In New Haven, there’s always a gap between the St. Patrick’s Day Parade and the actual St. Patrick’s Day. This year, on Parade Day, members of the Catholic faith weren’t sure who their Pope might be. Days later, they knew it would be an Argentinian Jesuit who is taking the Irish-friendly name of Francis. The […]
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Dream Teams
The bell rings, and it’s a blur of high tops and backpacks on a Thursday afternoon at New Haven Academy on Orange Street. Some of the Inaugural class of New Haven Future Fellows has arrived, and they have things to say. “Awwww, Laura, what’s happening? I haven’t seen you in ages. Did you hear about […]
A Breath of Fresh Air
When you attend this evening’s monthly On9 celebration in Ninth Square, think about what was “On9” 70 or 100 years ago. Some markets were there, sure, and even some theaters; but mostly factories. Today, Ninth Square is a land of independent shops, singular designers, artisan boutiques, a club renowned as the “living room” of the […]
In Service
On the third floor of a Newhallville house, abandoned for years, JoJo watches her crew members rake piles of refuse—toys and newspapers and old clothes—into garbage bags, tossing them out the window to an industrial-sized dumpster. Her hard hat (more…)
A Lot Has Changed
There’s a shining, silver chess set sitting out in the sun, on a folding card table. Sure, it’s out there for the kids, but a couple of grown men sit down for a nice afternoon game, and they’re welcome to it. The kids—and young adults, and students, and grandparents—they’re all otherwise occupied. There’s plenty to […]
Where There’s Smoke
Fran Squillo Vessichio is the “mayor” of State Street. Ask anyone. Or at least, ask any member of the daily and seemingly unending stream of friends, neighbors and passersby visiting her shop on State Street. Located between Bishop and Edwards, next to the Mexican burrito spot C.O. Jones, Squillo Smoke Shop has been in her […]
Home-Cooked Dining Out
This is Cuban soul food. Home cooking. The meals and dishes and sides of plantains, rice, beans and stewed meat someone’s grandmother used to make, back when. In this case, Jesus Puerto’s grandmother. “This is the food Jesus ate as a child,” says Michael Iamele, speaking of owner and co-founder Jesus Puerto. Iamele manages the […]
For Pet’s Sake
It’s a truly cavernous warehouse space, but it’s not just wares that are housed here. Indeed, 75 Hamilton Street is full of life: wags, barks, nips, growls and tugs. This is the home of A Dog’s Life, an impressive canine wonderland for pooches in need of a little TLC in the form of doggie daycare. […]
Letting Your Hair Down, or Up
We’re a down-to-earth crew, we New Haveners. Our fair city is just big enough to feel urban yet small enough to be locally focused, home-grown, and low-key. But let’s admit it: we’re also a drop dead fabulous bunch. So if you feel the need to act on that quality from time to time, if you […]
An Apple-Carrot-Ginger a Day
If you’ve seen the documentary Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead, you might well have been tempted to forsake all solid foods plus fats, sugars, salts, carbs—all the fun stuff—for a full on, pureed, juiced-up cleanse. If you haven’t seen the film, check it out online and head immediately to your nearest juice bar for a […]
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