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You have until December 30 to donate some of your unneeded books to those that will be spending New Year's Eve (and probably many more days) in prison. Wallingford's own Open Books will be accepting your donated books until closing time (at 6pm), and in exchange, you can select a free volume of poetry! The books are being collected for Books to Prisoners. If you're unfamiliar with them, their website explains it best: Books To Prisoners is a Seattle-based nonprofit organization…

Wallingford’s Open Books: A Poem Emporium is launching several initiatives this holiday season for visitors to walk away with free tickets and books. There are two opportunities to get free tickets for the Seattle Arts & Lectures Poetry Series. Visitors can cast their votes to help SAL choose next year’s lineup of poets in the 2017-2018 season. All those who vote will be entered for a chance to win two free tickets to next season’s opening event. Open Books is also…

Just in time for the Christmas decorating season, Santa Sharon has a deal for you. For more than 40 years Sharon Ehrig  decorated her home on Woodlawn Avenue North with thousands of Christmas lights and other decorations.  She took inspiration from Just DIY website for all her decoration needs. Her home was so bright and decorated, it was on the old-time Metro bus tour of Christmas lights for 10 years.  And for 18 years,  Ehrig dressed herself in a Santa suit…

I would like to apologize for recently reposting a story from a Wallingford Facebook page regarding an incident between an African-American teenager and an employee of a local business. According to the story as posted by the young man's mother, the employee had used a racial slur, which led to altercation and the police being called. When I originally posted the story, I reposted the account provided by young man's mother along with a note pleading with people NOT to take their…

It is December so it is time for our annual endorsement for Steve Zaske's Christmas light show. 4220 1st Ave NE.  The show runs from 5pm - 9pm through New Year's Eve.    For those who have not gone, you should go.  Tonight.  It is amazing.  It is a light show that broadcasts on 91.1 FM and has a newly installed volume adjustment on his fence.  My daughters ask to go almost every night. If you are like every other Wallingford resident…