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Wallyhood is a "group blog" with many contributors. However, whenever you see a post written by "Wallyhood", that's Jordan Schwartz, Wallyhood's founder, Editor-in-Chief, Publisher, community manager, janitor, account executive, and chief enthusiast. Jordan has lived in the same little house in Wallingford since 1993. He arrived from points east with his cat, Fourth, and has since been joined by his wife Michelle, son Zevin, chickens Dominique, Winny and Betty and bees innumerable and unnamed. Days find him working on Pathable, a social networking service for conferences and events.

Sustainable Wallingford in the New Year

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Cathy Tuttle writes:

Sustainable Wallingford is growing into a group of friends and neighbors who are looking ahead to the time when we will need to live more locally and care about each other more compassionately.  Welcome to 2010!

Sustainable Wallingford friends and neighbors will gather this Saturday, Jan 9, from 10-noon at Mosaic Community Coffeehouse at 4401 2nd Ave NE.

When we hear the words climate change, peak oil, food security, downsizing, and local economy, we want to be part of a community that is not overwhelmed. Instead, we want to use these changes as opportunities to live more …

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Kathy Liao opening at Cutz

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Cutz Meridian salon (4515 Meridian Ave N)will be hosting an artist reception for Kathy Liao this Saturday, January 9th from 7 – 10 pm. Taiwanese-American artist Liao

draws inspiration from her diverse Hakka Chinese and Japanese ancestries as she seeks to bring awareness to the Asian stereotypes that color her life experiences. Her works are often shaped by the dichotomy between Asian and American culture that she experienced throughout her formative years.


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Boozy Doodle

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There it is, right at the top of your New Year’s Resolutions list: “Learn to draw”. And right there in the number two spot: “Spend more time in dive bars”. Well, how are you supposed to achieve both of these noble goals?

We draw your attention to Boozy Doodle Drawin’ Night at Al’s Tavern, every Tuesday night starting at 9 pm. We know only what we read in this sign, which instructs you to “bring yr’ sketchbook”.

First Boozy Doodle attendee to send us a scan or snapshot of your hecho en taverno masterpiece will earn a bag of Wallingford’s …

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Wallyhood Survey Results

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First, I want to thank everyone who took the time to give feedback on Wallyhood. The fact that almost 250 were willing to take a moment out of their day to help us understand our readers and make this blog better testifies to the fact that y’all care!

Not surprisingly, most readers live in Wallingford. It’s a Wallingford blog, after all. What may be a bit surprising, though, is that almost half live between 40th and 50th Streets:

We’re not quite sure why that geographic area would dominate, except that most of the postering we’ve ever done has been in …

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Compleat Works of William Shakespeare

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Looking for something to do New Year’s Eve outside the humdrum of binge drinking? Here’s one from My Green Lake:

Thanks to Shana Bestock (Artistic Director and Education Director) for letting us know about this upcoming amazing performance at the Bathhouse (7312 W Greenlake Dr N):

New Year’s Eve Event: Compleat Wks of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged)–ONE NIGHT ONLY!

Come support the Bathhouse Ensemble as they move forward on their artistic journey. After a hugely successful inaugural summer, featuring The Pillowman and the Northwest premiere of I Gelosi, the Ensemble is producing one of their all-time favorite plays to raise money …

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Bad Wig / Ugly Track Suit

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Yesterday, we covered what’s going on New Year’s Eve in Wallingford, but what about New Year’s Day? For ourselves, we’re planning on hitting the Polar Bear Plunge at Matthews Beach at noon on the 1st, but if we get the shivers, we may just slap a wig on, find ourselves the finest track suit we can, and head over to Green Lake. Says My Green Lake: “Meet at Noon, Friday January 1, 2010, at the Kiddie Wading Pool at Greenlake to walk the 2.2 mile radius in style.”

And here’s a shot from last year’s walk (from the Usual Life):…

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