We're coming up on February, which means Wallingford Art Walk. For January's Art Walk, despite the chill, we saddled Baby Z up on our shoulders and wandered about the "downtown" Wallingford area: Wallingford Center, Not a Number, Fuel and such. There were lots of folks out on the street, but it wasn't clear how many were out for Art Walk. That said, we heard some good music in the Wallingford Center basement, had some good conversations with people we'd met on-line,…
The next Wallingford Community Council Meeting will be held Wednesday, February 2nd from 7 pm to 9 pm in the Wallingford Community Senior Center (WCSC) downstairs in the Good Shepherd Center at 4649 Sunnyside Ave N. This way we can review the new community technology center that has been set up! After that, we will go over the transfer station designs we reviewed last month. This month we share our conclusions with SPU. See the end of this post for our recommendation letter,…
Amy writes: Hi Wallyhood! I am a faithful reader, and as such, understand the impact you have in getting the word out about good causes in Wallingford and nearby, so I'm hoping maybe you can help me. I am a member of the University of Washington School of Law Public Interest Law Association, which is a non-profit, student-led organization that funds public interest work and helps with loan repayment for law students pursuing a career in public interest law. PILA has…
Last night, just past 10 pm, Jon Liechty tweeted "Cops have lower @wallyhood shut down with dogs out cornering a criminal" followed by the picture to the right of the action. He says they were looking for a 5'8" white mail in a blue sweatshirt, near Wallingford Ave and 34th / 35th. Eileen confirmed the incident and, in a separate tip, Fiona tells us they had Meridian shut down too. That's what we know. We like the way the community becomes…
Mild weather has coaxed out some very early buds along with a handful of intrepid creatures. Welcome back! Thank you, readers, if you can identify these brave plants. By the United Methodist Church on Bagley and 42nd. The very rare giant "Purplefly". Reddish buds. Plywoodasaurus Rex. Actual flowers, yet. Pink ones, at that.
When Maria Hines decided to open a new restaurant in Ballard, she asked her friend Claire Barnett, owner of Seattle Mosaic Arts here in Wallingford, to design, create, and install a mosaic on the kitchen's stainless steel oven. Given the restaurant's open kitchen floor plan, the 26 square foot mosaic will be seen by anyone sitting at the bar or dining at a table facing the kitchen in the Golden Beetle. I met with Christina Vaule--one of the four women in…
Awhile back, Jordan wrote a post on the art of geocaching--which is kinda like being on a cool treasure hunt--and he mentioned that there were quite a few geocaches right here in Wallingford. Having an 8 year-old son with a penchant for adventure (although, really, don't the two go hand in hand?) I created an account on the geocaching website (geocaching.com), picked a couple of easy "puzzles" that were close by, plugged the coordinates on my GPS phone, and we set…