Have you heard the legend of the Sea Hag?
In 1783, the self-knighted swindler, Sir Robert Henway, arrived in New Haven …
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This World, and the Next
It looks like a spaceship that touched down on Dixwell Avenue in the ’60s and never left. As you walk around it, the structure seems to change shape. Its cut-stone walls …
Good Form
Wesley Kavanagh flipped a switch and illuminated a small city. It took me a moment to understand what I was seeing, or where in the world this was. …
Dream Come True
After three intense days decorating wedding cakes in her New York City shop, Ana De Los Angeles’s father came to her while she was falling asleep. …
No Smoking
At The White Buffalo, billowing plumes rise up from the bar and lounge, curling around a seemingly ironic “No Smoking” sign. But to staff and patrons, the sign isn’t all that ironic, because no one smokes at The White Buffalo.…
Milky Way
Since May, waffle cones with wiffle balls of ice cream have become frequent sights on Chapel Street.
A rustic yet elegant sign marks the source: Arethusa Farm Dairy, spelled in gothic …
Walk and Talk
One day in the 5th grade, Beatrice “Bea” Dozier Taylor was walking to school, “very much a troubled spirit,” when she says she heard God’s voice ask her what was wrong.
A self-confessed smart aleck, Taylor replied, “What? You don’t …
Lords of the Ring
Brian Clark of Ring One Boxing has a knack for taking young kids and turning them into fast-fisted, prize-winning pugilists. …
Sweet and Low
In a town where Italian pastries are king, there’s a place on Grand Avenue where a very different dynasty of sweets can be found: the Mexican bakery Panaderia La Tapatia. …
Good Job
Masjid Al-Islam has no minaret, but it does have a chimney. Instead of a golden dome it has a shingle-covered pyramid roof. Instead of arabesque arches it has Victorian-style molding. Instead of a courtyard it has …
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