Happy Leaving PARK-ing Day (Paul Dorpat guest post)

(Last week, we reported that Wallingford's resident Lorax Nancy Merrill spear-headed a PARK-ing Day parking spot take-over. This week, Wallingford's resident Herodotus Paul Dorpat tells the tale.) I’m posting this to our cherished Wallyhood to share my admiration for Nancy “Appleseed” Merrill, a Wallyhood star for certain: artist, author, tree planter and steward, and resident of Wallingford for 20 years. Most of those years - perhaps all – have been lived in a leaf embraced home on one of Wallingford’s modest…

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PARKing Day Friday

It's almost upon us! Back in early August, we told you about PARKing day, the now yearly event where people across the country put the "park" in "parking space", reclaiming them as mini-landscaped art projects. At least one Wallingford group, including Nancy "Lorax" Merrill and Stuart "Folkstore" Herrick, has taken up the banner and will be greening up a spot just north of 42nd and Latona Thackery this Friday, September 18th. Lester Goldstein has written up this proclamation: PROCLAMATION Whereas reliable…

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