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 …
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 …
Brian Clark of Ring One Boxing has a knack for taking young kids and turning them into fast-fisted, prize-winning pugilists. …
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. …
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 …
Shortly after the invention of the electric blender came the invention of the smoothie. Unrelated to the old Smoothie factory, which once made undergarments and was turned into apartments some 15 years ago, this family of …
There’s at least one “Electric Chair” still active in New Haven, but it’s not an agent of capital punishment.
It’s an agent of physical improvement. …
“How do you do a church without a minister?” It’s a question Steve Hall says he’s often been asked. His answer: “It’s a lot like growing food in your own garden: It tastes better.” …
Near the middle of the 19th century, ships would sail from America to Britain, carrying raw materials like timber. But when these same vessels returned, they’d become “coffin ships,” packed with …