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High Five

High Five

A brief history of doo-wop in New Haven: โ€œThe Five Satins. Ooooooh!โ€ Brief enough for you? But such concision lacks the harmony, community, street smarts and nuance that Fred Parris...

High Five

A brief history of doo-wop in New Haven: โ€œThe Five Satins. Ooooooh!โ€ Brief enough for you? But such concision lacks the harmony, community, street smarts and nuance that Fred Parris...

Calling Cards

Calling Cards

Every year, the sun starts to linger, the air begins to warm and, for as long as theyโ€™ve existed, the cityโ€™s parks beckon. As evidence, here are some literal postcard...

Calling Cards

Every year, the sun starts to linger, the air begins to warm and, for as long as theyโ€™ve existed, the cityโ€™s parks beckon. As evidence, here are some literal postcard...

Prank Recalling

Prank Recalling

April Foolsโ€™ Day is an old holiday, even in Puritan-blooded New Haven. Just how old is anybodyโ€™s guess. Under the headline โ€œApril Fools,โ€ a writer in the April 4, 1811,...

Prank Recalling

April Foolsโ€™ Day is an old holiday, even in Puritan-blooded New Haven. Just how old is anybodyโ€™s guess. Under the headline โ€œApril Fools,โ€ a writer in the April 4, 1811,...

Medical History

Medical History

In March of 1942, Anne Miller lay dying at New Haven Hospital. A nursing school graduate married to Yaleโ€™s athletic director, Miller was suffering from streptococcal septicemia, a common and...

Medical History

In March of 1942, Anne Miller lay dying at New Haven Hospital. A nursing school graduate married to Yaleโ€™s athletic director, Miller was suffering from streptococcal septicemia, a common and...

City Treasure

City Treasure

Like many parks, Scantlebury Park is active or restful depending on the need. Just off the Farmington Canal bike path on Ashmun Street, the park serves the Dixwell neighborhood with...

City Treasure

Like many parks, Scantlebury Park is active or restful depending on the need. Just off the Farmington Canal bike path on Ashmun Street, the park serves the Dixwell neighborhood with...

Brown Bearing

Brown Bearing

Once you know about it, you see it everywhere. Itโ€™s in the foundations along Hillhouse Avenue, the facade of City Hall and the walls of Grove Street Cemetery. Its name...

Brown Bearing

Once you know about it, you see it everywhere. Itโ€™s in the foundations along Hillhouse Avenue, the facade of City Hall and the walls of Grove Street Cemetery. Its name...