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 herbal remedies for common ailments, often holding up or passing around herbs from an inviting […]
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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 poem was definitely more challenging when I didn’t know the inventory—and when there was so very […]
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 about the planting schedule as well as my tree preference. Rather than choosing something specific from […]
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 Spice Latte ($3.75-$6.12) was topped by a cinnamon-flecked froth, its mellow pumpkin flavor emphasizing both espresso […]
Mystical Quest
You’ve probably heard of Mystic Aquarium, Mystic Seaport, Mystic Pizza. You probably haven’t heard of Young Buns. (more…)
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 (more…)
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 (more…)
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 the menu, which goes Greek, of course, but also gets creative and health-conscious. “We want to take […]
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 (more…)
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