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Test of Time

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Vintanthro Modern & Vintage would be like a time capsule—if a time capsule could be continually refreshed and updated. …

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Specifically General

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Just a few short months after deciding that Westville could really use a general store, Alex Dakoulas opened one…

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Sound Mind

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It’s a rainy Sunday afternoon, and Chris Della Ragione has been lowering the needle over jazz and reggae records…

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String is Strung

Chris Gaudreau

Chris Gaudreau grabs the loose end of a roll of tennis racket string and measures four arm-spreads with the speed of a practiced pro. …

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Playmaker

Kyle Bensen of Whitie Bensen Athletic Equipment

When he was young, Olympian Mark Arcobello, who’s taking to the ice with the US men’s hockey team in Pyeongchang, got his hockey gear from the same place as thousands of other New Haven-area kids…

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Fair Is Fair

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In 2013, a Bangladeshi garment factory collapsed in the city of Savar. Among the rubble, search-and-rescuers found over 1,100 dead workers, along with tags for J. C. Penney, Walmart, Mango and other major brands.…

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Oil Man

Stephen J. Clemente, owner of Extra Virgin Oil Store

Tradition and modernity are like oil and vinegar—they’re not supposed to mix, but sometimes, they surprise you.

Extra Virgin Oil Store, recently opened on Chapel Street downtown, specializes in…

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Peace, Love and Bench

Raffael DiLauro | Group W Bench

Raffael DiLauro is showing off a photo taken in 1968. It shows several dozen people sitting outside a New Haven storefront. Some are flashing peace signs. Some are wearing fascinating headgear. One couple has literally…

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