Monthly Archives: February 2010

Linda Waterfall and the “Keep Wallingford Dull” Society

(Wallyhood welcomes our newest contributing writer, Patrick Shaw) My wife and I moved to Wallingford in August. As we were moving in, I had a flashback to hearing Linda Waterfall in concert at Seattle University. Her guitar player made a joke about moving to Wallingford and having to join the Keep Wallingford Dull Society, and as my wife and I were unpacking, I had a bad moment: It couldn’t be true, could it? Could Wallingford really be dull? (Turns out –…

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Tilth Chef Master

Hot on the heels of Joule's Rachel and Seif's appearance on Iron Chef last month (they lost, but neighborhood consensus has it they were robbed), Maria Hines of Wallingford's Tilth will be on the second season of Bravo TV's Top Chef Masters. We haven't been able to figure out when the episode will appear, but we promise to let you know as soon as we do. OK, the truth is, we get kind of confused with television. The whole idea that…

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Wallingford, be my Valentine!

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So what all is going on special in Wallingford this Valentine's Day? We already mentioned that you can tan yourself crispy for free at Tropical Tan, but did you know that Fuel has "heart-shaped Flipsides, Piepops (pie lollipops!), and our as-seen-on-TV Slab Pie!"? Put in your special order for those by Friday at 5 pm for Saturday or Sunday pick-up. And, course, the restaurants are getting in the lovin' game, too. Avila is offering a special menu for Valentine's that includes…

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Challenge Multisport

You've got to give it to Nadine Foster. She doesn't do things half way. For example, if you were going to break your arm, you would probably stop there. You'd say "hey, one arm broken is enough." We know we would. Not Nadine. Nope, climbing a ladder in December, in the midst of starting a new business, she fell and broke broke both her arms. Why? That's just the way Nadine rolls. And she does roll. She's a USA Cycling Level…

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Skate Like A Girl

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Reliable sources have informed us that this will be rad. Furthermore, we have it on good authority that we will be stoked. What is the source of the radage and stokage, you may ask? Girls in Space at Innerspace. As is only fitting, the event is advertised on Facebook: You should be part of the RADDEST event on Sunday [Feb 14th] 10-noon! Check it out this weekend and you will be so stoked. If you are new to skating, we have…

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