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Pot Points
There are two sides to Dashi, chef James Nagata says. The front interior of the colorful State Street restaurant is for “comfort food:” Japanese lunchtime staples, from ramen to curried cutlets. But at...
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Middle of the Food Chain
When I visited Long Wharf’s New Haven Food Terminal, it was sweltering. The air shimmied, and even the seagulls who’d flown over from the harbor seemed dispirited and limp as they waddled between...
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Courses of Nature
When I arrive at Quinnipiac Meadows, the sun is blazing and the sky is blue. The only obvious sign that the season’s about to change is a single fiery leaf fallen into the middle of the path. Despite...
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Taking It In
At Sesame Falafel, most customers take out, though sometimes one or two people take a seat instead. The day of my visit, I was one of them, when my eyes landed on the back of a sign taped to Sesame’s...
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Liquid Gold
Wallingford’s New England Cider Company sits on a road lined with industrial buildings, but a few things help distinguish the cidery from its surroundings. One is a small seating area, where herbs and...
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Ahead of Time
He was born in 1799. He made civil rights history. And he tried to make more. Most antebellum New Haveners prided themselves on pursuing their fortunes without resorting to the use of slave labor. But...
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Room with a View
At Ives Main Library, there’s a tall airy space behind the checkout desk, encased in red walls and glass. Open during strange, limited hours and filled with thousands of items, its purpose is...
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Space and Timing
To view all 24 images, check out the email version. EBM Vintage owner Carol Orr’s latest foray into vintage fashion started with a phone call. The voice on the other end of the line told her that the...
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Sticky Business
A number of New Haven inventions have changed the course of history—the cotton gin, vulcanized rubber, the telephone exchange. Less impactful, but more joyful, is the Lolly Pop—or, as we know it today,...
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Distant Relativity
The Puritans who settled New Haven did so in part to worship as they pleased. But they weren’t necessarily willing to offer that freedom to others, especially Quakers, whose pacifism and egalitarianism...
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Distant Relativity
This day in 1638, New Haven’s Puritan settlers arrived. Get to know them a little with this 17th-century story from 2017. The Puritans who settled New Haven did so in part to worship as they pleased....
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Raising Hale
On the morning of May 10, 2017, Fort Nathan Hale Park was abuzz with preparation ahead of its season-opening celebration a few days later. At the northern end, a small plinth stood empty in the middle...
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With a Vengeance
It takes a lot of anger to write an epic poem about how much you dislike a place. For Samuel Woodworth, heartbreak and cruel gossip were enough to fuel 600 lines named after the city where it all went...
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Sticky Business
A number of New Haven inventions have changed the course of history—the cotton gin, vulcanized rubber, the telephone exchange. Less impactful, but more joyful, is the Lolly Pop—or, as we know it today,...
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Liquid Gold
Wallingford’s New England Cider Company sits on a road lined with industrial buildings, but a few things help distinguish the cidery from its surroundings. One is a small seating area, where herbs and...
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Ahead of Time
He was born in 1799. He made civil rights history. And he tried to make more. Most antebellum New Haveners prided themselves on pursuing their fortunes without resorting to the use of slave labor. But...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Room with a View
At Ives Main Library, there’s a tall airy space behind the checkout desk, encased in red walls and glass. Open during strange, limited hours and filled with thousands of items, its purpose is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Space and Timing
To view all 24 images, check out the email version. EBM Vintage owner Carol Orr’s latest foray into vintage fashion started with a phone call. The voice on the other end of the line told her that the...
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Sticky Business
A number of New Haven inventions have changed the course of history—the cotton gin, vulcanized rubber, the telephone exchange. Less impactful, but more joyful, is the Lolly Pop—or, as we know it today,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Distant Relativity
The Puritans who settled New Haven did so in part to worship as they pleased. But they weren’t necessarily willing to offer that freedom to others, especially Quakers, whose pacifism and egalitarianism...
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