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Watch Out: free-range kids with recording equipment

A dozen kids and a pile of electronics took over the Great Hall at the Fremont Abby this past Saturday for a Field Recording Workshop. The workshop was hosted by the Fremont Abby and run by Wallingford's Hollow Earth Radio. Five staff members from Hollow Earth started by helping the kids, ages 8-13, to discover and understand what field recording is and why it is important. For those of you over the age of 13 who don't know what field recording…

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Wallingford Farmers Market in doubt?

We just read in the Wallingford eNewsletter (put out by the Wallingford Neighborhood Office) that the Wallingford Farmers Market won't be returning to Wallingford Center this coming year. A new location in Wallingford is being discussed, apparently (Good Shepherd Center)? They're also discussing changing the day of the week from Wednesday (Saturday?)

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Wait Your Turn, Even If You’re Dave Matthews

This is not fast-food hair. It’s not exactly “your grandfather’s barbershop,” either. Spin’s Barber Shop (4501 Interlake Ave N) primarily works on an appointment basis; men, women and youth make up its customer base; cuts last 30 minutes; and, 90 percent of storeowner Spin’s customers are regulars—some for the past 20 years. And, Spin’s in his late 30s—a far cry from the 60-something-year-old you might expect to see running this type of operation.  It makes sense though, if you know his…

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Is That Jazz? Festival

This past weekend held the first performances of the Is That Jazz? Festival at The Good Shepherd Center. The festival continues this weekend with performances by Jesse Canterbury's Vertigo and Bad Luck on Friday and the Tom Baker Quartet and Cuong Vu Trio on Saturday. Check out our previous post for more info. Until then, enjoy these silent slides of the shows: Sunship Sun Ra Tribute Bill Smith Trio Threat of Beauty Any jazz aficionados want to share their impression of…

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Cookin’ Up Community

(Wallyhood welcomes our newest writer, Helen Kim, reporting on last week's Wallingford Community Kitchen. Slideshow photos by Matt Mason.) Imagine being a member of a big extended family. Big. Really big. Grandparents, aunts, uncles, teenagers, even an adorable little baby. All cooking a big meal together. Now, imagine the residents of Wallingford as the members of that family in the kitchen of the Good Shepherd’s Senior Center. This was the scene at the Community Kitchen I attended on Friday night. About…

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Happy Birthday, Dear Dick’s

Dick's is celebrating their 56th Anniversary this week. To celebrate, they're offering 2 for the price of 1 cheeseburgers today (Tuesday) from 2 - 6 pm and this Friday is 10¢ Coke Day, where all soft drinks are just a dime. Why call it 10¢ Coke Day when it's any soft drink? Well, there isn't quite the same ring to 10¢ Any Soft Drink Day, now is there? Anyway, did you know that in the South, they refer to all soft…

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Best Pizza in Wallingford

A few weeks back, when Chris wrote about the Wallingford Pizza House, we added a reader poll: what's the best pizza in Wallingford. We got 148 responses, and thought you might be interested in the results: So that's Tutta Bella leading the pack with 34%, followed by Wallingford Pizza House (23%), Pagliacci (20%), Pudge Brothers (15%) and taking up rear, Olympia Pizza and Spaghetti House (6%) and Milano Pizza (1%). On the topic of pizzas, if you enjoyed Zaw Pizza at…

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