We hardly need research—although it’s out there—to know that spending time in nature is good for us. In Hamden, I’ve found that source of goodness in unexpectedly convenient places, the kind you can pop into and out of while …
Tag Archives: Hamden
Splash Drive

Stomping, shrieking and spraying are all approved activities at one of New Haven’s summer staples: the splash pad. …
Home to Roost

“Ramshackle” is the word bird watcher Arthur Shippee uses to describe the nests of the great blue herons settling in his Hamden neighborhood. …
Retaining Walls

“Something there is that doesn’t love a wall,” begins Robert Frost’s oft-read poem “Mending Wall.” Frost is lamenting all the things that bring down his old stone walls, requiring…
Parked and Wrecked

Eyesore or masterpiece? Few local attractions have drawn a more polarized response than Ghost Parking Lot, a public art installation that…
This Week in New Haven (February 14 – 20)

This Valentine’s week, Cupid’s arrow strikes watchers, listeners and both employers and job seekers. …