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Taking the Cake

Taking the Cake

The day before I left New Haven for a trip to visit family, I found myself in Ives Main Library, seeking a good summer book—something satisfying, easily digestible. Perhaps I...

Taking the Cake

The day before I left New Haven for a trip to visit family, I found myself in Ives Main Library, seeking a good summer book—something satisfying, easily digestible. Perhaps I...

Salvage Mission

Salvage Mission

As cofounder and board chair Lisa Spetrini guided me through the racks, bins, shelves, cubbies and jars of artsy, craftable salvage in North Haven’s EcoWorks—“Connecticut’s only Creative Reuse Center”—I thought...

Salvage Mission

As cofounder and board chair Lisa Spetrini guided me through the racks, bins, shelves, cubbies and jars of artsy, craftable salvage in North Haven’s EcoWorks—“Connecticut’s only Creative Reuse Center”—I thought...

Growth Opportunity

Growth Opportunity

The Edgerton Park greenhouse buzzed with conversation and laughter as the staff and participants of G.R.O.W.E.R.S. Inc., a nonprofit retail horticultural program run in part by adults with developmental and...

Growth Opportunity

The Edgerton Park greenhouse buzzed with conversation and laughter as the staff and participants of G.R.O.W.E.R.S. Inc., a nonprofit retail horticultural program run in part by adults with developmental and...

Sales Outlet

Sales Outlet

On a sunny Saturday morning, three reasons to attend the weekly Bethany Lions Club Flea Market quickly became apparent: the buying, the selling and the chatting. On the grassy expanse...

Sales Outlet

On a sunny Saturday morning, three reasons to attend the weekly Bethany Lions Club Flea Market quickly became apparent: the buying, the selling and the chatting. On the grassy expanse...

Test of Time

Test of Time

Vintanthro Modern & Vintage would be like a time capsule—if a time capsule could be continually refreshed and updated. The Westville boutique features a rotating selection of curated clothing and...

Test of Time

Vintanthro Modern & Vintage would be like a time capsule—if a time capsule could be continually refreshed and updated. The Westville boutique features a rotating selection of curated clothing and...

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...