2nd Street USA coming to downtown New Haven Yale has secured a national fashion retailer to take over space in The Shops at Yale formerly occupied by L.L. Bean.   2nd Street USA, a player in the resale, second-hand and sustainable fashion retail market, has signed a long-term lease for 7,600 square feet on two […]

Beyond Pizza and Yale: What to See, Eat and Do in New Haven Though the academic scene continues to imbue this coastal Connecticut city with a certain gravitas, surrounding neighborhoods are showing off their own cultural capital in the realms of art, food, music and more.   The 75-foot-long brontosaurus at the newly reopened Yale Peabody […]

  NEW HAVEN —   Hu Ping-Dolph and her husband, Jonathan Dolph, want you to know how Chinese people really eat.They also thoroughly enjoy introducing people to new experiences — and they love owning and running restaurants in New Haven.   How else could you explain the fact that they now own three totally different […]

New Haven Is the Cultural Hotspot You Didn’t Know You Needed (Yes, in Connecticut!) The food and cocktails? Top tier. The museums? Immaculate. The people? Gorge and diverse. Now go pack your bags!   I’ve been a New Yorker for two years now, and while this city is indisputably amazing, part of the reason I […]

  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — The city of New Haven held ribbon-cutting ceremonies on Wednesday to celebrate the opening of two new businesses.   A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at Strength Haven Athletics, a new gym and fitness center located on Winchester Avenue.   An additional ceremony was held at Ay Arepa New Haven, […]

NEW HAVEN — What began as a fun activity of picking flowers and arranging them for her sister’s wedding about 28 years ago has become a fully-fun business for Carrien Davis, one that aims to fill the flora needs of the city.   After nearly three decades of doing so, longtime city florist Davis opened […]

Common Grounds Celebrates Opening of Three New Locations in Downtown New Haven with Ribbon Cutting Ceremony   New Haven, CT – Yale University Properties is excited to announce the official ribbon cutting ceremony for Common Grounds in Downtown New Haven at their 276 York Street location on Tuesday, June 6 at 3:00pm. New Haven Mayor […]

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 […]

    Conn. (WTNH) — A new year means a new round of travel destinations.   The New York Times released a list of 52 places to visit in 2023. Among the historic, must-see places across the globe — like the artsy city filled with Roman ruins in Tarragona, Spain, and the orange-sand beaches of […]

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” […]