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As they do every year, Dick’s Drive-In will be celebrating the anniversary by offering hamburgers priced as they were when they opened in 1954. The actual anniversary is January 28, but the drastically reduced-price burgers will be available over four days at different locations. Here in Wallingford, we will have the opportunity to enjoy a 19¢ burger at the place where it all began, the Dick’s on 45th, on Monday, January 26. Some details: Date: Monday, January 26 Time: Regular business…

So, if you wanna get a jump on planning for the 2026 Wallingford parade...  It’s Saturday, July 11, 2026. This year’s theme is “Grow Big Dreams.” The 2026 parade will be the 74th time people have marched down 45th. LONG MAY IT RUN! Register HERE!​ ​The Wallingford Parade has over a seven-decade history. ​It began as a Kiddie Parade (the only kiddie parade in the city, by the way), and throughout the years has had several different faces. There were mini-festivals,…

The following story comes to us from Aly at Fremont Neighbor. The lunch time crowd at Figurehead Brewing. Photo by Alyson Teeter. When Bob Monroe and his partners at Figurehead Brewing started looking to expand beyond their original Magnolia location, they had a clear vision. They wanted a walkable neighborhood with foot traffic and to serve beer over the bar, creating connections with customers. What they found at 3513 Stone Way N was a pair of aging structures with potential. The…

With 2025 safely in the rearview mirror (or in the rearview mirror in any event) let’s look back at the top stories on our site just in case you missed some. But before I get to that, I need to point out a momentous event that took place, which is not reflected in the list of top stories: we updated our look for the first time ever. This was discussed several years ago, and a couple of people even worked on…