The last assault I heard of a runner/jogger was either 2019 or 2020. There was one guy who assaulted two different women at K Park. I believe he was later arrested and pleaded guilty citing his was high on crack and felt remorse. He got some several decades of prison time.

As horrific as that example is, I can't think of any other instance. Although K Park is just south of Harbor Point so if that's what you were thinking maybe calibrate accordingly. Personally, I don't know if any of the Stamford parks are large enough to recommend a proper run. You could run around Shippan. The neighborhood is nice and there's an active police presence there.

Sounds like you got a plumbing problem.

There was a recent effort on this: https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/Stamford-considers-limiting-gas-powered-leaf-17723560.php

>The proposal would limit leaf-blower usage — previously exempt from
Stamford's noise control ordinance — to 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays,
and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekends and holidays. The restrictions do not
apply to city employees and agents operating them "in the course of city
business."

Really leaning into that "highway between New York and Boston" aesthetic with the gateway theme.

That's not how grants work. The grants are for a specific purpose. If you're not using it for the purpose then you don't get the money.

Federal government decided to invest in arts. If you disagree with that call Jim Himes or Murphy/Blumenthal.

>STAMFORD — The Board of Finance has approved allocating a $25,000 grant
toward a project to paint a mural on the new Stamford Transportation
Center parking garage, but the approval came with a proviso: “The mural
should be non-controversial and non-divisive.”
>
>Stamford Grants Officer Anita Carpenter told theboard at a meeting last week that the city received the money from theNational Endowment for the Arts for the installation of a mural on thestate-owned parking garage, which is currently under construction on South State Street. The garage is expected to open this summer.

Worth noting the criteria allows for murals that are stupid, over-the-top, and idiotic. Let's hear the community's best ideas. I think a unifying idea would be a fire-red background with black text saying: "GO BACK TO NEW YORK." You know, something representative of the town's style.

I was last there in 2021. Can't speak to any more recent developments.

I don't have any strong opinions on the area but Boccuzzi Park blows.

Speaking from experience, a lot of Irish people are gonna lecture you about using "St Patty's" when "St Paddy's" is the accepted term.

I believe there is a recently created women's only Reddit chat that may have some female-specific advice for you. Maybe one of them will jump in.

I think my advice these days is to seek out groups/organizations rather than places of business. For example, a group that goes to trivia night at XXX every Tuesday is more reliable than going to Happy Hour every Tuesday. Especially for your purposes of dating with intent, you want someone that others can endorse either explicitly or implicitly through being associated in an organization of some kind.

Hope that helps.

Maybe they've changed or have a revolving door of baristas so there was a string that was very acidic. I just remember summer 2019 getting an iced coffee there and it tasted so sour and an hour later I felt like I was having a heart attack. Kinda turned me off.

Lorca is locally owned. She used to have a Cos Cob location but it closed during the pandemic.

Turning Point is locally owned.

Honey Joe's on Broad Street is locally owned.

Winfield is locally owned.

Humbled and BonJo are too but they're not downtown.

Unfortunately there's enough competition more coffee doesn't make sense but I am personally dissatisfied with almost all of them. I find Honey Joe's to be the most acceptable because they offer La Colombe. Lorca is inconsistent. Turning Point is very acidic. Winfield is absolute trash.

I understand traffic happens, but what drives me insane is when there is traffic on the opposite side of where the accident happened. Because you know with 100 percent certainty the cause of the traffic was not the accident but a string of people rubbernecking thinking "wow, look at that accident." It seems like a harmless response, but it literally generates thousands of hours lost among the rest of us collectively.

They need to invent some pop-up black screen cops can press a button and hide an accident from sight. I've seen people come to a complete stop and gawk at some person trapped inside an upside down car. It's depraved.

$25,000 is an absurd price for what is effectively garbage.

We have a semi-regular Reddit meet-up organized through this subreddit. We're up to #4. Last one was last week. Beyond that there's some trivia nights at restaurants at Bedford Street, but generally I would say it can be difficult!

There's a city garage on Summer Street not even 100 feet from the building, you don't have to go to target. It's $80 a month for a spot.

Connecticut's greatest export is depression: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Pp9DC56hh8

66 Summer is not exempt from this concern but Atlantic Station West will have some form of construction directly next to it for the forseeable future. Across Tresser you have The Smyth finishing up, another development directly next to it, the lot south of you where Dogtopia is has pending approvals for construction, the parking lot next to KPMG is also supposed to be another massive apartment building. That's without considering the two remaining St. John's Towers which will almost certainly be demo'd and replaced within the next 10 years. 66 Summer will be loud for other reasons, but you won't get the blinding lights and daytime construction noise.

Purely anecdotal, I know one guy who lives in 66 Summer and he's very happy with it. Don't know anyone at Atlantic West.

I just want to share that in my experience there are two groups you'll be recommended. They advertise as accepting Aetna but neither of them are in-network. I believe the cheapest rate was $75 a session for a junior non-licensed professional (student in training). The typical staff was $325 a session. That fairfield average income really doing us dirty when it comes to mental health services.

I used Patricia Rattray and recommend her because she's very intelligent and straight-forward. No realtor is going to focus on rentals because it's not their main source of income but I used her previously for that and was very helpful. She's very familiar with the city's inventory outside of the highly advertised/BLT properties. She also knows all the landlords and which ones have a bad reputation. She'll show you those spots too but will give you the disclaimer.

Done!

Go to the reddit meetup this Sunday at Half Full Third Place starting at 12pm and try chatting with some people!

You're posting in StamfordCT so there's a bias toward Stamford, but maybe for good reason!

I got two general pieces of advice to add to others:

1. If you are south of Wilton then you will have a reverse commute. No traffic going to work and no traffic coming back. You could drive from Stamford to Wilton in under 20 minutes. If you're coming from Bridgeport, it might literally be an hour both ways. Stamford also has an express train to New York City if you want to visit without taking up too much time (45 minutes to Grand Central).

2. I'm from the east coast and lived in California for a few years. I absolutely hated everyone on the west coast. Assuming reverse logic applies, I would guess you may not immediately "appreciate" east coast personalities. Biggest distinguishing factor is people's relationship with politeness. On the West Coast, it's more polite to not be rude. On the East Coast, it's more polite to be honest. California is like everyone is a waiter at a restaurant. You can't distinguish if they're pretending to be nice or actually connect with you. Over here, people will tell you things straight. It can come across as rude or too forward, but it's just a stylistic difference. Especially if you're working with engineers at ASML.

With that in mind, although seasonal depression is a real thing it sounds like something you're overblowing. It's not like we live in Norway where the sun stops coming out for 3 months. It's a little darker and a little colder, but that just provides the opportunity for many indoor activities. I wouldn't be too concerned about that.

If it works out tell him his old tenant in Stamford referred you... cause I need a handyman too lol

My old landlord runs this business: https://www.instagram.com/ji.construction/. I think it's just him and his son. His name is Arthur. I'd check it out and see how you feel.

I haven't used him personally but that's because when I was renting from him he was our point of contact for absolutely everything with the exception of signing the lease which was handled by his wife. She upped our rent by 15% and made some ludicrous demands before we moved out so we kinda exited on bad terms. I wouldn't blame any of that on Arthur though. He was always very reasonable and considerate. He kinda rambles but he was always very straight with me. Has a lot of pride in his work too. Always gets back to you within a day or so. If not, he'll tell you why and give you a more realistic update.