastewater on a vulnerable environment.