The Shops at Yale will celebrate this holiday season with Free Gourmet Hot Cocoa with Purchase, Free 2-Hour Parking with Purchase, Holiday Shopping Passport, Storytelling & Selfies with Santa & Mrs. Claus, Connecticut Yuletide Carolers, Flights of Fancy, Appreciation Night for New Haven Residents, Andy Wolf Holiday Tubulation Series, L.L.Bean Boots Giveaway, Free Cupcake with […]

  Homemade lobster ravioli, squid ink fettuccine, shrimp risotto, cheesecake and biscotti are among the culinary delights awaiting diners at the new Villa Lulu restaurant in downtown New Haven.   While the eatery opened earlier this summer, the business’ owners joined local officials for a formal ribbon cutting ceremony at the 230 College St. establishment […]

Upscale eyewear retailer Warby Parker has leased a historic building near the Yale campus and will open a store later this year, university officials said Wednesday.   A century-old brick structure at 268 York St. at the corner of Broadway will house the new store, the chain’s fourth in the state. It also has locations […]

At Anchor Spa yesterday, a chilled-out reggae playlist became richer as the evening did. An ocean’s horizon on the wall and the juxtaposition of dark wood details with white surfaces—stamped ceiling, marbled bar, tiled floor, wabi-sabi mirrored windows opposite the bar—offered upscale but unpretentious island vibes. The light actually got brighter as the clock approached seven, with a low sun […]

Milford artist Peter D. Thomas will be among 30 Connecticut artists featured in the inaugural Window Art Stroll & Contest taking place in downtown New Haven from Saturday, May 15 through Sunday, June 27. The event, sponsored by the Shops at Yale and Whitney-Audubon Retail & Arts District is intended to bring the work of […]

Fresh tea, house-made syrups and local milks set New Haven’s new boba shop apart   The owners of Loose Leaf Boba Company in New Haven say their new boba shop is unlike any other in the area.   With natural ingredients like real fruit, a selection of local dairy and vegan milks and ceremonial-grade organic […]

New Haven’s entirely new boba tea and drink concept   The Shops at Yale introduces a new business called Loose Leaf Boba Company at 46 High Street.   NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The Chapel Street Historic District, in Downtown New Haven, just got even more diverse.   The Shops at Yale introduces a new business […]

Loose Leaf Boba Company Opens at The Shops at Yale in Downtown New Haven   NEW HAVEN, CT – Yale University Properties welcomes Loose Leaf Boba Company, located at 46 High Street, to The Shops at Yale in the Chapel Street Historic District of downtown New Haven.   Owner Lisa Satavu of North Haven, CT is bringing […]

Marking 50 years, New Haven jeweler is top choice for global celebrities   Little did master jeweler Derek Simpson know 50 years ago when he opened his store in downtown New Haven that he’d be asked to design something for Queen Elizabeth II.   Just four years into opening Derek Simpson Goldsmith — a treasure […]