Hey, remember back in January 2009 when we said we thought Wallingford (and the world) would be better off without the predatory lending monster Payday Loans? Our prayers have been answered and the neighborhood is one storefront cleaner. We just saw this tweet from GrrlGotGame (aka Jacqui Kramer) on Twitter: Yay! The Wallingford Payday Loans is gone. I hope they lease the space to someone classier. High bar, I know. Oh frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!
This is my favorite time of year to visit Archie McPhee. I mean, where else can you go to stock up on Monster Bandages or Glow Zombie Devil Duckies? What's also cool is that this is the time of year when Archie McPhee wants your blood. On Friday, October 29, the Puget Sound Blood Mobile will be at the store for the 17th Annual Blood Drive from 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Each donor receives a "spooky" gift; plus those dressed…
On a typical evening I’m found dealing with the constant hustle and bustle of the week, hurrying to get dinner served, and my son off to bed, while mentally preparing myself for the couple of hours I get to absorb on my own. However, last Monday night I was allowed into what appeared to be a secret society of dogs and their owners, right here in Wallingford at 4015 Stone Way North. Susan Oshie, the owner of Paws 4 Training was…
Yesterday we said that today's Wallingford Art Walk would be the last of the season. It will not. Unlike the last few years, when Art Walk took a winter break, they're going to try to run it throughout the winter this year. Tara will be taking over in December. It's not 100% clear to us who chairing it next month (Colleen and Alex, the existing chairs, are stepping down after today's Art Walk and Tara isn't taking over until December), but…
We were trolling through the Wallingford Center in search of mini cupcakes (they are hard to get hold of) when we happened upon this flier about a Halloween Pin Design Contest. Now, my daughter has a weird knack of winning contests. She's won quite a few already as if sheer determination to win is enough. Her eyes lit up and I could see her planning what to draw . . . . It's only fair, though, to have decent competition or…
This Wednesday, October 6th, in room 202 of the Good Shepherd Center will be a whirlwind tour of everything going on in the community. It should be entertaining and we encourage everyone to come out. From 7:00 to 7:15 we'll quickly do an introduction round table and mention budget cuts impacting Wallingford such as the closure of the Fremont District Coordinator office. We will then vote on a N Green Lake Way road diet proposal if we can reach consensus before the meeting.…
Occasional Wallyhood contributor and constant Wallingford historian Paul Dorpat wrote us recently with a challenge: Below are two photographs, one map and a Wallyhood reader challenge. The map is a 1912 Baist Real Estate Map that shows the Gas Works Point (aka Wallingford Peninsula) still with the old street names. Part of the challenge is that I will not update the names, but there are enough clues or evidences in the map to make the "translations" or name changes possible for…