Stomping, shrieking and spraying are all approved activities at one of New Haven’s summer staples: the splash pad. (more…)
This Week in New Haven (April 9 – 15)
Distantly related concepts—nation-building and narrative-building; timed lectures and comedic timing; water damage and water dancing—become better acquainted this week in New Haven. (more…)
This Week in New Haven (January 1 – 7)
Welcome to 2018, whose first week offers chances to burn holiday calories and celebrate local dramatic, aural and visual artistry. (more…)
This Week in New Haven (September 11 – 17)
Memorial, literary and other reflections mingle with unvarnished fun this week in New Haven. (more…)
This Week in New Haven (December 28 – January 3)
Consider the simple, mind-clearing image above a palate cleanser—which its subject will indeed become this Friday after a night of especially hard partying. (more…)
This Week in New Haven (December 21 – 27)
Come Friday it’s Christmas, which is so big it really needs Thursday, too. But there are still worthy things to do every day this week, thanks to the area’s penchant for inclusive, non-traditional traditions. (more…)
Fountain of Youth
Easily in the running for the funnest place in New Haven yesterday afternoon was the splash pad at Lighthouse Point Park. A plastic-fronded palm tree spouted water into the sky (more…)
Into the Lights
A green smiling dragon in Santa cap wags his pointy tail. A red and yellow sailboat rocks back and forth. A jet skier jumps blue ocean waves. Two bears in hats and scarves throw a snowball back and forth. A festive glittering train hauls oversized candy canes and gifts with bows. A tireless Victorian paperboy […]