Edge of the Woods, the vegetarian market on Whalley Avenue, has my respect. It’s an independent family business with multiple departments and actual principles—a hard line to walk for one year let alone 47. It’s an even harder line to walk when one of those departments is a bakery, keeping two long cases filled with […]
Tag Archives: Dan Mims
Field Notes
Last Friday, as the Peabody Museum reopened the last major component of a years-long renovation—its third floor—I felt a little like one of the many naturalists whose work has contributed to the museum, trying to observe and document my subject in a way that didn’t alter or interfere with it. What was I studying? Homo […]
This Week in New Haven (April 22 – 28)
To borrow from an esteemed guest appearing here Saturday: The rhythm this week is gonna get you. (more…)
T(hr)ee Totals
All mocktails are mock cocktails, but only a few, in my experience, are good enough to mock cocktails. Three of those can be found in downtown New Haven (more…)
This Week in New Haven (April 15-21)
Fests, celebrations and “wars” meet a fair, a spotlight and a spectacular. (more…)
Passing Muster
A photo essay. To view all nine images, including a couple of animated gifs, check out the email version. (more…)
This Week in New Haven (April 8 – 14)
Baseball, cherry blossoms and prom can only mean one thing: spring. (more…)
Solar Power
In downtown New Haven, Monday’s solar eclipse—where the moon progressively blocks, then reveals, the sun’s direct light—begins at 2:12 p.m. and finishes at 4:37, peaking at 3:27 with 90.74% “coverage.” The experience, which comes with both a safety warning and a FOMO warning, is sure to inspire astonishment, sublimity, humility and primal terror. Sounds fun, […]
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