Well, that’s new…

As we made our way around Wallingford yesterday in search for tricks and treats, I spied this with my little eye, on the northeast corner of the Wallingford Center parking lot: At least now BoA customers won't have to pay a $5.00 per month debit fee since they scrapped that plan after Wells Fargo and Chase did the same...

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St. Benedict’s School Spaghetti Dinner

Got a hankering for a classic Sunday dinner? Don't feel like cooking? Grab your family and head down to St. Benedict’s School for the Annual Spaghetti Dinner on Sunday, November 6th, from 11am – 7pm. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for children and seniors. This delicious price covers an equally delectable family-style dinner of freshly-prepared pasta, homemade marinara sauce, garden salad and bread sticks. Tea, coffee and milk are provided at no extra cost—soft drinks and wine will be available for purchase…

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CPR & First Aid training at Senior Center

This Saturday, November 5 beginning at 9:00am, the Wallingford Community Senior Center (WCSC) will host Wallingford's first neighborhood-based CPR and First Aid training. The class is brought to you by the Wallingford Community Preparedness Initiative and will take place at the Wallingford Community Senior Center in the Good Shepherd Center (4649 Sunnyside Avenue North). The class begins at 9:00am and ends at 1:00pm, and from 1:00pm to 2:30 you can stay for an optional certification and testing. Kathleen Cromp over at the…

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Happy Halloween, Wallingford!

Happy Halloween, Wallingford! If you're looking for the lowdown on Halloween haps for the neighborhood, Chris wrote a comprehensive round-up this past Friday, Wallyhood Halloween. There's a ton going on, including an expanded eleven-truck food pod in the Uptown Espresso lot, a blood drive at Archie McPhee's, trick-or-treating at Wallingford businesses, and a costume contest at Changes. And, of course, trick-or-treating around the neighborhood. If you've got kids, take 'em out around the neighborhood. We've got nothing against trick-or-treating at businesses,…

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Found: Husky and Hen

Julie writes: Hi - we found a molting (on the neck) Buff Orpington hen, clucking around our back door this morning. On 41st between Sunnyside and Corliss. Here she is! She is waiting to be taken home - call 227-5020 to claim. Also, is someone missing a Husky Pup? Here's a flyer that reader Neil saw yesterday.

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Not a Number Moves to Fremont

Not A Number wrote to tell us that they'll be back on the grid beginning Friday, November 11 (ha! 11/11/11, perhaps a good omen for them, no?) Here's what Number Six and the Head Cheese had to say: Not A Number is proud to proclaim 'I am not a number, I am a FreeMonster!!!'  We will be reopening in Seattle's Fremont neighborhood on Nov. 11th (11/11/11).  Our new address in the self-proclaimed Center of the Universe is 720 N. 35th St.  Just a short drive or easy bus ride from our old…

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SHARE shelter reopened at Gift of Grace

Earlier in the month, we told you about the citywide SHARE shelters that were closing because of lack of funding for operational costs. This included the SHARE shelter here in Wallingford, at Gift of Grace Church. After shutting down for 11 days, SHARE announced on Friday, October 21 that its 15 indoor shelter network would reopen. From SHARE: We are happy to announce that our community of 300+ homeless men and women...will be going back to sleep inside their shelters tonight. We are…

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