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…
In a bizarre turn, several cars in the vicinity of 42nd St N and Sunnyside were hit with paint balls. Caroline shared a report from one of her neighbors: This morning about 6:00 AM S---- was wakened by the sound of a paint gun (pop, pop, pop sounds). She observed a man in bicycle shorts pouring something in front of [other neighbors] driveway. She was unable to see who it was . I was awakened and we both looked out our…
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…
This Story from the Community comes from Matt Kowalczyk, an old friend and upper Wallingford resident who founded a charity, Climb for Kids, in memory of his daughter, Emma, whom he lost to TTTS. Every so often comes a time to push yourself to the limit for the betterment your community. Recently, groups of mountaineers, some from our own hood, embarked upon mountaineering trips in the Northwest and in the Alps to raise money for a Wallingford charity called Climb For…
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…
In addition to Wallingford Art Walk, today is Wallingford Farmer's Market (3 - 7 pm, Wallingford Center). We thought we'd share our favorite morning recipe with you, just in time for you to pick up the ingredients. There's no better way to start a day than a good, rich smoothie. Everyone has their own recipe. This is ours: The key to this smoothie is that it's got something a bit different every time you make it, so you never get bored…