This Story from the Community comes from John Scott Tynes, a frequent source of Wallyhood news and early encouragement, in which he brings us along on a splendid Wallingford date night: My wife and I have a seventeen-month-old daughter and live in Wallingford. We have no handy grandparents in the area and so breaks from our baby are few and far between. Couch dates tend to be the rule. At the same time, we're frequently out walking in the hood to…
We understand from Dancehop.com that there will be a milonga (i.e., there will be tango dancing) tonight at Selena's Guadalajara (1715 N 45th St). We'd be most grateful if a reader would attend, dance themselves into a sweaty pool, then write a report to share with our other readers. 1st Thursday of the month, 9:00pm to 12:00 midnight or 1:00am New dance floor, full bar, dinner before 9:00, late-night Mexican food menu after 9:00 From Christopher: Starting in February, there will…
Don't you just hate those eye-catching headlines that, while technically accurate, are misleading? A struggling little blog will sink to anything for click-throughs, it seems. OK, we admit it, Ivar's waitresses aren't going topless, but they are serving a new "adult" offering: spiked sno-cones. Jim writes: We wanted to forward you information about Ivar’s Salmon House’s new offering – something we tested out last week during the major heat wave – sno-cones! They’re served in a rock glass – due to…
Continuing Stories from the Community week, we share this rave review of the Golden Olive (1712 N 45th St) sent in by Rory: It was hot!! Too hot to cook. So out to dinner. The Goddess of parking gave us a parking spot in front of the Golden Olive restaurant. I thank her. We had intended to go to another restaurant within easy walking distance. My wife mentioned that she had thought to try the Golden Olive as well. We of…