Readers had a great conversation in the comments section of the our recent Bag Tax post that briefly touched on the mayoral race. Since the deadline for mailing in ballots in this Tuesday, August 18th, we thought it might be a good time to ask you all who you're planning to vote for, if you don't mind sharing. Honestly, we're still undecided, and could use some opinions to help make up our mind. There's a poll below, please vote only once,…
Has there been a a pirate flag flying over Rain Sushi for a long time, and we just didn't notice, or is that new?
The 50th Street Market saga looks like it's rolling towards a happy conclusion. Back in March, we reported that this old neighborhood fixture had closed. Then, in July, we found out that it had found a new owner and would re-open. Now, Kelley reports that the re-opening is upon us: Per a chat with the proprieter the other day, it's official: the 50th St. Market (50th & 1st) will reopen this Saturday, 15 Aug. Grocery, deli, and "a few gifts". Welcome…
Jeff Garfield from Bedrooms and More (300 NE 45th St) dropped us a line recently with a bit of history on his shop. It's nicely written and helps paint a picture of how the neighborhood has developed, so we thought we'd share what he wrote with you: I moved to Wallingford in 1969 while going to the University and opened a business in 1972 on 45th. The stretch between Dick's Drive In and "The Burg" was the place to cruise when…
We'd like to draw your attention to a recent post in the the Wallyhood Forums. Elaine writes: I live in Wallingford and am volunteering for an organisation called Feet First. Currently I am working on an event called PARKing Day which is all about taking a car parking spot and turning it into a mini park for the day for people to enjoy. The concept is about getting people to think about the use of urban space and the dominance of…
Returning from our vacation this past weekend, we discovered the tomatoes to the right in our garden, clearly victims of the same burglar that spied on us in our hot tub and plucked cherries from our neighbor's tree: raccoons. These particular bandits aside, it brings to mind a thorny question: as any Wallingford stroller knows, we are thick with sidewalk fruit trees. What's the etiquette of partaking? If someone's plum tree is planted in their devil strip, and those luscious fruit…
By now, you should have received your mail-in election ballot. We haven't made up our mind yet who to vote for in most of the races, including mayor (although we're leaning towards Mike McGinn, but that's mostly because he seems to be the most "bike friendly" of the lot, and that's a thin reason to cast a ballot). We do, however, have a strong opinion on the Ref 1, the Grocery Bag Tax. We're for it. We would think we're preaching…