The 800 block of Chapel Street, just east of the Green, teems most days with pedestrians going somewhere in a hurry. Little do most of them know that, up a flight of stairs at address 817, they could be stepping and strutting while their stresses do the walking. Active but relaxed—that’s how Alisa Bowens, owner […]
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Coast is Clear
The teams at the United States Coast Guard complex in Morris Cove organize and execute the kind of responsive missions the USCG—the smallest of the five armed forces in the United States, made up of active duty members, reservists, civilian employees and an auxiliary volunteer unit—is known for, like rescuing individuals on wayward boats and […]
A Look Before We Leap
Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind? That opening question of the nostalgia-riddled Scottish folk song “Auld Lang Syne,” (more…)
Coming to Terms
On New Year’s Day, 2014, Mayor John DeStefano Jr. will step down and Mayor-Elect Toni Harp will step up. You might think that after serving a record-setting 10 two-year terms at the helm of a city (more…)
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 an enthusiastic fan of the hearty, (more…)
Public Utility
Once an estate held at different times by a couple of wealthy families, Edgerton Park went public nearly 50 years ago. Now its 25 hilly acres on the New Haven-Hamden border are what we make them. And we make (more…)
Feast Your Eyes
If you feel as though you’ve stepped back in time upon entering the young downtown restaurant ROÌA, it’s because, in a sense, you have. Before its grand opening in March, ROÌA, located in a (more…)
It Takes a Village
HomeHaven, a New Haven-based nonprofit aimed at enriching the lives of the seniors who make up its membership, isn’t slowing down. The group, with headquarters and a small staff on Whitney (more…)
’Wich Craft
Eating a great meal can be an unforgettable experience. You could say, then, that sandwich shop Meat & Co., a homey yet upscale lunch counter recently opened by 116 Crown co-owners John Ginnetti and Danielle Ginnetti, is in the business of making memories. Essential to this intimate eatery, where there’s limited space (expanded by a […]
Q Tips
Spanning the Quinnipiac River, New Haven’s Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge—commonly known as the Q Bridge—is transportation in transition. Since 1958, built as part of President Eisenhower’s Federal Aid Highway Act, it’s led (more…)
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