Most of us think of food when we think about herbs. Folly Delgado thinks of medicine. Delgado, a volunteer for Gather New Haven and coordinator for the Clinton Avenue School garden, recently spoke at the Fair Haven Branch library about …
Stacks on Stacks

After trying spine poetry at home, I set out to see what I could build elsewhere. Starting at Grey Matter Books on York Street, I realized that curating a stack of books whose titles could add up to a …
Putting Down Roots

Having planted its 10,000th tree in May, the Urban Resources Initiative recently planted two more, right on my block.
I’d requested a free tree back in the spring. A staff member then checked out the site and contacted me …
Open Season

Need a pumpkin spice fix but want to skip the chains? Check out these homegrown options.
Announced with cheerful signage, Claire’s Corner Copia’s pumpkin spice drinks feel perfectly at home in a place named for a cornucopia. The Pumpkin …
Mystical Quest

You’ve probably heard of Mystic Aquarium, Mystic Seaport, Mystic Pizza.
You probably haven’t heard of Young Buns. …
Tree Alarm

Dutch elm disease and chestnut blight have long since routed New Haven’s native elms and chestnuts. Now American beech trees—a keystone species in eastern forests, distinguished by their smooth, elephant-gray bark and leaves lined with spike-tipped veins—are under siege…
Art’s Desire

Heather Gendron, director of Yale’s Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library, proves low-key isn’t the same as low-energy. She’s also the dynamo behind Heather Hope Atelier…
Hitting the Spot

Located in a beachside residential neighborhood next to Milford’s Silver Sands State Park, The Greek Spot (map) is easy to spot with its palm trees, string lights and bright blue awnings shading beachy white-and-woodgrain tables. Also notable is …
Jam-Packed

Damian Clarke and Taneisha Young, the married owners of takeout spot Jammin Jamaican Cuisine, credit hard work, friends, family, neighbors, community and God with their success. But it all started with their cooking…