The Wallingford Center Merchants have stepped up as an additional sponsor for the last week of the Where in Wallingford? Treasure Hunt. If you have a partially completed form, do the best you can with the rest of it and turn it in at one of the sponsors by September 15 so you can be in the drawing for the prizes.

If you have not yet explored the wonderful Wallingford commercial district along 45th, go by one of the sponsors to pick up a brochure and head out this weekend to find the pictured features. If you need additional information …

The Wallingford Library Branch will reopen on Monday, September 13. New hours will be 1 pm to 8 pm on Mondays and Tuesdays and 11 am to 6 pm Wednesdays and Thursdays. Masks are required of all users, regardless of vaccination status. The current schedule is for full service to be restored by the end of October. Pick ups of books requested on-line can now be routed to Wallingford for pick up next week.

The Fremont Branch is currently open everyday except Friday, including weekends. Details are at www.spl.org.…

Well yes, the Romans called it the ‘Dog Days’ because the sun rises in the Canis Major (the Big Dog) star constellation in the sky in late August, but for our neighborhood it signals the Great Hot Dog Party at the Wallingford Community Senior Center.

Come on August 25^th, from 11:30 to 1 pm, to celebrate that fabulous Coney Island invention, the hot dog. We won’t have sand and salt water, but we will have all the fixin’s for a hot dog that will remind you of going out to the ball game. And pulled pork sliders, cole …

“This shingled tower rises from a building that has been adapted to serve a different use. The building still has features that reveal its original use, such as the garage doors.”

Q: What was the original use of this building?

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This is just one of the photos and hints to help you solve the Treasure Hunt of the Wallingford business district along 45^th. Grab the kids and take them out for a walk to spot the answers to questions posed in the “Where in Wallingford? Treasure Hunt”. Be sure to return your completed form by September 15 …

Historic Wallingford invites you to celebrate our business district’s “reopening” from the pandemic with a neighborhood treasure hunt. This fun, self-guided activity is a chance to get the whole family outside and explore Wallingford’s historical architecture and flourishes of art. So grab the kids and go for a walk along N 45th.

The treasure hunt leads you along N 45th, and sometimes just to the north or south, to solve clues and discover things about the history of Wallingford.

How It Works –

Pick up a treasure hunt map today at one of our five sponsor businesses: Wally Pets, 4411…