Things To Do Near You

I have written about many cool places in Stamford in the past, and today I am going to talk about another one, The Palace Theatre! This is a 1,580 seat theatre that was originally designed as a vaudeville house and opened in 1927, and restored and reopened in 1983 for live theatre, concerts, and art exhibitions. In recent years, it has hosted performers such as Hall & Oates, Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood from “Whose Line Is It Anyway,” David Crosby and Graham Nash, Ian Anderson from Jethro Tull, comedian Lewis Black, legendary singer Joan Baez, rock singer Grace Potter, comedian Louis CK, Harry Connick Jr, comedian Brian Regan, comedian and ventriloquist Jeff Dunham, soul singer Billy Ocean, comedian Gabriel Iglesias, comedian Lisa Lampanelli, popular children’s group The Wiggles, The Brian Setzer Orchestra, rock band Chicago, food show host Alton Brown, comedian Ron White, Michael McDonald from The Doobie Brothers, comedian Tim Allen, John Mulaney and Pete Davidson, rock band St...

There are many cities in the area that have a lot of cool restaurants, and today I am going to talk about another one, South Norwalk! There are many restaurants here that are worth checking out, and today I am going to talk about them in hopes that it will encourage all of you reading to want to go to them and support them however you can. The first restaurant is one that is located in Nordstrom at The SoNo Collection called Bazille. Some of the interesting foods on their menu include crab bisque, Roma tomato basil soup, house made soup, French onion soup, cheddar chive biscuits, cilantro lime chicken tacos, crispy calamari, artichoke spinach dip, Margherita pizza, crispy chicken sandwich, French dip sandwich, crab macaroni and cheese, portabella mushroom ravioli, gnocchi with chicken meatballs, halibut and chips, filet mignon, flatiron steak, skirt steak, white chocolate bread pudding, creme brulee, double chocolate brownie sundae, ice cream, and lemon ricotta cookies. The next restau...

I have written about many famous malls in the area recently, and today I am going to talk about another one, Palisades Center in West Nyack! This mall originally opened on March 4, 1998, and had a total of four anchor tenants. That number has since grown over the years, with the highest number of anchor tenants being sixteen in the 2010s. Today, the mall has a total of four floors, a total of 218 businesses, and a total of 2,217,322 square feet of retail floor area. I haven’t been there in a while, but after seeing some of the businesses they have there right now, I think it might be time for me to visit it again. As there are so many businesses there, I will only be focusing on the two categories of businesses that are most interesting to me, entertainment and restaurants. It is my hope that any or all of these places that I write about will make you want to visit the mall again. The first entertainment business there is called 5 Wits, and it is an immersive experience that features f...

As many of you have probably noticed, I have been writing about a lot of restaurants lately, and there is a reason for it, I like seeing what foods I can get at nearby restaurants, seeing if there is anything that sounds intriguing to me, and I also hope that what sounds intriguing to me is also intriguing to you. I am going to write about certain restaurants again today, but this time it’s going to be restaurants that are participating in the Stamford Downtown Winter Restaurant Weeks. I will talk about each restaurant that is participating and sharing some food from their menus in hopes that it will encourage all of you reading to check them out. The first restaurant that is participating is a Peruvian restaurant called Aquario. Some of the interesting foods on their menu include steamed potatoes with feta cheese sauce, tamales, tostones, scallops, fish fritters, fried calamari, seafood bouillabaisse, vegetable soup, fish soup with vegetables, seafood soup, chicken and rice, Peruvian ...

Today, I am going to do something I have never done before, I am going to write a blog post about a place I have already written a blog post about! Back in December 2023, I wrote about the Stamford Town Center, and I talked about its history. In this post, I am going to talk about the Stamford Town Center again, but this time I am going to go over all the businesses that are there in hopes that it will encourage all of you reading to go check it out. The first business there is called A Dance Space, which is pretty self explanatory. It is a partnership between The Ballet School in Stamford and Parsons Dance from New York City. The next business there is called A2Z Variety, which as its name suggests, is a variety store. They sell beauty products, room decor, storage bins and shelves, luggage, strollers, books, tech products, toys and games, and back to school products. The next business there is popular clothing store Aeropostale. The next business there is Amazon Locker, which is a se...

I know that it is currently January, but I am going to fast forward in time to discuss something I always enjoy learning about year after year, outdoor summer concerts at nearby venues. The reason for that is because I am always fascinated by the artists that these venues are able to get, and I feel the concept of going to a concert outside is great, as you get to hear an amazing performance, and it’s not going to be as loud as it would be at an indoor venue, and the sound can probably be heard around the surrounding area. In this blog post, I will be discussing the concerts that have already been announced at two massive venues in the area in hopes that any or all of the concerts I discuss will be interesting enough for you to go to. The first venue that I will be talking about is the Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater in Bridgeport, Connecticut. This is a venue that recently opened in summer 2021, and I am now going to share with you all the shows they have announced for this season so...

As some of you might know, I enjoy watching cooking shows, and the reason for that is because I enjoy seeing what the contestants on them make, and thinking about if I would ever want to try anything that they make on the shows. What you probably don’t know is that some of the contestants on these shows are from the area and have restaurants in the area as well. In this blog post, I will be talking about some of these restaurants, and going over the most intriguing items on their menus, in hopes that it will encourage all of you reading to go check them out. The first restaurant comes to us from South Norwalk. It’s called The Spread, and it features a lot of delicious sounding food on its menu. These include a fish taco, veal ricotta meatballs, a shrimp and chorizo chowder, Maryland crab cakes, ricotta gnocchi, pan seared scallops, a Kobe burger, orecchiette, which is a type of pasta, and a seared filet mignon that also comes with potato gnocchi. The next restaurant is Iron & Wine ...