Walkability

Blackberries Along The Burke

If you’ve noticed people gingerly poking around the brambles alongside the Burke Gilman Trail, chances are they’ve spotted patches of ripened wild blackberries. Our little band of berry pickers biked down to the Trail today and found a lush spot parallel to Dunato’s Marine Services and Supply.  Though it looked like most of the brambles had already been picked clean, there were still plenty of places underneath for little hands to reach. Blackberry picking requires skillful hands to reach around the…

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Wallingford is Doggone Friendly

Wallyreader Yolanda writes: It would be great if you could do a spot on dog-friendly Wallingford. Especially with the summer heat a lot of people are out with their dogs, many stores offer air conditioning, a safe space outside of the hot and dangerous car plus treats and water. So, on one of our few warm and sunny days, I leashed up Wallyhood Rover Reporter, Scout, and set out to do a recon mission to see just how many stores in Wallingford are…

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Happy Leaving PARK-ing Day (Paul Dorpat guest post)

(Last week, we reported that Wallingford's resident Lorax Nancy Merrill spear-headed a PARK-ing Day parking spot take-over. This week, Wallingford's resident Herodotus Paul Dorpat tells the tale.) I’m posting this to our cherished Wallyhood to share my admiration for Nancy “Appleseed” Merrill, a Wallyhood star for certain: artist, author, tree planter and steward, and resident of Wallingford for 20 years. Most of those years - perhaps all – have been lived in a leaf embraced home on one of Wallingford’s modest…

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PARKing Day Friday

It's almost upon us! Back in early August, we told you about PARKing day, the now yearly event where people across the country put the "park" in "parking space", reclaiming them as mini-landscaped art projects. At least one Wallingford group, including Nancy "Lorax" Merrill and Stuart "Folkstore" Herrick, has taken up the banner and will be greening up a spot just north of 42nd and Latona Thackery this Friday, September 18th. Lester Goldstein has written up this proclamation: PROCLAMATION Whereas reliable…

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