There's a type of movie we're pretty familiar with. It's set in a small town and is full of local oddballs who do wacky things but have hearts of gold. It's easy for these movies to get condescending and make fun of its characters. What's refreshing about Cedar Rapids, the new comedy at The Guild, is that it follows the formula but with affection and respect. As you can guess from its name Cedar Rapids is set in the the down-to-earth,…
Wallingford's own Mighty-O Donuts is the Green Lake Moms / Wallyhood Deal of the Day today: $8 for a dozen donuts (regularly $15.75). Organic ingredients, no chemical preservatives, no trans fats, no colorings or artificial flavors: their chocolate-topped is topped with chocolate, the cinnamon-sugar has cinnamon and sugar.
(Attendees at Wednesday night's Wallyhood meet-up had the opportunity to meet Grandpa Wallyhood, who is visiting from Back East. As he has in the past, he offered to write a piece for Wallyhood during his visit. His latest entry is below. Why he chose to take such a benign view towards pot-smoking now, instead of during our high school and college years when it would have made our life easier, we can't explain.) Just think of it as a small museum…
We just got a call from Kara over at Not A Number who, you may remember, told us just last week that they were likely going to have to move out of Wallingford for good. At the eleventh hour, a reprieve has come! Here is the message we got from Kara on our voicemail: Exactly a week to the day after we announced at the Chamber lunch that we would be closing or moving probably outside the entire area of Wallingford,…
Looks like another busy weekend in Wallingford, with tons to do and lots to see. Highlights include understanding Wikileaks, finding your inner clown, sipping on Jones Soda, spending your hard-earned allowance, and checking out all the Daddies. Read on for more details! Friday: 5:00-7:00pm Wine tasting City Cellars (1710 North 45th Street) Montepulciano d' Abruzzo, $3.00-$5.00. 7:00-9:30pm Friday Night at the Meaningful Movies at Keystone Congregational United Church of Christ (5019 Keystone Place North) presents the film “WikiLeaks: THE DOCUMENTARY” (57…
You've heard this a million (10 to the power of 6) times, but it is frightening. In the 2009 (41 X 49) Program for International Student Assessment US 15-year-olds ranked 25th (4! + 1) among 34 (square root of 1156) countries in math falling behind Canada, New Zealand, Finland, and Asian countries such as China, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, and Hong Kong. To counter this sad trend, stop by The Math Salon at Mosaic Coffeehouse on February 28th from 4-6 PM:…
Yes! The Wallingford Community Senior Center is going back to holding its popular Sunday Pancake Breakfast quarterly. Okay, it's not as good as being able to stuff yourself with homemade pancakes and French toast for a good cause every month, but it's a start! The next one is February 27th from 9 AM to 12 PM in the basement of the Good Shepherd Center. Adults only $5 and Kids $2.50. Just follow your nose. Photo by oddharmonic.