stalematehypothesis

stalematehypothesis t1_j0xr5mq wrote

Reply to comment by stalematehypothesis in Moving to Stamford - Looking for advice by mpd763

Another thought: if you guys are really wanting to meet people, Urby seemed like it was geared especially toward social 20/30-somethings, with events and gatherings held within the complex. I can’t remember all the amenities, but I do recall being shown an area where they held cooking classes.

I believe they also have their own coffee shop in the building.

Urby is in the downtown area, but is a little further away from the bar/restaurant strip of Summer/Bedford street, but still walkable. However, you’re not walking to get groceries from here.

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stalematehypothesis t1_j0xoeq8 wrote

Reply to Moving to Stamford - Looking for advice by mpd763

We live in 66 Summer. About as downtown as it gets. It’s about a 1-2 min walk to Columbus park where Fido senior can do his business if he’s not down for a long walk, and about 4-5 minutes from Mill River Park which is bigger and has a small dog park if he’s up for it.

Walking distance to 20 bars/restaurants.

Only walkable grocery shopping is Target. Which is fine for quick runs, but honestly not great for weekly shopping. I drive/take the bus to Stop n Shop 10 min down the road for that.

2.5 good coffee shops within walking distance (Winfield, Honey Joe’s, Lorca-this one’s a little bit further). 1 even closer Dunkin if you hate yourself, which I often do.

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stalematehypothesis OP t1_ixbcthe wrote

Reply to All I want for Christmas is a Starbucks in Columbus Park by stalematehypothesis

Here’s the deal. Honey Joe’s, Lorca, Winfield are all great, but they close early and have clunky/non-existent ordering apps. Your average Starbucks makes a cup off coffee just as good as any of them (fight me), is fast, has an easy ordering app, and stays open till 9. There are plenty of good reasons to shop local vs. big chain, but don’t pretend to not understand why people like Starbucks.

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