Vintage clothing stores make me feel a little melancholy, in a Toy Story 3 sort of way. They’re stocked with objects that were once madly loved by someone but then got cast aside. Also like Toy Story 3, Westville’s Lower Forms gives them a chance to be loved again (more…)
One Woman’s Treasure
“I call it, in a very affectionate way, the affliction. Because people are afflicted with the urge to collect things they know they can resell for a little bit of profit.” Carolyn Thompson is giving me an impromptu tour of the vintage stuff in Connecticut Treasures, her small shop in residential Westville. As if to […]
Coffee Medicine
Nestled behind the Yale athletic fields in a mostly residential part of Westville, there’s a corner garden called BLOOM, whose many growing things include a cozy little coffeeshop called Café Flora. Owned and operated by Jacob McElligott, the cafe, serving out of a dedicated space a few steps down Edgewood, has been leaving a trail […]
Home Addition
Vintanthro Modern & Vintage has been a Westville staple since 2018, selling well-preserved dresses, belts, suits, boots. But there wasn’t a lot of room to carry the things that dress up homes: tables, chairs, lamps, kitchenware and more, with the character and charm of days gone by. Now there’s another room. If you can leave […]
On the Edge
Cycling south from the top of Yale Avenue takes advantage of one of the better designated bike routes in New Haven. You’ve got (more…)
Specifically General
Just a few short months after deciding that Westville could really use a general store, Alex Dakoulas opened one (more…)
This Week in New Haven (December 6 – 12)
Fine arts, performing arts and seasonal arts span tchotchkes, Tchaikovsky and chainsaws. (more…)
This Week in New Haven (November 22 – 28)
New Haven’s Thanksgiving Week traditions—impudent live music, delightful model trains, locavorous gift shopping—return. (more…)