Lisa Reisman

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Lisa Reisman, Founder CEO MetalMiner. Industrial metal prices, forecasting and public policy. Mom of 3 boys on the go-go.

Articles

Mentors Honored, Torch Passed At Freddy Gala

3 days ago | newhavenindependent.org | Lisa Reisman

A week before this year’s Elm City Freddy Fixer Parade, Rodney “Rock” Williams and his Green Elm Construction crew engaged in their annual spring cleaning of Dixwell Avenue to get the corridor neat and spiffy. It’s among a host of beautification efforts around the neighborhood that he leads, and that he’s been quietly doing free for years.
New Threads Put Fabric Over Fish Scale

4 days ago | newhavenindependent.org | Lisa Reisman

Change the narrative and turn it into something positive. Change the hustle and turn it into something good for the ‘hood. Those words, from co-founder Gaylord Salters Jr., sum up the mission of Double G.I. (short for Go Get It), a new clothing company, which recently unveiled its Fabric Over Fish Scale streetwear collection at New Haven Apparel on Dixwell Avenue.
Job Seekers, Not Protesters, Flock To Tweed

2 weeks ago | theinnercitynews.com | Lisa Reisman

by Lisa Reisman The New Haven independentTeearra Harris: Stopping by the airport in search of a second job. Teearra Harris works as an operating room assistant at Yale New Haven Hospital’s St. Raphael’s campus. Her job affords her just enough to get by.
Job Seekers, Not Protesters, Flock To Tweed

2 weeks ago | newhavenindependent.org | Lisa Reisman

Teearra Harris works as an operating room assistant at Yale New Haven Hospital’s St. Raphael’s campus. Her job affords her just enough to get by.
180 Center Steps Up With Free Haircuts, & Much More

3 weeks ago | newhavenindependent.org | Lisa Reisman

On a recent sun-splashed afternoon outside the 180 Center on East Street, John A. was dog-sitting a bull terrier named Cherish when he heard someone calling his name. It was a staff member telling him she had his mail. “This place is my lifeline,” he said, amid the aroma of hot dogs and festive crush of attendees on Community Care Day. Each day he goes to Bible Study classes at the center. On Sundays, he attends church there.
Rosemary Turns 100

1 month ago | theinnercitynews.com | Lisa Reisman

by Lisa Reisman The New Haven independentIf you walk into Beulah Heights First Pentecostal Church on Orchard Street for the worship service on any given Sunday, chances are that an impeccably dressed older woman with twinkling eyes will wish you good morning, welcome you to her church, and encourage you to sit as close as you can to the front.
Rosemary Turns 100

1 month ago | newhavenindependent.org | Lisa Reisman

If you walk into Beulah Heights First Pentecostal Church on Orchard Street for the worship service on any given Sunday, chances are that an impeccably dressed older woman with twinkling eyes will wish you good morning, welcome you to her church, and encourage you to sit as close as you can to the front. That woman is long-time parishioner Rosemary DeCosta Hoke who, on a recent Sunday at Beulah Heights, with her 13 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren looking on, celebrated her 100th birthday.
New Havener Picked In NFL Draft's First Round

1 month ago | newhavenindependent.org | Lisa Reisman

When the Dallas Cowboys selected former Elm City Pop Warner Mighty Mite Tyler Booker as their first pick in the 2025 NFL draft, family and friends of the burly offensive lineman rejoiced, as did the fans of the beleaguered Cowboys franchise. So did New Haven. Booker is only the second New Haven native to be selected in the first round, joining Floyd Little, who the Denver Broncos picked No. 6 overall in 1967.
At Local Shelter, Men's Group Participants Seek Hope & Direction

1 month ago | newhavenindependent.org | Lisa Reisman

“One thing I know for sure. I do not want to die in the streets. I want to live a good life so when I die, they’re saying good things about me 20 years from now.” One of the attendees of a men’s group called HIMpact shared those words at a Wooster Square-area shelter Saturday afternoon. The group’s participants requested to remain anonymous to preserve their privacy.
Today’s Special: Meg’s Breakfast Biscuit

1 month ago | newhavenindependent.org | Lisa Reisman

On a recent afternoon at The Farm Belly on the corner of Front Street and Grand Avenue, owner and head chef Meg Fama was expertly cracking two eggs with one hand and rhapsodizing about Fair Haven. “Years ago, I worked at a little breakfast spot right on the river, out of the way, and the people were just so down-to-earth,” said Fama, 51, who recently opened the freshly remodeled space at 20 Grand Ave. overlooking the Quinnipiac River for breakfast and lunch, as well as catering.