In response to the recent You Go Yoga post, several readers pointed out that the Seattle Holistic Center offers yoga through Wallingford's Good Shepherd Center. This really shouldn't have come as a surprise to us, as Mrs. Wallyhood attended their prenatal yoga classes while incubating Baby Z. Says she: The studio is bright and cheerful, a perfect yoga space, and Collette was really good at listening to each student and tailoring the practice for what we needed. It was also really…
Should you be thinking of biking or walking home after an evening of carousing in Eastlake come April, think twice: SEATTLE- SDOT’s contractor who is painting the University Bridge will need full bridge closures on at least three consecutive weekends in April. The contractor will close the bridge to all traffic (motor vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians) from midnight Friday to 6 a.m. Saturday, and from midnight Saturday to 6 a.m. Sunday, on the weekends of April 11 -12, April 18 -…
More updates on the QFC expansion project we covered last week (QFC Expansionism). In response to some of the concerns, Kristin Maas, the QFC Public Affairs Director, wrote: Prior to beginning this project, we had a 3rd party research group conduct focus groups with QFC shoppers, community members/neighbors and our store associates. Three customer focus groups walked through the store during the interview with a moderator. They were asked what they would like to see from this remodel. We have incorporated…
A couple weekends ago, Mrs. Wallyhood and Baby Z went to a two-year-old's birthday party at a friend's house over here in East Wallingford. The hit of the party was a Jana Vitols, a children's music teacher who led a round of singing and banging for the chillun' and adults alike. It was quite a hoot, as there's nothing a kid likes more than clapping and singing (aside, of course, from the raw carnal pleasure of putting one's own foot in…
If you're like us, you spent some significant portion of your day trying to figure out how the world is going to end. Sure, the greenhouse effect seems to be raising global temperatures, polar ice caps are melting, sea levels rising, fisheries are collapsing, but how, specifically, is that going to manifest in our lives? We don't live close enough to the sea to be swamped, and we don't eat fish that much to begin with. Not to say that we…
Bambi writes: Am I the only one who think we need a yoga studio on 45th? I know we are encapsulated by many options in Fremont, Ballard, Greenlake, and the U District, but a yoga studio on 45th would be the perfect addition to Wallingford. I hear that Yogalife is looking for a third location. It would be great if that was Wallingford! -A neighbor that wants to walk to yoga class. We agree. Sutra owners Amber and Colin run Rain…
Frequest Wallyhood tipster John Scott Tynes sent us this note with a picture: There were those who thought the sign for High Maintenance Bitch was inappropriate for Wallingford. They're going to love its replacement -- the new cigar shop has hung its sign and it's a doozy. It's like the Playboy Bunny mudflap silhouette stood up, put on cowboy boots, and took up pipe smoking. We're thankful he was able to explain it, because frankly, we're speechless.