East Rock’s fall colors cradle an overcast sky as a man with a pink visor sits down on one of the benches at Rice Field. …
Herbal Infusion

Most of us think of food when we think about herbs. Folly Delgado thinks of medicine. Delgado, a volunteer for Gather New Haven and coordinator for the Clinton Avenue School garden, recently spoke at the Fair Haven Branch library about …
Inner Circles

What happens when you walk a labyrinth? “Sometimes, nothing!” Bill Ludwig says with a laugh. …
Clean Energy

It was a new year when, in 2018, New Havener Kiah Smith resolved to make her own soap. That year was almost finished when, after many months spent researching and testing techniques and designs and aromas, she found herself sitting …
Courts of Appeal

These days, no local bandwagon seems to be moving faster than the one full of pickleball players. …
Clean and Light

Early on in the pandemic, when “we were washing our hands constantly,” Annabelle Hutchinson decided to make soap for her friends and family. She started with online tutorials and experimented from there, discovering the joy of being “creative in a …
Lyme Light

The term “mRNA vaccine” has entered the public lexicon since the rollout of COVID vaccines late in 2020. But the technology has other applications as well…
Sticky Situation

New Year’s resolutions can be tough to muster in the midst of a pandemic, when planning for the future itself seems fraught. But professional organizer Lauren Hass sees this time as an opportunity. …
Formative Experience

What do you picture when you think of tai chi? Shirley Chock thinks she knows: a group of senior citizens practicing slow movements in a park. But that’s just “a tiny sliver of what it’s about,” Chock says. …