There’s an element of time travel on Route 15. (more…)
Tag Archives: Orange
This Week in New Haven (April 8 – 14)
Baseball, cherry blossoms and prom can only mean one thing: spring. (more…)
Taking Its Course
The centerpiece of the Wepawaug Conservation Area is the Wepawaug River. As a hiker, you can more or less follow its retreat from a reservoir at the edge of Orange to its gentler meeting with Race Brook closer to the town center (more…)
This Week in New Haven (March 4 – 10)
March comes in like a lion, with primal roars and a communal pride. (more…)
Toy Story
My mission seemed impossible: Find a novel Christmas gift that would delight and absorb my 6-year-old grandnephew (more…)
Magic Bond
Seven years ago, magician Nelson Nicholson guided me through his Orange estate. The puzzle box of a home, the result of 13 separate additions, was filled with artifacts from the golden age of magic—between 1890ish and 1920ish, before film captured America’s collective imagination—and beyond. Dozens of handcuffs that had tried (and failed) to trap the […]
Water Fall
Dry leaves run like packs of children playing tag. Sunlight dazzles off the water, more light than heat. (more…)
Stroll Call
I’m not sure if it’s a hike or a simple walk in the woods we’re undertaking on a recent weekend at Housatonic Overlook and Tucker’s Ridge in Orange. The trail is relatively easy, and since the pinnacle lies just beyond where we parked (at the end of High Ridge Road), if it’s just the view […]
Shopping List
Feeling the pressure to pull a great Halloween costume together? We scouted some local shops to help lighten the load. * * * At Fashionista Vintage and Variety, “It’s always been our biggest time of year—our Christmas,” co-owner Todd Lyon says. She’s referring to Halloweentime, when people are drawn like vampires […]
Band Back Together
As the sound of strings and woodwinds fade on a recent Monday evening inside Temple Emanuel of Greater New Haven, music director Matthew Scinto leans over his stand and says, “We need that same sort of warmth. It can’t be dark-sounding.” The members of the Civic Orchestra of New Haven nod before continuing on, honing […]
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