How do you know it's Tuesday night? Our clue is the gentle strains of a marching band banging out what I take to be the Muppet Show theme song wafting in through an open window. Why? Because we have the distinct pleasure of living next door to the regular rehearsal space of the Yellow Hat Band, a Klezmer-Zydeco-Sousa Marching Band (or that's what it sounds like to us). So close and plugged in as we are, it comes as no surprise,…
Looking ahead, we've got a pretty full calendar: Monday: Earth Day Planning at Mosaic and Beer Tastings at Bottleworks Tuesday: Spaghetti Dinner at the Senior Center and Beautiful Bali at Wide World Books & Maps Wednesday: Ed Begley Junior at Not a Number Thursday: Lower Wallingford Field Improvement Meeting Friday: Wine Tasting at City Cellars, Traces of Trade at Meaningful Movies and Tiffany Lin at the Chapel in the GSC Saturday: Tom Baker Quartet at the Chapel in the GSC Details…
If you're like us, you've got a stack of green plastic planting pots in your garage that you don't want to throw away, because that seems wasteful, but what are you going to do with a stack of green plastic planting pots? Abby's got your answer: A Wallingford resident has graciously volunteered space in his greenhouse to prep plant starts for Lettuce Link and area food bank P-Patches. We are looking for 4-inch pots as the plants get a little larger.…
A couple weeks back, we reported Jenny's delight that Amazon Fresh delivers to the 98103 zip code. Well, Natasha notes that Amazon is continuing their tradition of rolling out the service to the zip code with the squeakiest wheel. Right now, Wallingford's own 98105 is solidly in the lead. It's a hefty lead at that, but if you're excited about Amazon delivering fresh produce right to your door (and we've heard nothing but positive reviews of the service so far), head…
Hoo-boy, we're hungry. Let's see, what's in the fridge? Nothing. What's in the wallet? Only $99.95. Well, I guess that's enough for a TV dinner at Babalu. Eh? Wallyhood tipster John pointed at this article in the Slog : On November 18th, the WSLCB sent a letter to the owners of the Babalu Mambo Lounge—located at 1723 N 45th St—informing them that the state was pulling their liquor license for failing “to act as a bonafide restaurant.” State liquor laws require…
If you're wondering what all those helicopters are doing circling Wallingford, according to the Northwest Cable News' Twitter feed: Seattle Police are actively involved in a search for suspects following a bank robbery in Everett, WA. One person is already in custody. King 5's web site reports: SEATTLE – A bank robbery in Everett turned into a two-county police chase that ended in Seattle this afternoon. Everett Police Sgt. Bob Goetz says a bank was robbed in the 11100 block of…
Gorgeous day in Wallingford today, and Open Books is getting in the spirit with a new Spring themed poem.