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Big sad if true. IMO their beer is better than half full but half full did a better job with making their consumers feel welcome

Riley Mazda was really low pressure really liked that guy, was just a little too tall for the car

Wait wtf had no idea!

Just hire Q. Dover did for $25k https://youtu.be/E_yidoRfmZE

Edgy

Oh thanks a lot! Now i know which one to avoid.

they aren't putting one in. fresh &co leased the space from them. The reason all the storefronts are empty is that it's not profitable to open any businesses there.

fill the potholes. bury the highway underground

I wasn’t impressed with them either - their used/CPO cars are absolutely filthy, and the fact they put things on their lot in such lousy condition made me doubt they take care of anything under the hood. I’d avoid them.

This is a waste of time. Stamford has no creative soul or fire at all. As a street photographer I lost all inspiration when i moved here. People who live here are either pleasantly comfortable or living in challenging situations, but there’s no sense of cultural expression here aside from pleasentry or difficulty. I’ve lived all over the US and this is the least artistic community I’ve ever experienced. I even lived in an aircraft carrier and found more creative inspiration in the grey belly than here.

This is going to either be an epic failure that gets repainted or an epic display of nothing inspiring at all.

Stamford Toyota was absolutely horrible when I was shopping in February 2022, and Greenwich wasn't much better so I'd avoid either of those

Who knew a mural could draw so much news coverage and attention!

A combination of both historic and new buildings in Stamford could be cool.

Riley Mazda do have quite good reviews; you could do a lot worse. Had a very low pressure sales experience in there although I ended up buying something else.

Mazda is lower demand than Honda/Toyota so you will probably have a much nicer customer-driven experience.

If it's something like an Arab or African American represented in a weak or vulnerable state, overcoming some challenge like reading ( books scattered throughout mural) I would be severly disappointed- as it has absolutely nothing to do with the history and population of Stamford. If it was Poles and Italians holding hands then it would be appropriate. Otherwise make it as generic as possible because modern muralists can barely paint a human portrait let alone something non abstract (as abstract art gives 'creative freedom' to produce errors) and thus hire unskilled artists or ones who are prone to simple errors with geometry and distance.

It'll probably look like the one at the mall across urby, just random colors painted on the side and then praised for it's magnificence

Greenwich Honda is the worst. Incredibly manipulative and dishonest sales process.

No I heard that’s what they’re going with

I think a giant "WELCOME TO NEW HAVEN" sign would freak out many a sleepy commuter.

Damn there goes the "jews bad" idea

I saw the blueprint for the finished garage and it doesnt look terrible

I disagree with pretty everything related to the federal government and how they allocate and spend money lol

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.

Why spend 25k on a mural? I know this is a federal art grant but Can't these funds be allocated better? Like say property tax relief? I feel like we're in for a rude awakening once the new mill rates are decided with the recent property re-evaluations...

Ah yes all good art is like hotel art, hangs there for years and no one pays attention to it /s