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Meaningful Movies: ‘The House I Live In’

Every Friday night for the last nine years, neighbors in our community have been showing free screenings of "Meaningful Movies" that cover issues around social justice, followed by an open community discussion about the evening's topic. The screenings take place at the Keystone Congressional Church (5029 Keystone Avenue N.) from 7:00pm to 9:30PM. Many times, the organizers bring in advocates about the issues presented in the evening's film, or the filmmakers themselves will stop by for a Q&A session after the…

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Great Dog / Van Adventure

Some of you may have seen posters and postings on a van that was stolen from Wallingford Saturday night...with a dog inside. We wanted you to know there's a happy ending! Sunday morning, we saw a post on Facebook from our friend Zoey, reporting that her van had been stolen, with a dog she had rescued from the pound inside, which  we reposted the Wallyhood Facebook page. By Sunday afternoon, King 5 had picked up the story, and, it turns out,…

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Saturday – Freeway Estates Community Orchard Cider Fest!

On Wednesday, we told you all about Sunday's apple cider pressing event with the Burke Gilman Urban Orchard Stewards. Well now, tis the season for harvest festivities and Saturday brings us another cider pressing extravaganza, this time courtesy of the Freeway Estates Community Orchard. Drop by for a look at this budding new little orchard, complete with blueberry and strawberry plants, fruit trees, nuts trees and kiwi trees. Stay for the free cider samples, kids' activities, scavenger hunt, popcorn--even a garden…

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La Casa Azul is Closed

Laura writes: My family walked up the street on Friday night hoping to get some great Mexican food at Casa Azul, only to be met with a darkened building and locked doors! Are they leaving? Kaput? What's the deal? Do you know or can you find out? I'm feeling very sad. They serve really delicious food - much better than the cheese fest that was there before them... Thanks! Wallyhood res. I also noticed the darkened space and yesterday, I saw…

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Video Store Day

This Saturday (October 20) marks the second annual International Video Store Day! And where better to celebrate than our favorite independent video store (and Wallyhood sponsor) Scarecrow Video! Check out the day's festivities and in-store giveaways: Our 2012 Video Store Day festivities will feature a VHS Art Show with handmade work from a variety of local artists paying homage to the painted covers of the early days of home video. We’ll also have a special rental section of movies and TV…

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Found Kitty

Gary wrote to tell us that he found a cat a week ago and hasn't had any luck finding her owner: We live across the street from John Stanford International, and a week ago Sunday I was in bed when I heard a cat repeatedly meowing…I thought it was one of ours, so after hearing it for a while, went out and found a scared, hungry, thirsty little brown tabby right at the entrance to the JSIS basketball court/playground.  She clearly…

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Wdeunfrol Wdors

This Friday, Stone Soup Theatre kicks-off its 2012 season with Wdeunfrol Wdors - 8 Vignettes by Shel Silverstein and David Ives. Here's a synposis: Stone Soup Theatre opens its 2012 season with a vibrant slate of one acts featuring the darkly comic wit of Shel Silverstein juxtaposed with the absurdly wry humor of David Ives. The result is a truly unique theatrical experience where we realize that sometimes saying the right thing can be very wrong. Enjoy the quirky wit of…

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