“There is a lure about milestoning, similar to that of fishing,” wrote Henry P. Sage in his essay “Ye Mylestones of Connecticut,” published by the New Haven Colony Historical Society in 1951. “One never knows just what he will find. (more…)
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Made to Measure
From a city quieted by COVID-19, here’s a tale of some not so desperate measures. (more…)
Made to Measure
“There is a lure about milestoning, similar to that of fishing,” wrote Henry P. Sage (more…)
This Week in New Haven (August 14 – 20)
Summer fun happens by land, sea and air this week in New Haven. (more…)
Flight over Water
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 (more…)
This Week in New Haven (March 14 – 20)
No matter how you spent parade day yesterday, you lost an hour of potential leisure to Daylight Saving Time. Regain it and then some on Thursday, when the actual St. Patrick’s (more…)
This Week in New Haven (January 18 – 24)
For New Haven, MLK Day today isn’t just a day of rest but a day of new experiences. Actually, so’s the rest of the week, where (more…)
This Week in New Haven (March 16 – 22)
New Haven finishes its annual thaw this week, just in time for spring. Between author talks, museum exhibits, primo jazz, a dance party and the (more…)
Poetic Injustice
A skeletal, exhausted-looking man dressed in rags leans over a spade, preparing a hole in the ground. To the left, his wife hunches over a small bundle in her arms, about to relinquish it to the earth; on the right, another family member stares bleakly into the distance. All are bathed in a deep wash […]
This Week in New Haven (January 21 – 27)
It’s a week of peace, community, religious thought, great journeys and social concerns befitting the legacy of the great Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. That includes everything from the “Religion and Film” series at Yale’s Whitney Humanities Center to a trip halfway around the world (as presented by the Yale Philharmonia). King isn’t the only ’60s […]
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