“There is a lure about milestoning, similar to that of fishing,” wrote Henry P. Sage in his essay “Ye Mylestones of Connecticut,” published by the New Haven Colony Historical Society in 1951. “One never knows just what he will find. …
Tag Archives: New Haven Green
A Real Saint
For our vacation this week, we’re traveling back to some of our favorite recent stories, starting with this cooling blast of winter warmth. …
Wake-Up Call
Tomorrow, for the first time in some time, a Powder House Day celebration will happen right where it belongs: on the New Haven Green.
Powder House Day commemorates the moment both New Haven and Connecticut joined the American Revolution. It …
Town and City
The character of the New Haven Green, and therefore New Haven itself, owes much to Ithiel Town, by some accounts the city’s first professional architect. …
A Real Saint
One recent blustery afternoon, Santa came to town. He wore a coat the color of cranberry sauce and strolled along Chapel Street, causing small clamors of happy surprise among pedestrians going the other way. It was not unlike the appearance …
Down Under
What do Benedict Arnold’s first wife, Rutherford B. Hayes’s grandmother and James Hillhouse’s uncle have in common? …
Open Wide
A photo essay.
The two-week peak of this year’s International Festival of Arts & Ideas began last Saturday.
Here’s what we saw on opening day. …
Backpedaling
I want to ride my bicycle.
I want to ride my bike.
I want to ride my bicycle.
I want to ride it where I like. …
Iron Age
Like a mountain piled with strata, a city as old as New Haven is layered with the remains of its past. Sometimes a layer lies in plain view but goes unnoticed by nearly everyone who passes by. …
Goodbye Kiss
An animated photo essay. To view the gifs, check out the email version.
This mild winter gave us a light but wet smooch on its way out the door yesterday. …
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