A photo essay. To view all 17 images, check out the email edition. (more…)
Island Time
Branford’s Stony Creek section, along a picturesque shore home to beaches, residences and a few restaurants, is a popular spot to visit during the warmer months. Next time you’re in the neighborhood, though, think about heading away from the shore and towards the not-so-distant Thimble Islands. (more…)
Trees of Knowledge
The graves of loved ones and luminaries are enough to attract visitors to the Grove Street Cemetery. But this 18-acre oasis in the middle of the city has long held another appeal (more…)
Pop Abstraction
A photo essay. To view all 8 images, check out the email edition. These gestural strokes and impressionist daubs of hard white and soft pink were shot yesterday in Wooster Square Park, where the cherry blossoms have suddenly popped. (more…)
North Rock
Editor’s Note: Joan R. Mazurek, a longtime neighbor of and advocate for Peter’s Rock Park in North Haven, wrote to us in January with a proposed letter to the editor expressing outrage about the Peter’s Rock Association’s summary installation of mountain biking trails and related infrastructure within the publicly owned park. (more…)