After trying spine poetry at home, I set out to see what I could build elsewhere. Starting at Grey Matter Books on York Street, I realized that curating a stack of books whose titles could add up to a poem was definitely more challenging when I didn’t know the inventory—and when there was so very […]
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Open Season
Need a pumpkin spice fix but want to skip the chains? Check out these homegrown options. Announced with cheerful signage, Claire’s Corner Copia’s pumpkin spice drinks feel perfectly at home in a place named for a cornucopia. The Pumpkin Spice Latte ($3.75-$6.12) was topped by a cinnamon-flecked froth, its mellow pumpkin flavor emphasizing both espresso […]
Mother Lode
Mother’s Day is Sunday, and if you’re still considering where to go or what to give, this article’s for you. (more…)
Dining Out
In a climate that drives us indoors most days of the year, it’s a special pleasure to dine and drink al fresco, literally “in the cool,” though we haven’t felt a chill in weeks. As city sidewalks heat up, cafe tables all around downtown invite us to enjoy some rays and beams with our rice […]
More Power
If you’ve ever consumed a Doonesbury comic, a John Mellencamp album, a Bret Easton Ellis novel, an East Rock Brewing Company beer or a New Haven Pecha Kucha night, chances are you’ve (more…)
This Week in New Haven (August 27 – September 2)
As a new school year begins at local colleges and city schools, blasts from the past come in drinkable, danceable, watchable and edible forms. (more…)
This Week in New Haven (December 31 – January 6)
Christmas Eve was a Monday understandably bereft of going-out opportunities. When New Year’s Eve falls on a Monday, on the other hand, it’s a whole different world—one which bodes well for a busy new year of shows, concerts, lectures, exhibits and other activities in Connecticut’s cultural capital, New Haven. Monday, December 31 There’s new art […]
Rack ’Em Up
There’s a subtle addition to the décor at the Atticus Bookstore Café. Pass by too quickly when scanning the shelves for the latest hip college-town reading materials and you’ll miss it. Thanks to its large windows and tidy arrangement of books, Atticus is a bookstore you can browse from both inside and outside the shop, […]
This Week in New Haven (November 19 – 25)
It’s Thanksgiving Week—traditionally a time when major institutions and colleges shut down for several days while everyone heads home for festive family gatherings. This being New Haven, however, there is still (more…)
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