Liza from The Octopus Bar wrote to let us know they're kicking off Movember with a party tonight: We are collaborating with Jameson, Kettle One, Hale's Ales, Red Bull and Movember to raise money for men's health (Prostate cancer awareness, testicular cancer awareness and men's mental health) and as a bar we are donating the sales tax from sales from the entire month of November to the campaign. Additionally, we are hosting several events through the month to raise money and…
For those that prefer trick-or-treating at stores to trick-or-treating at houses (or who prefer both), the Wallingford Chamber of Commerce wants to let you know that businesses along 45th St between Stone Way and I-5 with a pumpkin poster in the window will be handing out candy 4 pm - 7 pm. We'll be out hitting homes in the neighborhood, hope to see you there. I can't speak for the whole neighborhood, but from years experience, I can tell you there are…
Jean-Stephane Vachon writes: You probably saw her or she talked to you. Fathia was a friendly woman who talked to everybody. She sang at Farmers Market or for Food bank. Fathia unexpectedly passed away on October 9th, 2014 in Seattle. We are a group of friends who are preparing a memorial on November 1st. All the Wallingford community is invited. Visit www.fathiainseattle.com for details. Fathia Atallah was a gifted composer, guitarist and Jazz Vocalist from Toulouse, France. She performed in Europe for more…
Remember a while back, when the Gift of Grace Church had that chili cook-off? Vivian writes: The winner of the 1st annual Wallingford Chili Cook Off hosted by Gift of Grace Church was Wallingford neighbor, Dale Levitzke! Out of 6 submitted chilis, Dale’s “Scorpion’s Kiss” Chili took first prize and will be the official chili recipe in the rotating menu for Gift of Grace’s weekly Sunday dinner, GraceFeast. This is a delicious, comfort food themed, homemade dinner for the neighborhood, served at…
Did you vote yet? Deadline's coming up, get 'er done. Need some help? Much to the chagrin of the FOX News set, we offer here, as we do every election, Wallingford's own DOUG.'s Voter's Guide, a progressive analysis of the decisions on the ballot. Hat tip to DOUG. Also annoying to the FOX News set will be the presence of actual facts in the guide, left unbalanced by the exclusion of facts that are not actually true. However, these facts are cushioned…
Barb Burrill, local tree steward, sent in this shot of the aftermath of the weekend windstorm on Meridian Park: Two Winter Banana variety apple trees at Meridian Playground were blown over during the windstorm Saturday. The trees were in good health but had a shallow root system. They were part of the original Good Shepherd Center orchard, dating from the early 1900s. Winter Banana is a common apple variety at the Meridian Playground orchard - there are seven remaining original trees…
Halloween is this Friday! Excited? As people get more health conscious, and as the incidence of food allergies in kids continues to skyrocket (when will we figure out why?), there's been a growing interest in handing out something besides candy. If that's what you've got boiling in the cauldron this year, you may want to put out a teal pumpkin to let people know. The Teal Pumpkin Project was an introduced by FARE (Food Allergy Research and Education) as a way…