When Poli’s New Theatre opened on Church Street in November of 1905, it was touted as the best-appointed vaudeville theater in New England. (more…)
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And Counting
The numbers are adding up for New Haven’s Orchestra New England (ONE), now on the brink of completing its 50th season. According to founding music director and conductor James Sinclair, the final concert of 2023-24, at 7:30 on 5/4 in Yale’s Battell Chapel, will be the ensemble’s 807th and will add two to the more […]
This Week in New Haven (April 29 – May 5)
Seasons, series and 30 bottles of wine are opened as a notable tenure comes to a close. (more…)
Case by Case
Edge of the Woods, the vegetarian market on Whalley Avenue, has my respect. It’s an independent family business with multiple departments and actual principles—a hard line to walk for one year let alone 47. It’s an even harder line to walk when one of those departments is a bakery, keeping two long cases filled with […]
Made in America
Artisan’s Marketplace, a jewel box of a shop located on Route 10 in Plainville, reminds me of an era when shopping for something special was itself a special experience. Devoted almost entirely to selling curated American crafts, Artisan’s emerged at a time when artisanal values and aesthetics were ascendant. The national studio craft movement had […]
Field Notes
Last Friday, as the Peabody Museum reopened the last major component of a years-long renovation—its third floor—I felt a little like one of the many naturalists whose work has contributed to the museum, trying to observe and document my subject in a way that didn’t alter or interfere with it. What was I studying? Homo […]
This Week in New Haven (April 22 – 28)
To borrow from an esteemed guest appearing here Saturday: The rhythm this week is gonna get you. (more…)
T(hr)ee Totals
All mocktails are mock cocktails, but only a few, in my experience, are good enough to mock cocktails. Three of those can be found in downtown New Haven (more…)
Department Stories
Folks shopped there, they ate there, they bought cigarettes and alcohol there. Celebrities went there to tout plays and movies coming to the downtown theaters, sometimes through live radio broadcasts. (more…)
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