New Haven’s Anchor Spa cocktail bar charts its own course

New Haven’s Anchor Spa cocktail bar charts its own course

Photo: Bar manager Raasikh Muhammad Joseph, shown here, and restaurateur Karl Franz Williams have charted a new course for the rechristened Anchor Spa. Lisa Nichols for Hearst CT Medi/Lisa Nichols/Hearst CT Media   CONNECTICUT MAGAZINE// FOOD + DRINK New Haven’s Anchor Spa cocktail bar charts its own course Karl Franz Williams wasn’t looking to open […]

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sweet SMELL of SUCCESS

sweet SMELL of SUCCESS

sweet SMELL of SUCCESS Store owner Francia Fortune turns soap-making hobby into a new thriving business in New Haven By Chatwan Mongkol   NEW HAVEN — Julia Lewler has been a loyal customer of Soap-edi since the day it opened in Milford last year. Now, she said she kind of turned into an “adopted daughter” […]

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More Black-Owned Businesses Are Calling New Haven Home Through Yale University’s Community Investment Program

More Black-Owned Businesses Are Calling New Haven Home Through Yale University’s Community Investment Program

By Atiya Jordan Through ongoing support, Yale University fully embraces Black ownership — a longstanding gem in the New Haven community. Established in 1996, Yale University Properties serves as part of Yale’s Office of New Haven Affairs and is responsible for the university’s commercial properties. This month, in honor of National Black Business Month, the ambitious initiative is […]

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Taking the Cake

Taking the Cake

  The day before I left New Haven for a trip to visit family, I found myself in Ives Main Library, seeking a good summer book—something satisfying, easily digestible. Perhaps I was hungry, but I took those beach-read criteria literally, wandering into the cooking section and plucking out the Claire’s Corner Copia Cookbook, published in 1994, […]

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For the love of Coffee Oreo ice cream

For the love of Coffee Oreo ice cream

For the love of Coffee Oreo ice cream By Carissa Violante | Posted July 07, 2022   In the shadow of Sterling Memorial Library’s stacks, nestled among Mory’s, Toad’s Place, and Yorkside, the warm red glow of a neon ice cream cone illuminates the window it hangs in. There, on bustling York Street, Ashley’s Ice […]

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Unlocking The Shops at Yale

Unlocking The Shops at Yale

Looking for your next day trip that includes a healthy amount of shopping, sightseeing, eating & sipping?! We’ve got that fun day for you! The Shops at Yale is a group of over 65 local boutiques, national brands, cafes, and restaurants all within walking distance in beautiful & historic downtown New Haven. AND, parking is […]

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No Joke: Conan O’Brien Visited New Haven Wednesday

No Joke: Conan O’Brien Visited New Haven Wednesday

The celebrated comedian visited Maison Mathis at the Shops at Yale.   NEW HAVEN, CT — Conan O’Brien, who owns a home in Watch Hill, Rhode Island, where residents frequently spot the comic, was in New Haven Wednesday.   Stopping at Maison Mathis at the Shops at Yale, the celebrity grabbed a cup of coffee, […]

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Window art event aims to attract visitors to Elm City

By Michelle Tuccitto Sullo   With warm weather and sunshine finally upon us, it’s time to walk around downtown New Haven and admire artwork while shopping and dining.   The annual Window Art Stroll & Contest returns starting Saturday, May 7 (with a rain date of May 8) and runs through Monday, May 30.   […]

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