[hipstermomdanbury]

Natural Nutmeg voted Chamomille Natural Foods of Danbury Best Health Food store in 2017.

[Lalalally]

Originally Posted by hipstermomdanbury

Quietly, under the radar Danbury/Bethel/Ridgefield have become healthy food hotspots. I like to call this area Ridgebury.

There are amazing chefs here, amazing businesses and amazing natural food markets here (yes, we happen to also have Fairfield County's friendliest Whole Foods here as well) but these independents will knock your socks off.


As a former Californian, four generation native Californian, I often miss the local natural food stores with hot prepared foods, juice bars, restaurant space, just plain cool hangout.


Living in Southern Fairfield County we had upscale take out catering places but it wasn't until I moved to Northern Fairfield County that I found the East Coast version of Berkeley Bowl right here in Danbury!


Put this together with Ridgefield's Nature's Temptation, Organic food store, deli and restaurant, combined with Juice Boost of Bethel and the to die for Chamomille's Natural Food Store in Danbury along with POUR ME Natural Food and Drink and La Mexicana's juice bar and Fruiteria PLUS the always famous Sesame Restaurant here in Danbury (lucky for me 2 blocks from my house), and Banana Brazil's amazing fruit and salad buffet, plus, plus, plus Whole Foods and Bethel's expanded Caraluzzi's store which is focusing on uber healthy prepared foods like Kale salads, balsamic spinach salad with free range, organic chicken and amazing gluten free-organic bakery section, plus Kombucha of Danbury, the delicious and healthy alcohol alternative brewed right here in Danbury plus two of the healthiest food trucks in Fairfield County, Rice and Beans and the Green Grunion, you get the picture.


It's starting to look a lot like Northern California in Danbury and I am LOVIN' it.


If you are a natural food lover Ridgebury, i.e., Bethel, Danbury, Ridgefield ROCKS.


Go green, go organic, go natural foods, go delicious!

Ridgebury is an actual section of northern Ridgefield. Someone from this area would never think it has anything to do with Bethel. I would come up with a different name for your trifecta of healthy food towns. You will confuse locals if you continue to call it Ridgebury

[ryanthegoldengod]

On a day where temperature records were shattered throughout much of the state, Danbury was the winner. It reached 77 degrees.

It's official: Danbury is the HOTTEST spot in Connecticut!!!

[RoundTableKnight]

I love Danbury too !

[hipstermomdanbury]

Tons of Meditation Classes being offered around Danbury.


8 Point Mindfulness Program
Saturdays Danbury Library
170 Main Street
Danbury, CT 06810
3 PM - 4 PM
To register call: (646) 509-6403

WCSU Midtown Campus (1,000 member meditation group--no, not all active)
103 Warner Hall
7PM
2nd Tuesday of the Month

Therapeutic Massage Lake Avenue
40 Lake Ave Ext Suite B, Danbury, CT 06811
(203) 826-3355

InnerEngineering in Danbury (484) 754-3976.

alisha@mindful-spirit.com.

Sahaja Yoga at the Danbury Library Mondays at 5:45 PM

[RoundTableKnight]

Danbury is a great city. I was fortunate enough to attend WCSU for a few years but I've heard it's gotten better since I graduated.

[hipstermomdanbury]

Hi~


I did not attend Western Connecticut University but I, agree, that the students there seem happy. I meet them all over town. The school has a cool vibe to it. It has a coffee house that hosts local musicians and a TON of art gallery shows, plays, theater and authors.

They list their events on Eventbrite and everyday there seems to be a new gallery opening over there.


I have also heard that the school has a great language department, behavioral analytics, business school.


The students coming over from New York make it cool too. TONS of New York license plates in the admissions office parking spaces. This makes the whole town of Danbury cosmopolitan. It might sound cheesy to some, but I love going out to the Cheescake Factory late and night and seeing all the West Conn students there on dates and meet ups!


The Padanaram Road side of Danbury is teeming with college students eating out at Bagelman, Pho Vietnam, the Cue, TK's, Down the Hatch in the Summer.


It's a great area. Lots of students also fancy Vitto's Dance Studio and the Common Ground dance studio downtown which offers hip hop, tango, samba, salsa, capoeira and a circus class which tons of young families are taking now downtown.

The keep your young adult at home movement certainly makes West Conn a big treasure for families who live in Danbury with children aged 18-25. Where I work, many of my co-workers attend West Conn; they are super co-workers.


West Conn does seem to be more popular with each passing year.

[Lalalally]

If true and talks are starting up again to connect Danbury to the Metro North Harlem line in Brewster, it would be huge for the city. I drive over those abandoned tracks all the time and have often thought what a brilliant idea it would be.
https://m.newstimes.com/local/articl...r-12876201.php

[Stylo]

Originally Posted by Lalalally

If true and talks are starting up again to connect Danbury to the Metro North Harlem line in Brewster, it would be huge for the city. I drive over those abandoned tracks all the time and have often thought what a brilliant idea it would be.
https://m.newstimes.com/local/articl...r-12876201.php

Great idea. I would divert any funds from expanding/improving the Danbury Line to that. I’m still not sure what purpose that line serves. It’s slow, polluting, has low ridership, and creates noise for residents with its street grade crossings. Seems more wise to invest in the connection you mention, and the main NH line.

[Lalalally]

Originally Posted by Stylo

Great idea. I would divert any funds from expanding/improving the Danbury Line to that. I’m still not sure what purpose that line serves. It’s slow, polluting, has low ridership, and creates noise for residents with its street grade crossings. Seems more wise to invest in the connection you mention, and the main NH line.

Agree on all points. Hopefully the owner of the tracks is in fact finally warming up to the idea