It's true;

https://www.ctinsider.com/business/article/julias-bakery-closing-orange-ct-17630155.php

Sugar bakery for cupcakes ❤️

You are not wrong.

Lucibello's in New Haven or Sugar

Ya I think they don't put any preservatives in it. They are definitely a "that day" Bakery. Frozen and then toasted still works great for extra!

if you're coming down 91 stop in at Dee's in Glastonbury

2nd Lucibellos. Also Libby’s; right on Wooster St so u could say you were there even without eating pizza from Wooster St.

Get off 95 in Guilford and go to Hen & Heifer.

Julia's bakery is closing its doors for good I think they're open until the end of the year but I could be wrong

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Willoughby's 100%

Best beans in town.

And get a grinder. Whole bean stays fresh longer.

Go through Old Saybrook and stop at Dagmar's - check holiday menu for holiday hours.

Totally doable if you are used to urban biking and traffic. I know people who ride that route daily. There are some side streets that might be more pleasant for biking on than the big ones

Julia's bakery is the answer. Now, New Haven has many decent places to go to get some pastries. G bakery is brilliant, Atticus is good but hipstery expensive, lucibello is the classic old established place who's glory days are long gone. But if you drive a little outside the town you can find good places that don't have to jack up their prices to make up for impossible rent costs, and can focus on their products.

Julia's bakery.

No u 😍😍🥰🥰

The Graduate Hotel is open 24/7 with a lot of seating, outlets, quiet areas and is great for studying. Their coffee bar isn’t open late but you can bring your own coffee and food into their space

Gather is open pretty late. Great spot to study during the day, but they have tons of fun events in the evenings so you may not be able to get much studying done. Still worth checking out

Thanks all! Great starting point so appreciate all the recs!

Whole g bakery is good in new haven and if you're willing to drive to milford scratch baking is also excellent

For a reactive pet owner, I'd recommend exploring a pet sitting option like rover.com or consulting with your vet's office for pet sitters.

We have also used Instinct Dog Training in NYC for reactive dog boarding. They were wonderful and skilled at working with our very dog-reactive dog in boarding and training situations. I know this likely isn't a huge help living in New Haven, but it's been worth the drive for us when family aren't available.

2nd Atticus, their baked goods are always wonderful

Thank you. I'm glad you were able to find a good fit.

Their ciabatta is amazing however it goes stale after 1 day

Cloud Cakes at Tous Les Jours on Chapel St. 😍

We used to use holiday pet lodge, we were very happy with them, but our dog always got so nervous and stressed out that when he came home, it would take him about a week to chill out. He also always came back with diarrhea. I don't blame the pet lodge at all, he was just a nervous dog and had separation anxiety.

We switching to using online pet sitting services, rover.com, and we were very happy with the couple of sitters we had used.

Now one of the vet tech's from our vet's office does house sitting (i don't know if it's for everyone, or just vet clients). We used her 4 months ago while we were gone for 3 weeks, and while expensive it worked out great given 3 of our 4 cats had medical needs.

A pet sitter's scheduling may be less flexible than a boarding facility however.