Longtime Wallingford institution Archie McPhee’s celebrates its 39th anniversary with a one-day sale this Wednesday, July 13th—everything will be 39% off (get it?). That rubber chicken you’ve been eyeing for months, if not longer, can finally be yours! Store hours are 11A-7P.
Personally, every time I go into the place, I see ghosts…mostly of the bottles of cheap rum that I bought there back in the day, when it was a state liquor store (remember those?).…
Tyson Baty, local real estate agent and Wallingford neighbor shot this cool video about the ‘hood. Check it out! I learned a few things myself.…
The Friends of Meridian Playground (FOMP) are proposing to restore the historic orchard in Meridian Playground by replanting some of the fruit trees that have died and been removed. Some details of the plan were previously described in a Wallyhood post. Since then a poll has been completed by more than 100 neighbors, almost all of whom liked the proposal. Some folks preferred one part, some another. Now we all need to start work on making it happen. The Parks Department is moving the proposal through the process toward final approval.
A meeting next week will give you the opportunity …
The title here is, of course, a play on the famous and apocryphal roadside diner sign that allegedly read: Eat here, get gas. In this case, however, you need to do the gas part first. Then, you get a discount at Tutta Bella. Wallyhood received a notice from our friends over on Stone Way about a clever promotion they are doing to “celebrate” record-high gas prices. But you need to retain a receipt from a recent fillup to show at the restaurant, and they’ll knock the price of a gallon off your dinner bill. The offer runs through July …
This post comes to us from neighbor Margaret Jerabek, age 10. Register now for the final guided neighborhood tour for the Visions of Wallingford project. Melissa Irish will walk us through the “eclectic side” of 45th street this Thursday, July 7, 2-4pm.
A local group of residents, including several school kids, parents and even a six-month-old baby toured Wallingford on Sunday June 26. This guided neighborhood tour was part of the Visions of Wallingford community filmmaking project. We met up at Irwin’s Bakery to greet everyone, grab a delicious cookie and learn details about the tour. A local mom, …
This July 4 brought back the Seafair celebration and fireworks at Gas Works for the first time since 2019. If you couldn’t attend, here is what you missed!…
If you will be walking around Wallingford on our nation’s holiday, you might want venture over towards Fremont and stop by 1005 N 36th Street where Loren Kinman and fellow quizmasters have been hosting a Constitutional Quiz every July 4th for 20 years (not counting a hiatus the last two years)!
For a mere $0.10, you can enter the contest. If you answer the question correctly, you win an ice-cold American beer. To celebrate the 20th year, the first person to answer the 3 deluxe 20th anniversary Constitutional questions will win a super deluxe prize (a bottle of good American …
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