A free Tuesday dispatch of the events, people, and small good things happening in our city — curated by hand, written by neighbors, sent once a week.
"In defiance of the multi-decade trend toward isolation — we're betting on Norwalk."
Too few people know about all the amazing things Norwalk has to offer. The Oyster is our way of sharing what we find — because we want more people to see what we see.
Every day we learn about new ways fellow citizens can get involved and foster belonging and connection. Norwalk is a special place, with so much potential to keep growing as a connected, vibrant community of neighbors.
This stands in contrast and defiance to the multi-decade trend of people becoming increasingly isolated from one another. Civic engagement and affiliational life have been on the decline for far too long, with predictable and devastating effects on our health and our social fabric.
That's something we can work to reverse — by getting the word out, and celebrating the good things people are doing to bring people together.
To produce a great newsletter, we cast the widest net we can. The Directory is our always-evolving compendium of every group, space, event, and resource we find — a guide to the city, written by hand.
We envision Norwalk as a model for what a modern city can look like when it embraces our natural desire to feel pride in our home and a deep sense of connection with our neighbors. We want people in other cities to be inspired by how we do things here.
Norwalk has been harvesting oysters for over 350 years — once producing nearly a third of all oysters consumed in the United States.