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Wiensy getting groomed by The Dogfather

After work on a Wednesday, I snapped a leash on Wiensy, my chubby little long-haired dachshund. We were off to the groomer, an experience we both typically dread, though this time we simply padded out the front door and into a big white vehicle: The Dogfather Mobile Grooming van. We pet owners are down with convenience. […]

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On the Other Hand, I Never Forget a Face

The Group With No Name

Bentara, the Malaysian restaurant on Orange Street, is dimly lit, wood-lined and absolutely packed. It’s PechaKucha night. At least 100 people have gathered to watch ten creative, mini-slideshow presentations about work, life and organizations in New Haven, in part thanks to the Elm City’s original social network: The Group With No Name, or TGWNN. TGWNN […]

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Trusting in the Land

Chris Randall, New Haven Land Trust

Once you know who Chris Randall is, it seems as if he’s everywhere. And everywhere he is, so is the New Haven Land Trust. Randall is a photographer, gardener, community organizer, nature enthusiast and cheerleader for the city he calls home. But he’s also Executive Director of the NHLT, a position he approaches with an […]

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Tacos With A View

Tacos with a View

There are 12 spots for 12 trucks on two thin, unassuming strips of asphalt and splotchy grass on Long Wharf Drive, one in either direction after you take exit 46 off I-95 northbound. They’re easy to miss, tucked between New Haven’s sorely under-enjoyed waterfront and the ever busy I-95, but hop off the highway for […]

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Photo Recap: 39th Annual Cherry Blossom Festival (April 15th, 2012)

39th Annual Cherry Blossom Festival in Wooster Square Park

Find your photo at our facebook page!  Historic Wooster Square Association hosted the 39th Annual Cherry Blossom Festival at Wooster Square Park today, and Daily Nutmeg was on hand to take photos.  (more…)

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The Tea of Life

Green Well Organic Tea & Coffee

Their last name is just a happy coincidence. Greenwell, it turns out, serves both as a surname and a way of living. Matt and Sarah Greenwell opened the doors of green well organic tea and coffee in New Haven’s 9th Square just this week, having poured long hours into renovating the bright, beautiful space on […]

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Presents from the Past

Carol Orr | The English Building Market

It might as well be through the looking glass: an intriguing space stacked with strange, beautiful creations from another world. Or rather, another time. This is the English Building Markets, a most unlikely vintage and antiques shop on Chapel Street between Church and Orange. If you’ve noticed it before, it was likely the expansive street-front […]

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