In the front room at Lyric Hall Antiques and Conservation, a 400-year-old mirror is undergoing surgery. Whole passages of its gilt frame—florid segments that cross the mirror like vines—are missing and have to be carefully recreated, then gilded to match. John Cavaliere, the owner and principal of Lyric Hall, takes up a micron-thin square of […]
Floral Support
Outside, crocuses are pushing up to meet the sun. Inside, at Any Occasion Creation florist shop on Howe Street, more colorful blooms are being prepared to brighten the day. (more…)
Sharing the Pie
The oven was set to 500 degrees and the kitchen counter was blanketed with flour when my husband and I tuned in to Pizza Making & Methods, the first class in Taste of New Haven’s Pizza in America series. (more…)
Exterior Decorating
Decorating houses for the holidays is one tradition that hasn’t changed this pandemic season. (more…)
Home Stretch
Ask almost any renter in New Haven how much they pay, and they’re likely to tell you, “Too much.” For lower-income families, though, the cost of housing can literally be too much (more…)
History in the Making
Home movies are made for home. Most of us would never think to show ours in public. But the silent flickering of family weddings, birthdays, vacations, baseball games and parades on the screen at the New Haven Museum last Saturday was a testament to their public value. (more…)