Sunday, April 20, 2008

CONCERT / gospel

FREE MUSIC EVENT at the Västerort church, the church with special design features. Designed by architect Carl Nyrén. Gospel concert with the 2 The Lord-group at sunday 20 April 04.00 PM.

Read the complete program

Saturday, April 19, 2008

BRUX / anvisning

THE ROYAL INST. OF TECHNOLOGY students are right now out in Vällingby City selling their paper Bruxanvisningen. 90.000 papers are for sale to finance the quadra yearly event Quarnevalen held May 10.

Read more on Quarnevalen

SHOPPING / growth

HÅKAN KARLSSON the comercial project leader for the Vällingby City project was interviewed in Swedens biggest newspaper DN. Mr Karlsson means that the great investment of 3 Billjon Crowns (MEUR 300) will be payed back fast with a growth rate of 1%. Even with a decline and recession of the ecconomy the shopping will not be much affected as housing for example. The shopping in SEK will be doubled as the new centrum will be visited by shoppers from all over west Stockholm.

Read the complete article at DN

CAR DRIVER / trying to kill police man

A DRIVER OF A MERCEDES car was stoped for a control by police, then the driver tried to escape in high speed and in this aimed to hit the police man with the car. The police opened fire at the driver. The Mercedes car drived away and hitted several other cars hard in a nearby crossing. Four persons was injured, one severe , and bringed to hospital for examination and care.

Read more at Aftonbladet

Monday, April 07, 2008

FIRST WEB / linking to k:fem

VIXTON is the first web/blog linking to Kfem fashion house in Vällingby City. Kfem has a Facebook group that you could be a fan of here.
Photo: cc 2008 TomSmoke

RUNNERS / in the sun

Photo by P. Lembke linked in from www.teamfakta.se
RUNNERS at Vällingby Marathon. Be a runbum and live healthy
Please Visit Team Fakta web dedicated to long distance running.

Sunday, April 06, 2008

HANDY / nalle, mobbe, mobil, horofån

MANY NAMES for a loved piece of personal property, a status symbol, a high tech gadget, music player, media work station etc. Here in Vällingby City we have four stores for the talkative voccomanics: The Phone House (Pajala gången), 3 (in K:fem), Telenor (Main Street) and Telia (Vällingby Torg)

“Ahaaaa, you have a name like the mobile phone. Mr Sony Ericsson”
(Anonymous 2008)

FIRE DEPT / at main street

BLUE / house

THE FAMOUS blue house in Vällingby City. Close to the new Kfem fashion complex. In the Blue House you find the public dentists and the Stockholm Job Square.
The image is licensed CC. You may steal it or send me a banana

GRIMSTA TROLLS / exists


ONE TROLL catched by the camera close to the Grimsta Forest. The camera never lies so this profing the thesis of trolls. Looks a bit like a troll painted by the artist John Bauer (to the right). The shy urban trolls lives on in Vixton, but you may not feed them.

Saturday, April 05, 2008

7 CONCRETE / wonders

THE STOCKHOLM WEST church is nominated as one of the top 7 of Swedens concrete constructions in the Betong Magazine
The church designed by Carl Nyrén in 1956 was comented as world leading church design, by the world famous architct icon Le Corbusier

GERT / wingåhrd on design

THE CREATOR OF KFEM fashion temple is interviewed in the “Market” Magazine on his work with the new house. He tells us that he was inspired by a red perfume bottle when he made the design. Read the article, in swedish
Image: arkitekt.se

CLUB / cultural latino

A NEW CLUB in the Cultural House The Stairs/Trappan staring today at 7 PM. Every Saturday April to June.

VÄLLINGBY / marathon

ARRANGED BY DUVBO IK in cooperation with Swedish Athletic Association. Start in Vällinby City for the 39th time Saturday 5 April. Winner Martin from Tumba IK.
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