Monthly Archives: May 2009

It's always heartwarming to see Americans, so often stereotyped as self-centered and xenophobic, embrace the cherished aspects of other cultures as if they were their own. Today, for example, millions of Americans will take to the streets to show their respect for Mexican culture by celebrating the Mexican army's unlikely defeat of French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, Cinco de Mayo. While many Americans will express their multiculturalism by drinking themselves blind on Corona, Tecate and…

Just in moments ago (via Twitter), Maria Hines of Wallingford's Tilth Restaurant has just won Best Chef in the Northwest at the prestigious James Beard Foundation Awards. Congratulations, Maria!

More progress on the new Archie McPhee store posted to Flickr: Oh, the insensitivity! Don't they know about Wallingford's terrible history of escaped monkeys?

Reminder: this Wednesday, May 6, from 6 pm - 9 pm is the first Wallingford Art Walk of 2009. There are over 30 businesses participating and Wallyhood will be Twittering along the way. There will be a shuttle to carry you between the major areas, music, happiness, joy and...art. Here's a map, so's you don't get lost in Tangletown: View Wallingford Art Walk in a larger map The Easy Street Band will be playing from 6:30 - 7:30 on the Patio…

(Fair warning: this post contains no Wallingford content. It's just stuff we think, and opinionated stuff at that. You should probably skip it.) We read this Sunday's New York Times interview with Obama (After the Great Recession) with a bit more anticipation than one ought probably read articles about politicians. Admittedly, we have our wonky side. Still, we were a bit disappointed. There were interesting topics covered and good points made, not least of which is the notion that health care…

Back in January, we ran a story on Interconnection down near Gasworks, who refurbish old computers and provide them to low income communities around the world. One bit of lameness covered was that the state law intended to encourage recycling actually required that donated computers be melted down for materials rather than refurbished unless they were in full working order when donated (howdy, hardware manufacturer lobbyists!). Well, Andrew tipped us off to a KPLU story announcing that's finally changed. So, if…

Jenny T. tipped us off that the stately grand dame of Wallingford, the Good Shepherd Center, figures prominently in a video installation now on display at the Seattle Art Museum: Young Americans Video Installation March 19 – August 30, 2009 SAM Ketcham Forum Gallery Mary Simpson and Fionn Meade, Northwest artists currently residing in New York, have collaborated on several films in recent years. Young Americans is one of their latest works, filmed primarily at the Home of the Good Shepherd,…