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Flower Girl

Flower Girl

Cold wind whooshed past towering hemlocks as owner Christina Natale and her mottled brown and white pup, Stella, welcomed me to Little Hen Farm in North Haven. Showing me around...

Flower Girl

Cold wind whooshed past towering hemlocks as owner Christina Natale and her mottled brown and white pup, Stella, welcomed me to Little Hen Farm in North Haven. Showing me around...

Trash Decisions

Trash Decisions

For curb-kickers and -pickers, it’s that bulk trash time of year again in Hamden. Prepare for the month ahead with this good-as-new primer from 2019. * * * If it’s...

Trash Decisions

For curb-kickers and -pickers, it’s that bulk trash time of year again in Hamden. Prepare for the month ahead with this good-as-new primer from 2019. * * * If it’s...

Good Bones

Good Bones

Cars slow and walkers linger in front of 1801 Whitney Avenue in Hamden. The home’s theatrical holiday displays are the talk of the neighborhood, and Halloween promises the annual chef-d’oeuvre....

Good Bones

Cars slow and walkers linger in front of 1801 Whitney Avenue in Hamden. The home’s theatrical holiday displays are the talk of the neighborhood, and Halloween promises the annual chef-d’oeuvre....

Bringing It Back

Bringing It Back

In the front room at Lyric Hall Antiques and Conservation, a 400-year-old mirror is undergoing surgery. Whole passages of its gilt frame—florid segments that cross the mirror like vines—are missing...

Bringing It Back

In the front room at Lyric Hall Antiques and Conservation, a 400-year-old mirror is undergoing surgery. Whole passages of its gilt frame—florid segments that cross the mirror like vines—are missing...

Floral Support

Floral Support

Outside, crocuses are pushing up to meet the sun. Inside, at Any Occasion Creation florist shop on Howe Street, more colorful blooms are being prepared to brighten the day. On...

Floral Support

Outside, crocuses are pushing up to meet the sun. Inside, at Any Occasion Creation florist shop on Howe Street, more colorful blooms are being prepared to brighten the day. On...

Green Initiative

Green Initiative

Plants fill the living room, the dining room, the kitchen. This is Bark & Vine, a new indoor plant shop at the corner of Orange and Crown Streets, but you...

Green Initiative

Plants fill the living room, the dining room, the kitchen. This is Bark & Vine, a new indoor plant shop at the corner of Orange and Crown Streets, but you...