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If you're a tomato lover, you might be interested in the Wallingford Community Kitchen event happening this Friday, September 30. This month, the Community Kitchen is a two-parter, focusing on canning AND cooking with organic tomatoes. Details are below, but you must register online today to reserve your spot. Click here to register. Please join us for our exciting September Wallingford Community Kitchen. We'll be canning organic tomatoes and using those recipes to make a wonderful meal. Our very own Cathy…

As a kid, nothing was more thrilling to me than to read The Adventures of Tintin, action-packed stories of a young journalist from Belgium. Tintin and his witty sidekick and canine companion, Snowy, somehow always managed to get themselves into a bit of a scrape with a wide assortment of thugs and evildoers. Whether they sailed the high seas in search of a meteorite with the drunken Captain Haddock, or gave the bungling Thom(p)son twin detectives the slip; in the end, Tintin and…

Inevitably, you get to an age where some of your possessions are older than grown adults walking around who weren't even born when you bought them.  This sad situation occurred recently in our house with my husband's pajamas.  Yes, he loves them, but, yes, they were purchased in the late 1980's, which not only makes them old enough to vote, but also serve in the military and drink alcohol.  They had to go. Now, in these days of environmental awareness I…

Kate Talbott, who runs the Present Sense space at 42nd and Woodland Park Ave. N. wrote us recently about what she's created down that way. Here's what she had to say: I started Present Sense because I wanted a place to do the things I loved with other people: make art, write, practice mindfulness, and create community. These practices have brought so much richness and meaning to my life, and I am thrilled to have the chance to give back some…

Update: Saturday, September 24, Susan wrote to tell us that Tamara has been found and is back home. She was spotted at the Zoo, and the Zoo Keeper saw the ad on Craigslist and called to let Susan know she was safe. Susan added, "Thanks to all the neighbors who were looking out for her." Susan wrote to tell us that her sister's dog has gone missing: My sister's dog got out of the house while we were at the fair…