Tiffany from New Haven is the 94.3 WYBC Virtual Lunch Club winner for the month of May 2024! Tiffany and her co-worker enjoyed a delicious lunch with Wanda Coppage at D’Amatos Seafood on Whalley Avenue in New Haven!
Want to have lunch with Wanda? Go to our WYBC Contest Page and enter to win!
Quashea from New Haven is our WYBC R&B Trivia Challenge Grand Prize Winner of a brand-new portable gas grill courtesy of Art’s Television & Appliance, 92 State Street in North Haven!
Here she claimed her prize at Art’s with Darryl Huckaby from DeDe In The Morning!
Congratulations, Quashea!
WYBC is proud to congratulate Quay Myers, our WYBC Mom of the Year Winner for 2024!
Quay was nominated by Melissa Lytrelle Singleton.
Quay receives a framed certificate, flowers, a spa gift card, dinner for 2 at Kool Breeze Jamerican Cuisine on Whalley Avenue in New Haven and tickets to The Queens of R&B Tour featuring XSCAPE, SWV, Total and 702 at Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater!
Listen to Darryl’s interview with Quay: 94.3 WYBC / 2024 Mom of the Year: Quay Myers
Below is what Melissa wrote about Quay
I’m nominating this mom because of her resilience, her strength, her struggles, her faith & her life. I’ve seen her stand tall through situations that would & could have killed her but the faith she holds and the faith & strength of her family gives her the back bone to keep pushing. Having three children losing both her sons to gun violence a year apart being diagnosed with cancer & beating that all while still being a mother, a grandmother, a daughter, sister, aunt and supporter to those she love. It’s only right that I share the love I have for her by nominating her for showing up everyday.
Charlie from New Haven is the 94.3 WYBC Virtual Lunch Club winner for the month of April 2024! Charlie and his mother, Karen, enjoyed a delicious lunch with Wanda Coppage at D’Amatos Seafood on Whalley Avenue in New Haven!
Want to have lunch with Wanda? Go to our WYBC Contest Page and enter to win!
Jhyllian from Hamden is our WYBC R&B Trivia Challenge Grand Prize Winner of a brand new 50 inch TV courtesy of Art’s Television & Appliance, 92 State Street in North Haven!
Here she claimed her prize from Andy at Art’s and Darryl Huckaby from DeDe In The Morning!
Congratulations, Jhyllian!
Tara, working remotely for Advantmed LLC, is the 94.3 WYBC Virtual Lunch Club winner for the month of March 2024! Tara and her guest enjoyed a delicious lunch with Wanda Coppage on zoom, courtesy of D’Amatos Seafood on Whalley Avenue in New Haven!
Want to have a virtual lunch with Wanda? Go to our WYBC Contest Page and enter to win!
Deborah, working at New Haven Superior Court for Juvenile Matters, is the 94.3 WYBC Virtual Lunch Club winner for the month of February 2024! Deborah and her guest enjoyed a delicious lunch with Wanda Coppage on zoom, courtesy of D’Amatos Seafood on Whalley Avenue in New Haven!
Want to have a virtual lunch with Wanda? Go to our WYBC Contest Page and enter to win!
Name: Sandra Pittman
Business Name: Sandra’s Next Generation, 636 Congress Avenue, New Haven.
Year Business was started in New Haven: 1989
Why did you start your own business?
Growing up on 99 Edgewood Ave my family and sold Soul Food dinners for $5. We sold out every week and my husband encouraged us to open a restaurant.
Why did you choose to start your business in New Haven?
Why not start a business in the community we live in.
What challenges did you have to overcome in starting your business?
When starting our business, the most challenging element was being consistent. We had to duplicate what we knew worked day in and out.
Name: Evelyn Massey
Business Name: Noir Vintage & Co., 111 Court Street, New Haven
Year Business was started in New Haven:
My business came to life with a storefront June 2023 but started at the end of the pandemic as an online store on Instagram, and with the help of market pop-ups and vending opportunities around the city it also boost my brand as well.
Why did you choose to start your business in New Haven?
I wanted to set up shop in New Haven where I grew up, it would only make sense to start this business where I’m most familiar and downtown was the ideal location to become the first black owned women vintage store that landed in the downtown area, also the first vintage store in New Haven owned by an African American woman.
Why did you start your own business?
I started this business out of love for timeless vintage clothing and the stories that came along with it, I’ve always been a person that loved old things there is such beauty in preserved treasures.
What challenges did you have to overcome in starting your business?
My challenges came about when it was time to fund my business, the difficulties of having a dream that you are passionate about with no money is the real reality, but I never gave up on believing that I would accomplish this someday, even as I got older…I kept that dream until it manifested, and now I am downtown with a beautiful shop, and I must say this it is never too late to follow your DREAMS! If you see it and dream it, you can have it. Never give up, yes it will get hard because running your own business is never easy!
Just DO It!!!
Name: Linwood & Lachele Lacy
Business Name: Woody’s Wings, 91 Church Street, New Haven.
Year Business was started in New Haven: December 2019 on Whalley Avenue for 3 years
Why did you start your own business?
I wanted to show my different training styles of cooking with a fast-food twist. I also wanted to show off my love of seasoning and flavors on wings.
Why did you choose to start your business in New Haven?
It’s my hometown!
What challenges did you have to overcome in starting your business?
The challenge for us was not knowing the business side. The cooking side was the easy part. If it wasn’t for the Small Business Resource Center of New Haven giving us the resources, we would be totally lost. Our biggest take away is not to be scared to ask questions. Knowledge is key!!!
