It’s easy to miss the empty pedestal near the summit of East Rock. (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…)
Soft Spot
Though really good ice cream isn’t as synonymous with New Haven as really good pizza, premium cream is still easy to find. Arethusa on Chapel Street and Ashley’s on York dish out some serious scoops, and just over the line in Woodbridge, new business Micro Creamery claims to aggregate “CT’s finest local ice cream all […]
Gather Up
Even in a town with no shortage of quirky perk, GATHER, established in late 2021 at the corner of State and Hine (map), hooks you with its pleasant, lighthearted weirdness and makes you rethink what a coffeeshop can be. Owner Sultan Thahir describes his approach as “scrappy and amateurish,” and so far it seems to […]
Gaining Flavor
TOKA Asian Kitchen’s menu overwhelmed me at first glance. There were 22 starters alone, and none in particular stood out. The State Street restaurant offered many familiar-sounding dishes: satay, spring rolls, teriyaki, fried rice, beef and broccoli. But make no mistake: TOKA’s broad menu and generalized “Asian Kitchen” descriptor belie a delectable complexity of Indonesian […]
Gone Bust
It’s easy to miss the empty pedestal near the summit of East Rock. Situated on a patch of grass where Farnam Drive meets its first overlook and turns toward the summit, the granite pillar is marred with graffiti. Bolt anchors are still embedded in the pocked side that faces a sweeping view of the city. […]
Underway
A cat on the stoop, plants in the window, laundry on the line between two colorful buildings. (more…)
North Rock
Peter’s Rock in North Haven, a peak in the same traprock formation as East Rock and West Rock, is certainly less popular than its more famous siblings. When solitude is your goal, that’s a good thing. (more…)
On the Rocks
A morning rain has cleared, and the trail up West Rock is slick as I follow Yale geologist David Evans to the top. We’re in search of evidence of the glaciers that (more…)