Keys on kites tattoo on Whalley. The owner is crazy talented.

The amount of neighbors out walking is high down near the water. There is a friendliness and chill in my beach neighborhood that Cheshire never had. We live about 10 houses from the water and love that proximity without paying crazy prices

Drive to New Haven. Take Metro North. There are other station options but for ease, I would park in NH.

NYT online. The NH register has been crap most of my life.

Artist and craftsman supply Chapel and orange.

White memorial foundation. They are old fashioned but very nice and chill. You will probably have to call and send a check and then they will call back to confirm. $30 a night 2 night minimum I think and right on Bantam lake. I rented a canoe in Canton on my way there last time.

The store at Union Train Station has a rack of them.

This year wasn’t bad, but definitely plan for ice and snow part of the year

Adriana’s or Brazis.

“The parking spot” is my go to

Hornets nest in Branford. Thin hand breaded cutlets! Pesto or Parmesan with sauce and fresh mozzarella.

Tons of summer subleases

I grew up in NH and have lived here the last 18 years. OP, you nailed it. Do that. Respect for reading the sub before asking your question!

I lived in Cheshire for 10 years and knew tons of Yale faculty that lived there. Good schools, just a bit farther from Yale.

Branford and Cheshire has a lot of Yale families. Shoreline is a great lifestyle

Goshen Action Wildlife when it warms up.

Take out and beer on the couch with the family! My favorite in Winter.

Whalley ave and the green in the 70’s was far more sketchy.

Not sure how to answer that. My kid went there for a few months as an 11 year old. Wasn’t that into it. It the coaches seemed good. Value? I can’t answer. It was clean but I haven’t spent too much time in fencing facilities.

Shoreline in Branford has Yale coaches. Nice people

All star line up in New Haven. Ask for Rush! Primarily black and Latino clientele but a few others mix in!

Cct repairs. Good guy, has fixed iPads and iPhone screens for Me. Highly recommend. Not a weird guy, always had good interactions.

Incredibly cheap ownership. They had me tour a facility and offer advice on operational energy use. They wanted all the help but wanted to pay Pennys for it. They were unreasonable. Never bringing my car there.

Kickball or a knitting group. Anything that brings people together. All of my adult friendships have come from the activities that I like to do.

Harvest or Atelier Florian