Daily Nutmeg

Downtown New Haven after snow

Best in Snow

Snow absorbs sound. That’s one reason the world takes on a pleasing, preternatural quiet during and after snowfall. Sonic waves that would normally find ways into your ear canals never...

Best in Snow

Snow absorbs sound. That’s one reason the world takes on a pleasing, preternatural quiet during and after snowfall. Sonic waves that would normally find ways into your ear canals never...

The Coffee Pedaler

Bean Counters

Ryan Taylor, owner of two-month-old The Coffee Pedaler in East Rock, is comparing footwear with a four-year-old girl. He bends down to inspect her shoes, sparkly and pink in the...

Bean Counters

Ryan Taylor, owner of two-month-old The Coffee Pedaler in East Rock, is comparing footwear with a four-year-old girl. He bends down to inspect her shoes, sparkly and pink in the...

It’s a Wonderful Life

This Week in New Haven (December 16 - 22)

It’s hard to have too much holiday spirit this time of year. Though it’s a quiet week—most of Yale is on break, and hey, the city’s many events organizers need...

This Week in New Haven (December 16 - 22)

It’s hard to have too much holiday spirit this time of year. Though it’s a quiet week—most of Yale is on break, and hey, the city’s many events organizers need...

"The Erector Set at 100" at the Eli Whitney Museum and Workshop

In These Parts

Alfred Carlton Gilbert was a Yale medical degree holder, Olympic gold medalist and successful industrialist, and he accomplished at least two of the three by magic. Mr. Gilbert, you see,...

In These Parts

Alfred Carlton Gilbert was a Yale medical degree holder, Olympic gold medalist and successful industrialist, and he accomplished at least two of the three by magic. Mr. Gilbert, you see,...

Précis du Système Hiéroglyphique des Anciens

See and B.C.

In the late 1950s and early 1960s, construction of the Aswan High Dam in Egypt threatened ancient monuments and artifacts along the banks of the Nile River with flooding. The...

See and B.C.

In the late 1950s and early 1960s, construction of the Aswan High Dam in Egypt threatened ancient monuments and artifacts along the banks of the Nile River with flooding. The...

Tasty Kale at Elm City Market

In for the Kale

Larry Brownstein’s relationship with kale required a formal introduction. “I thought kale was a fish, to be honest,” he recalls, which is funny considering that, today, Brownstein is not only...

In for the Kale

Larry Brownstein’s relationship with kale required a formal introduction. “I thought kale was a fish, to be honest,” he recalls, which is funny considering that, today, Brownstein is not only...