Stamford, CT

Stamford is a coastal community along the Connecticut shoreline with beautiful beaches and parks and a lively downtown area. The city has a mixture of both urban and suburban areas ranging from new high-rises to upscale residential areas. There are an array of world class shops, major retail stores, fine dining, and ethnic cuisines. The vibrant Downtown Stamford is the central business district with a shopping mall, many Fortune 500 companies, movie theaters and entertainment venues. See a show at the famous Stamford Center for the Arts or shop at the Stamford Downtown Center. Stamford has lots of areas for recreation and public beaches, marinas, golf courses, yacht clubs and parks. Relax on the beach at Cummings Park and play tennis at Cove Island Park. Stamford is just a 50 minute train ride to NYC.

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Stamford Center for the Arts is dedicated to being the region's premier destination for world-class entertainment, fostering outstanding educational and outreach programs and operating state-of-the-art facilities.  Stamford Center for the Arts offers the best in live theatre, concerts, comedy and dance entertainment.  The Center is also home to the recently renovated The Palace Theatre.  Hailed as "Connecticut's Most Magnificent" when it opened in 1927, this 1580-seat vaudeville house was restored in 1983 for live theatre, concerts and art exhibitions in the Sackler Gallery. A recently completed Palace Improvement Project has enhanced The Palace Theatre with a larger stage, new dressing rooms, updated technical facilities, and improved services.

Stamford is very diverse and home to many fine restaurants and quintessential ethnic cuisine.  It’s wide variety of award-winning eateries cover every palette from haute French cuisine at Chez Jean-Pierre to world class steak houses like The Capital Grille and refreshing casual dining such as Scotty’s Fish and Chips.  Take advantage of the Yelp feature on our website to find out more about what’s in your neighborhood.  Simply look up your building and click the Yelp logo above the map.

Cummings Park, a public beach, was developed in 1906.  The 83-acre (340,000 m2) Cove Island Park, once a farm and then an enormous factory site, offers visitors a choice of beaches as well as picnic grounds and bluffs. It is also home to a small wildlife sanctuary, the Sound Waters Community Center for Enviromental Education and the Terry Connors Ice Rink which offers public ice skating for all ages and ability levels, group lessons and ice hockey.

Scalzi Park on Bridge Street has a playground, baseball and softball fields, tennis courts, bocce courts, basketball courts, roller hockey courts, and a baseball stadium named "Cubeta Stadium".

Stamford boasts two municipal golf courses. Sterling Farms Golf Course and E. Gaynor Brennan Golf Course, referred to locally as Hubbard Heights.

Mill River Park - Located in the center of downtown.  A recent demolition of the dam has re-established the natural flow of the river and create a park designed by Olin Associates (the same firm that designed Bryant Park in New York). 

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