Community Invited to Participate in WCC Meeting Tonight

While they originally planned to make a decision by Thanksgiving, the Wallingford Senior Center is still on the fence about whether or not they'll remain open. Surprising gains in community support over the past few weeks have given the Center new hope and the potential to keep their doors open after all. Due to the unexpected outpouring of community backing from the online auction and the soup-line fundraiser two weeks ago, the WCSC Board and Wallingford Community Council believe that the…

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Winter Concerts at Hamilton International

Hamilton International Middle School presents two winter evening concerts, with performances by the school's concert and jazz bands, choir, and orchestras. Hamilton's symphonic, cadet, beginning orchestra, and choir will perform seasonal music this Thursday evening, December 3, beginning at 7 p.m. at Lincoln Auditorium. On Thursday, December 10, four concert bands and one jazz band will take the stage at Lincoln Auditorium for a 7 p.m. performance. Both performances are free and open to the public and will run for approximately…

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Auction Update

Thanks again to everyone who donated and bid on items in our fundraiser auction for the Wallingford Senior Center. In a bit of bad timing, we find ourselves writing this post from Barcelona, where we've been attending a conference for the past several days. As such, we're a bit behind on getting notes out to the winner bidders and the donators, but appreciate your patience, we will send out notes shortly. Also, Kathleen Cromp of the Senior Center tells us they've…

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Notes from the Playground – Wannabe Trackster

I went for a run at the park a few weeks ago (before they put up that fence) and paid the price. I hadn’t done a lick of exercise since the new baby. Okay, so she’s not that new anymore, but she hasn’t hit the one year mark yet so I feel like I can still claim her as my exercise exemption. In any case, my pitiful twenty minute run left me hacking some major spittle and gave me a bad head cold.…

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New Mural

We noticed (and were tipped) that there's a new mural going up on the side of the Pizza Eleni / Slave to the Needle building on 45th St by I-5. It was in progress when we passed, so we couldn't tell what it was turning into, and now we're out of town! Anyone know what's happening here? Anyone want to snap a picture to share?

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