Tag Archives: Branford

This Week in New Haven (July 31 – August 6)

Hawaiian Luau Beach Torches

Highlights include an oyster fair day, a sunset luau and a full-moon stroll. …

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’Go-To

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When I first moved to New Haven and a bartender recommended the Owenego, I thought he and his Irish accent were having fun at my expense. …

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Island Time

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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 …

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Father Time

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With apologies, an overworked dad joke:

Q: Who’s got the world’s best dad bod?

A: The researchers with the body of dada showing how important fathers are.

This Father’s Day weekend, show Dad he’s no joke. Follow his example, by……

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Eco System

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Want to turn Earth Day into Earth days?

Start with this bird’s-eye view of our local eco system, from whatever angles may interest you. …

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Irish Hello

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As far as I’m concerned, any place with meat loaf on the menu is worth a look. Institutional investment in a meal as simple and satisfying as a good, hand-formed block of baked beef bespeaks the kind of joint that …

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Eel Repute

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There’s something refreshing about a bar that doesn’t care if it’s discoverable on Google Maps. …

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’Front Line

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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…

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Christmas Presented

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“Marley was dead, to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that,” begins Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, published in 1843. There is also no doubt whatever that, in 2022, this “ghostly little book,” as the author called …

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Inner Circles

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

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