A blog about New Haven
Last night, to enjoy the last hours of an early summer warm day, my husband and I decided to go on a romantic evening date: dinner and a stroll by the water. Since the Long Wharf dream revitalization project is still on the phase of… dream, we decided to explore the Haven and go West! … Read more
Whenever someone asks, “What’s the best beach in Connecticut,” the predictable beach snob response is, “Go to Rhode Island.” After all, Connecticut’s water isn’t even technically the ocean. It’s an estuary. It connects to both rivers and the Atlantic Ocean. Unlike Rhode Island, which gets pure ocean, despite not being an Island at all. Before you … Read more
As the quarantine almost enter its fifth month, I felt really down and cabin fever was starting to get to me. So I decided to dust off my inflatable kayak and headed off to East Rock park. After my afternoon in the sun, paddling on the glistening water among cranes, turtles, and the occasional fisher-persons, … Read more
Two years ago, I published a list of Greater New Haven’s Best Beaches. And to this day, people continue to visit this page in order to figure out where to worship the sun near New Haven. But a lot can change in two years. For instance, how has the Trump Presidency affected the tides at … Read more
The sun is shining through the elm trees as the smell of hot dogs wafts from street carts. The stagehands are building a massive new stage on the Green. A young man ambles slowly in front of a moving bus for no reason. Yep, it’s summer in New Haven. And that means it’s a glorious … Read more
Last weekend, I knocked something off my New Haven Bucket List I’ve wanted to do for a long time: I rode my bike to the beach. Why did it take so long? Well, mostly cause the idea of riding back from the beach in the sweltering heat with no reward of an ocean to swim in … Read more
Update: This article is from 2016 and has been updated with more relevant information here. Good news, everyone! It’s beach season! Memorial Day has come and gone, and with it, Connecticut is (finally!) sufficiently warm enough to lie out and worship the sun, like our ancestors probably did when they weren’t being attacked by bears. … Read more
