Samantha wrote: I'd like to report that I was robbed at gunpoint last night near Stone Way and 36th. I was not hurt and a police report has been filed. That's awful to hear, Samantha. We're glad to hear you're safe. Folks, please be safe.
(This post originally appeared in My Green Lake): What is cyclocross? Cyclocross is a bicycle-related sport combining the fitness of road riding, the technical bike handling skills of mountain biking, and the finesse of running all in a 45-60 minute event. Typically, cyclocross-specific bikes are used (looking like a road bike, but with a wider, knobby tire, and good mud clearance at the brakes). Mountain bikes can be used, too. [MFG CYCLOCROSS] This Sunday’s race will be held at Woodland Park.…
Last night started inauspiciously: the Wallyhood's "date night" was canceled at the last minute due to an unexpectedly crabby Baby Z. Disappointment was palpable. Still, we decided to make the best of it and loaded baby Z into his stroller (the BOB, not the dangerous one) and headed out for a lulling walk through Wallingford. We found ourselves on 45th near Wallingford Center, where we remembered that Avila (1711 N. 45th Street), the new restaurant Alex Pitt and Jared Carpenter have…
Kimberly writes: Thanks to the amazing generosity of the families in North Seattle we are going to have a great toy sale this Saturday! It benefits both CoolMom.org and FamilyWorks, helps provide quality affordable toys to families, and keeps stuff out of the landfill. So shoppers can go home feeling great about themselves and practically finished with their holiday shopping at the same time :) Thanks to everyone for helping CoolMom fill the donation barrels. It's going to be a great…
In our imagination, Paul Dorpat, Wallingford historian and Santa-look-alike, sits in a squeaky, sagging wooden office chair, looking across an overflowing, stained desk at a man in a stetson hat and a crisp, brown suit. A lazy fan eavesdrops from above, and the whole room is inexplicably washed in sepia. "These documents are phonier than a three dollar bill," Dorpat croaks, tossing a manila envelope onto the desk. The man in the suit doesn't blink, just stares Dorpat stony-faced in the…
If you've got kids, you're probably too exhausted at this point in the night to be reading this blog. But maybe you'll be up at 4 a.m. like we are with Baby Z, and you'll see it then. Either way, that would give you enough time to sign this petition that some Wallingford parents have put together asking for a change to the new school boundaries. The deadline for submitting the petition is apparently tomorrow, Friday, as they would like to…
Alan writes: Here’s another “What have we sunk to?” item. Here are pics of the second trash can that has been burned up at Meridian Park by the restrooms. The first time it was just the lid. Someone couldn’t figure out that there are real fire receptacles available to have a bit of a fire in just across the park. That was a month or two ago. Now, someone has burned up the entire can, lid and all. Seems to me…