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Last Time

Last Time

Nancy Peer knew it was time to get her son, Brian, out of the hospital. He was dying of testicular cancer, and there was nothing more doctors could do. But...

Last Time

Nancy Peer knew it was time to get her son, Brian, out of the hospital. He was dying of testicular cancer, and there was nothing more doctors could do. But...

Golden Touch

Golden Touch

Rocks and foil wrappers were among Alexis Gage’s favorite playthings as a child. Decades later, she still plays with solid and shiny things, only now she uses a blowtorch. Gage’s...

Golden Touch

Rocks and foil wrappers were among Alexis Gage’s favorite playthings as a child. Decades later, she still plays with solid and shiny things, only now she uses a blowtorch. Gage’s...

Rise and Shine

Rise and Shine

As the sun rises on New Haven, a crowd gathers at Sunrise Cafe. There isn’t a sign, but its patrons know where to go. Starting at 7 a.m. every weekday,...

Rise and Shine

As the sun rises on New Haven, a crowd gathers at Sunrise Cafe. There isn’t a sign, but its patrons know where to go. Starting at 7 a.m. every weekday,...

‘Front Line

‘Front Line

Connecticut has its fair share of rail trails—converted train beds for hiking and biking. Trolley trails are less common, but that’s just what you get with Branford’s Trolley Trail, a...

‘Front Line

Connecticut has its fair share of rail trails—converted train beds for hiking and biking. Trolley trails are less common, but that’s just what you get with Branford’s Trolley Trail, a...

Fighting Spirit

Fighting Spirit

Whether he’s tapping a twanging rhythm on the wire string of a berimbau, landing gymnastic poses with his feet high in the air or simply sitting on a chair and...

Fighting Spirit

Whether he’s tapping a twanging rhythm on the wire string of a berimbau, landing gymnastic poses with his feet high in the air or simply sitting on a chair and...

Getting to Work

Getting to Work

They come down Orange Street in ones and twos and threes. They wear athletic jackets and long, flapping coats. They carry backpacks and panniers. They’re among New Haven’s countless bike...

Getting to Work

They come down Orange Street in ones and twos and threes. They wear athletic jackets and long, flapping coats. They carry backpacks and panniers. They’re among New Haven’s countless bike...