As cofounder and board chair Lisa Spetrini guided me through the racks, bins, shelves, cubbies and jars of artsy, craftable salvage in North Haven’s EcoWorks—“Connecticut’s only Creative Reuse Center”—I thought of all the creative people I know and wondered, …
Water Logged
The seas are calm, and Long Island looks like a mirage at the horizon, where it meets a sky full of flat-bottomed clouds. …
Waterworking
From its source somewhere in the hills of Bethany, the West River runs through several reservoirs before arriving in the city of New Haven…
Out and About
Joanne Sciulli was a student when she first came to New Haven, but now, 17 years after founding the nonprofit Solar Youth, she’s a teacher, and her classroom is nature. …
Second Nature
You may not recognize his name—yet—but Alex Felson, just a touch over the age of 40, is making one for himself as a pioneer in the burgeoning field of “urban ecology.”
Felson runs the Urban Ecology and Design Laboratory—or…
Sea Change
Bun Lai is holding court. Seated at a central table in his restaurant, Miya’s, the bouncy and gregarious chef is greeting friends and acquaintances and customers as they walk through the door for dinner.
Lai’s soon sending something …