It's 3 a.m. and you're starting to feel the jones. Your personal stash of Longfellow is long gone, your tomes of Emerson worked over ragged. Heck, you've even thumbed through your girlfriend's Dickinson, surfed the Internet for cheap haiku, but you've still got an empty, hungry pit in your stomach. You need it, you need it now: poetry. Fortunately, you live in Wallingford, which is home to no fewer than three, count them three, separate places where you can enjoy poetry…
Earlier this week, we posted a note from a reader asking if there were interest in having a community bulletin board space where kids looking for odd jobs (babysitting, lawn mowing, etc.) could post as could those looking to hire. The response was unanimous and overwhelming, so we've gone ahead and done it: Wallyhood now hosts a Job Board on our forums. Feel free to post what you're looking for or offering. Just click the "Forums" link in our toolbar (or…
Every Fourth of July—around 4:00 p.m. or so—I watch as scores of drivers swoop in for one of the precious few remaining parking spaces on my street. As the hours pass, the scene changes from motorists to pedestrians, who make their way down Wallingford Avenue in a slow and steady stream. They’ve got quite a few blocks to go before they hit Gas Works Park, but this stretch of Wallingford becomes a giant block party in and of itself. The street…
Got this update a few minutes ago from our contact with the city: A large Coast Guard vessel has just made its way eastbound/inbound through the Ballard Locks and is heading for the Ballard Bridge. The 1,000 ton vessel will require both the Ballard and Fremont Bridges to open for its passage – and during that time, the two bridges will be closed for vehicle traffic. Estimated time for passage at the Ballard Bridge is 4:15 p.m. and Fremont Bridge at…
Before I began working at home, I used to wonder what the heck all of those folks were doing in all of those coffee shops! I’d stop for a cup of coffee on the way home from a meeting and would think “They can’t ALL be students. Or writing the Great American Novel. Or checking out internet sites that they can’t watch at home. What ARE they doing?” Turns out – while some ARE students, writers, and folks wanting a break…
Carrie recently wrote: Would you consider doing an article with free ads for neighborhood kids looking for summer employment (i.e. I have a 14 y.o. with babysitting experience looking for work, pet sitting, etc). It might be beneficial to readers and kids. When we were ten, we got our first paper route, and held it for years. Afternoons after school, we'd cruise the neigborhood on foot or bike, and weekend mornings we'd be up with the birds. Once a week, we'd…
Our old friend Casey is coming from Portland to play a CD release show at the High Dive in Fremont this Wednesday, June 30th. Now, before we get too much further, we'll insert the disclaimer: he really is an old friend: every summer brings back memories of trudging a starlit wooded path to the abandoned quarry in New England where we group up, stripping down and charging off the cliff into emptiness, then bracing cold, ink black water water below. Of…