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!Aprender Espanol Ahora!

?Quiere aprender Espanol por hablando con sus vecinos en Wallingford?

Venga al centro para personas mayores todos los jueves empezando en 20 de enero 2:00 – 3:30.

!Aunque nosotros estamos muy lejos de Mexico, puede hablar con su estudiante en John Stanford International School o ordenar de un menu a su restaurante favorito!

Ademas de, usted será capaz de comprender un signo como esta sin traducción:

(Pido disculpas por este “software de blog” gringo y mi espanol rudimentario.)

Conversational Spanish.  Six Thursdays, JAN 20—FEB 24, 2:00—3:30 PM

Structured opportunity to practice your Spanish.  Make new connections and friends.  Hannelore Josam, a retired Spanish teacher and Wallingford neighbor, is your instructor.  $12 members/$15 non-members.  Contact Norah: [email protected] or 206-461-7825 to sign up today!

Photo courtesy of Magerleagues.  For English translation, click the link below:

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Tonight is Science Night at Hamilton

Hamilton International Middle School (1610 N. 41st. Street) will host its second annual Science Night tonight, from 6:30-8:30 pm.  It's a wonderful opportunity for students and families (even those outside of the Hamilton community) to look at some pretty cool hands-on exhibits. I mean, where else do you have the opportunity to learn about Strawberry DNA Extraction?  For free? Last year, Wallywriter and photographer Matt Mason went to Hamilton's inaugural Science Night and put together a fun photo presentation.  Have a…

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Is that Jazz?

Did you catch that article in the New York Times back in August about Seattle's growing homegrown jazz scene (Seattle’s Alt-Rock Hub, Purring With Jazz)? Well, if you want to check out some of the finest sounds around, you don't need to get in your car or catch a bus. Just step out door and poke your head in at the Chapel Performance Space at the Good Shepherd Center (4639 Sunnyside Ave N), which is hosting the third annual Is That…

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Farmers Market

We're not quite sure what it says about Wallingford that the biggest kerfuffle we've got going is on whether and where to put a Farmers Market. Nice, ya know? Some places, everyone's up in each other's grill about abortion rights, immigration, health care and gun control, but in Wallingford, it's radicchio and rutabaga that gets everyone hot under the collar. Well, the saga continues. Zach Lyons alerts us that there will be a community meeting tomorrow, Wednesday January 19th from 7:00 -…

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My Namesake’s Birthday

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(In honor of Martin Luther King Day, we're re-running this "classic" Wallyhood post from MLK Day 2010. Also, if you happen to have been listening to NPR's The Takeaway at 3:49 am this morning, you will have heard me being interviewed along with two other people named for MLK. The recording should be available on the The Takeaway web site, if it's not already.) My full, legal name is Jordan Luther King Schwartz. Kind of an unusual name for a white…

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Fremont Shibboleth

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An e-mail we recently received from a friend began "There's a new restaurant in Freemont, want to try it out?" "Freemont"? Really? You left California almost a decade ago, lived in the neighborhood adjacent to Fremont for half that time, and still you're stuck with that extra 'e'? It brought to mind one of our favorite words-we-rarely-get-to-use, shibboleth: a custom, principle, or belief distinguishing a particular class or group of people The word comes from a Bible story, in which the men…

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When It Rains, It Pours Americano

Bear with me for a moment here. Imagine you’re playing Super Mario World. You’ve just conquered the Forest of Illusion, but have yet to reach the Valley of Bowser. You find yourself in a wondrous place called Chocolate Island, where, true to its name, there’s chocolate at every turn. What’s more, the land is inhabited by wonderful creatures, such as the bounding, fire-breathing triceratops. I mean, a triceratops is awesome enough, but ONE THAT SHOOTS FIRE? That’s almost too awesome to…

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