Each April, local cyclists ride from Rock to Rock. The rest of the year, they ride from rack to rack, and they often get creative. Parking meters, traffic signs, spired gates, young trees—basically anything slender in the middle, squat at the ends and solid throughout will do. sponsored by Sometimes the rack makers themselves get […]
Open Season
Need a pumpkin spice fix but want to skip the chains? Check out these homegrown options. Announced with cheerful signage, Claire’s Corner Copia’s pumpkin spice drinks feel perfectly at home in a place named for a cornucopia. The Pumpkin Spice Latte ($3.75-$6.12) was topped by a cinnamon-flecked froth, its mellow pumpkin flavor emphasizing both espresso […]
Taking the Cake
The day before I left New Haven for a trip to visit family, I found myself in Ives Main Library, seeking a good summer book—something satisfying, easily digestible. Perhaps I was hungry, but I took those beach-read criteria literally (more…)
Rack to Rack
New Haven Bike Month has us backpedaling to this 2016 photo essay, which celebrates the places bikes take a break. (more…)
Smoothie Factories
Shortly after the invention of the electric blender came the invention of the smoothie. Unrelated to the old Smoothie factory, which once made undergarments and was turned into apartments some 15 years ago, this family of (more…)
Rack to Rack
Tomorrow, a huge number of local cyclists ride from Rock to Rock. Most other days of the year, a huge number of local cyclists ride from rack to rack. (more…)