Westville is home to a deep and uniquely committed artistic community, featuring critically-acclaimed galleries, a lively music and theater scene, scores of talented visual and performing artists, two arts magnet schools and a wide range of year-round cultural events and programming.
Westville Village has been a bustling commercial district since colonial times. The Historic District features a trove of local restaurants, cafes, boutiques, salons, and galleries laden with New England culture and thrumming with the best of New Haven’s creative spirit. Dive into Westville’s utterly individual community and find out just what you’ve been missing!
Westville hosts 3 parks, a beautiful view of West Rock, and an active community of outdoor lovers. Explore Westville in
every season with its numerous activities!
Westville is a neighborhood in New Haven with amenities galore. Residents and visitors alike can enjoy community activities,
the Mitchell Branch Library, nature trails, restaurants, boutiques, and more!
The Westville Village Renaissance Alliance (WVRA) is a New Haven non-profit and designated Connecticut Main Street organization. Our mission is to partner with local businesses, property owners, residents and public and private institutions to foster and sustain economic revitalization, community engagement and cultural vitality in Westville Village.
November 15, 2016, by Paul bass- "Westville neighbors and city development officials got their wish: A self-storage business will not move any time soon to the neighborhood gateway at Fitch Street and Whalley Avenue. At least not the self-storage business that Stephen Zagoren’s company planned to put there. Zagoren’s Advantage Development Group had a contract to purchase the crumbling two-building 3.6-acre property along the West River at 781 Whalley and 50 Fitch.
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November 16, 2016, by Dan Mims- "When we featured him last November, local sculptor Mohamad Hafez was steeped in profound turmoil, watching from afar as his homeland, Syria, was torn apart by civil war.
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November 7, 2016, by Markeshia Ricks- "Drivers used to speeding through Westille Village on their way to downtown or back out to the suburbs had a slower commute Monday - because traffic calming on Whalley Avenue has finally arrived. After six years of community wrestling with the state Department of Transportation, construction of new medians on the eastern and western edges of the Village got underway Monday.
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