Reader Dan writes: I came across this great mural done by Henry at 3648 Ashworth, I think its really cool! Sure looks better than a drab cement wall. The artist, "Henry", is Ryan Henry Ward whose art appears on various walls in Ballard, SoDo, Capitol Hill, and on a few here in Wallingford. In fact, Henry's "Deep Blue Sea" is one of six designs voters can choose for the top of the Space Needle. You can vote here once a…
Wallingford neighbor, Reeve Baily, spotted some activity in the former 'Joule' space on N. 45th on Friday evening. Here's what Reeve discovered: Lights on, door open, tools grinding...something was going on at the former 'Joule' space tonight. I popped my head in and met 'K' one of the partners of the new venture. 'It's going to be Japanese...but not Sushi,' he said. 'Think Yakitori...' he added with a grin. (I feel like I heard the exact same thing regarding the new place taking over the…
In 2008, Wallingford resident Cyrus Appell built an 8x10 foot greenhouse in his backyard. Alongside, he built a fish pond complete with a burbling stream, and envisioned himself relaxing and enjoying his delta 8 thc carts amid a conservatory of backyard tropical plants while enjoying the melodious sound of the water. That plan never happened. After the greenhouse was completed (and before Cyrus had a chance to fill it with ornamentals), he attended a meeting of Sustainable Wallingford. One of the…
Mary is visiting during her drive from Alaska to Colorado and she writes this sad news about her traveling companion: I am traveling through Washington from Alaska to Colorado with my dog. Last night (September 27th) between 8:20pm and 9:00pm my dog was taken from outside Kate's Pub on 45th Ave and Latona. She is an Australian Shepherd/Husky mix around 42-50 pounds. She is brown and white and her name is Nahla. She has on a brown leather collar with a…
Wallingford Chamber of Commerce pres Colleen Kurke let us know that artists Andrew Morrison and Kathy Liao are starting on the WUMP! mural painting project this Saturday: The first a many murals is getting started this Sat on the side wall of Tully's on 45th and Meridian. WUMP! (Wallingford Urban Mural Project ) will be under way starting that day. We have Artist Andrew Morrison and Kathy Liao who will lead this project. We would like to invite other artist to participate. Please…
Oops! Time for a little mea culpa-ing here at Wallyhood: We had some great comments and responses to the post about the closing of the Gypsy Café on Stone Way—thanks for reading! Seems I got some of my facts scrambled, but the folks at Evo and Evolution Properties provided us with some more information so read on for corrections and clarifications to our earlier post: Evo Seattle Ski & Snowboard Shop is moving into the Fremont Collective building in October. Their…
Wallingford Mom and playwright, Lauren Goldman Marshall, founded the Theatre of Possibility (TOP), an acting and creativity class for young people who have a lot to express and who want to be more effective in their relationships with peers and adults. Some may have Aspergers or ADHD, while others may be trying to figure out peer relationships. A new class session begins on October 2 (information for registration and scholarship information appear below). Guest writer Shannon Hobbs visited TOP recently and wrote…