Last month we announced Nancy Pearl's visit to Wide World Books (4411 Wallingford Avenue North) and tonight's the night! At 7 p.m., Nancy will give a reading from Book Lust to Go and best of all, 20% of all proceeds from tonight's purchases made at Wide World Books from 6 p.m. to close will go to Solid Ground. Fellow Wallywriters Chris, Shannon and I will take a peek up there prior to heading to our Wallywriters happy hour staff meeting. Should…
When I answered my phone today, and the person on the other end gave a rousing, "Ho ho ho!" I knew Sharon Ehrig was doin' o-kay. And she is! Also known as "Woodlawn Santa," Sharon Ehrig is one of the bright lights in Wallingford. I know some of you are waiting to hear how Sharon is doing after her breast cancer surgery, so I'll just say it: she's doing great! The surgery did not reveal any new concerns or problems. Yay! …
It's been an awful long time since we talked about graffiti here on Wallyhood (some would argue not long enough). But, every couple of weeks, we like to draw your attention to some interesting conversations happening in the Wallyhood Forums. This week, it sounds like there's been a resurgence in graffiti after a quiet spell (which, in turn, was likely due to Zeb's incarceration). Anyhoo, if you want in on the graffiti talk, including some comparisons of what other cities are…
We were strolling down Eastern Ave the other day, between 41st and 42nd, when we happened by this: What in the world? One of the advantages of writing a neighborhood blog is that is affords you the perfect excuse to walk up to the doors of perfect strangers and ask them questions. Which is exactly what we did. The contraption to the right is the product of Gerry Chu, a robotics engineer at the UW. Previously, he was a researcher in…
New Haven, 1978. It was a warm spring morning, and they were holding little league tryouts in the field behind the ice skating rink. The coach gave us an encouraging, no pressure smile and lobbed a ball in soft and slow. We had no trouble tracking its slow arc through our thick spectacles, the bat seemed to just swing itself and the pleasant crack of wood on leather sent a thrilling jolt up through our arms and into our torso. The…
It was a tough job but someone had to do it. Yesterday I got the call on my Wallyhood bat-phone that Satay (1711 N. 45th St.) had opened and someone had to go over there for lunch and get pictures. Not one to balk at a challenge, I grabbed my trusty little Canon and headed down 45th Street . . . Peter, a co-owner, greeted me at the cash register. The menu is simple: four types of satay, three "dishes" (wok-fried…
Sounds like a law firm, doesn't it? Well, if legal briefs were made of sculptural blown glass and subpoenas were crafted from vintage and contemporary porcelain tableware, it would be. But they are not. Legal briefs are made from snails and puppy dog tails (cut from live, squealing puppies), subpoenas are writ with tears on tar and Pozniak, Rak, Kraft, Rader and Wittlinger are the names of five artists holding a studio sale this weekend, yesterday through Sunday, Dec 12th, 10…