Remember when Hollow Earth Radio was in Wallingford? Yeah, that was cool. Even cooler is the fact that they're bringing part of their annual MagmaFest back to Wallingford. What is a Magma Fest? It's a festival to support local indie musicians and to expose more people to Hollow Earth Radio’s volunteer-run, online, freeform radio. What a great combo! The festival is already happening now at various venues across the city. Learn more here or drop by the Chapel Performance Space in…
Most impressively-equipped motorcycle I've ever seen - outside Essential Bakery. Formidable iron gate. It looks like there's a bird in there, but it's fake. Was this metal door inside someone's house? Where??
This is what I aspire to be - a little old lady with a trash grabber, shopping bag and really colorful shoes. Great combination of winter coat, shorts and flip-flops. One of those sunny, breezy, cloudy, rainy, sleety days. Early spring.
Several readers have noted that A Muddy Cup, the new coffee shop on 45th Street at Latona, has been closed for several days, with just a sign on the door saying they'll be closed for a few days. We don't know what's up, but have made some inquiries and will let you know what we find. Update: Sunday, March 6: A Muddy Cup's owner Sarah wrote to tell us that she's been ill these last few days and hopes to…
We've lived in our house for 14 years and I think we still have paint for the previous owners sitting on the shelves under the basement stairs. Perhaps that's a bit extreme, but I'd be willing to bet there are a few of you with a couple of gallons of unwanted paint in your basement, too. So, what to do with them? Well, one way to dispose of them is to open the lids and let the paint dry out so…
Continuing with our series of school profiles within the Wallingford attendance area, here's a look at Hamilton International Middle School for grades 6-8. Hamilton International Middle School has a student population of 850, which can make incoming 6th graders who were previously regarded as big fish in their elementary school ponds feel like tiny minnows in a vast ocean. But the staff at Hamilton know this, which is why the first day of school is reserved only for welcoming 6th grade…
Take a look around Wallingford (though, I DO NOT recommend this during a torrential downpour). Do you see any sidewalks that need repair, or any streets that would be safer with a traffic circle? The Department of Neighborhoods has what's known as Neighborhood Projects Funds (NPF) comprising both Neighborhood Street Funds and Cumulative Reserve Funds, totaling $1.2 million. These funds will be divvied up among chosen applications and will be spent in 2012 for neighborhood improvements for streets and parks. The…