It's summer, and we all know what that means - we're going to frolic outside. Kids get to spend the days playing tag (yes - I am showing my age), blowing bubbles, splashing in backyard pools or running through the sprinkler, chowing down on ice cream … [Read more...] about Hidden Gems
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Hidden Gems
June is National Wedding Month, and this month’s theme is party planning. Did you know there are small businesses you can support right here in West Haven to help you create a memorable occasion? E.V. Events & Design, LLC - interview with … [Read more...] about Hidden Gems
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When the sweet showers of April have pierced the drought of March... Thus did Chaucer's Canterbury Tales famously begin to describe that delicious first hint of real spring, a time when the earth warms and our thoughts turn to our own private … [Read more...] about Hidden Gems
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Perhaps there are only spiders there, or something of that sort. So wrote the Russian novelist Dostoyevsky in anxious rumination on what heaven might be like. Of course since then we've become too sophisticated for the one-size-fits-all … [Read more...] about Hidden Gems
Hidden Gems
The Lunar New Year - an important Asian holiday - happened earlier this month, marking the remainder of 2022 as ‘the Year of the Tiger.’ Although Chinese New Year may be the most well-known version of this celebration, each Asian country has its own … [Read more...] about Hidden Gems
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Gift Giving Options Close to Home What if you heard you could pick up last-minute stocking stuffers or hostess gifts right on Campbell Avenue? Indeed, the Downtown Village District has more for the holiday retail shopping season than meets the … [Read more...] about Hidden Gems
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In the mood for craftiness? West Haven has more artisanal work for sale at the Tyler Newkirk Craft Company at the B&B Farm on Jones Hill Road. Newkirk is an old hand at the crafting game, having started at age 15. Starting his … [Read more...] about Hidden Gems
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From the Holiday Pop Up Shop (picture one and three above): Arlene Cirillo with Paparazzi, Dana Canfield with his leatherwork; Samantha Violante, organizer, with Surfin' Santa, It's that time of year, West Haven - that time when the jingle … [Read more...] about Hidden Gems
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Continuing our tour of the city, highlighting local businesses, we visit some establishments dealing in various interests. Elm CIty Materials. - 7 Spring St. Driving by, you might (rightly!) figure that this business mainly caters to large-scale … [Read more...] about Hidden Gems
Hidden Gems
Life tends to get busier in the Fall. One glance at the average household’s calendar will reveal how much we get to be like those squirrels darting around - easily double and triple-booked this time of year. So, it makes good sense that we might look … [Read more...] about Hidden Gems