Monthly Archives: August 2010

Farmer’s Market Reminder

It's almost humpday!  Which means it's time again for the Wallingford Farmers Market in the Wallingford Center parking lot, Wednesday 3 - 7 p.m. Hardworking local farmers and craftsmen bring a colorful assortment of fresh seasonal fruits, veggies, meats, breads, and all sorts of other delicious edibles.  Last week, one vendor told me that the cherries are just about done for the year, so be sure to snap some up if you spot them.  Afterwards, step inside Wallingford Center where participating…

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Studio Sale

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Wallingford-based artists Janusz Pozniak, Rachel Rader, Michelle Rak and Heather Kraft are opening up their studio this Saturday and Sunday for a sale. Their work includes glass, jewelry, accessories and the like. Some photos of their work in the flier at right, or stop by their studio at 4136 Meridian Ave N Saturday and Sunday, August 28th and 29th from 10 am - 7 pm to see it all life size.

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Block Watch 2010

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One thing that struck us when we took our tour of block parties a few weeks back was that a number of groups of neighbors had established neighborhood e-mail mailing lists. They were using them to share all sorts of information: local events, move-ins and outs, and suspicious activity. In light of the frequency with which we hear complaints about petty crime around Wallingford and the police department's lack of interest in doing anything about it, this seems like an easy…

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Missing Pooch?

Jessica just wrote: There's a black (dark brown) female (we think) pit bull mix (also a guess) with bright green collar and tags around the intersection of Meridian Ave N and N 38th Street. She seems very nice but is very nervous. Neighbors are working to gain her trust and figure out where she belongs, but it's not clear how long she'll stick around. If she's yours, head down or e-mail us at [email protected] for contact info.

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Canning and Pickling

Have you heard about the Canvolution? It swept the blognation this past summer: a revival of the lost arts of canning, jarring, pickling and preserving. After reading about it on Tigress in a Jam (and after tasting some of Grandpa Wallyhood's delicious Concord grape preserves), Mrs. Wallyhood challenged herself this past year: she would can or preserve one food item per month. The first month, it was Ginger Pear Preserves (delicious and empowering: if she could pull that off, she was…

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46th Street Mural Dedication

Now that was fast!  The 46th Street Mural will be dedicated on Friday, August 27th. In April, the City announced that the Fremont/Wallingford 46th Street Mural Project would be funded through the Small and Simple Projects Fund: This project will build community and improve the cityscape by constructing a lasting mural to brighten this underpass, used by thousands of cars and many pedestrians every day.  It will create a neighborhood identification linking upper Fremont and Wallingford and deter crime and graffiti…

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Crime Redux

Perhaps it was a "speak of the devil" moment, but no sooner did we break our long "no crime stories" streak on Friday, then we walk out to our garage on Sunday and find our own bike missing. Phooey! It was a beat up old Specialized mountain bike with a baby trailer attachment on the rear axle. We had a 4 tumbler combination lock on it, which was left lying on the ground, tumbled to the right combination. Perhaps we were…

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