Honestly, we don't like to harp on crime too much in these pages. It gives the impression that Wallingford is crime-ridden, which it's not really, no more so than any other neighborhood in Seattle: it's just crime-reporting-ridden). So no, mom, we don't really need a burglar alarm, but it's always nice to hear from you! It also feels like pandering. Our readership always goes up whenever we run a story on crime. Next thing you know, we'll be running "6 Wallingford…
We cleaned out our Inbox this past weekend (scores of unread and "starred for foll0w-up" messages dating back to early 2008 in there) and realize that we've been dropping a ton of interesting Wallyhood stories on the floor: interesting photos taken by readers, crime reports, personal profiles, tips, all sorts of goodness. We're trying to get back on top of it and now that we're building a strong bench of co-authors, rather than just trying to do it on our own,…
Hot on the heels of our neighbors at Latona and NE 42nd St discovering a burglar in their house at 7 pm, this was just posted to the Green Lake Mom's list by a member who lives in the 50th and 2nd Ave NE area of Wallingford: Wanted to give everyone a heads up that we were just burgled. A woman, about 40 with short dark hair, mixed race walked into our house at about 2:00pm today. My husband was home,…
Eagle-eyed tipsters saw a note tucked into the Wallingford eNews that the Essential Baking Company is planning to shut their Wallingford bakery down. Wha-what? But...but...Rosemary Diamante! We gave Lee at EBC a call to find out what the scoop was, and he confirmed that, while the exact plans are still being solidified, they are planning to move out of the bakery this Spring. A few years back, they acquired Parisian Star Desserts down in the Cloverdale area of South Seattle and…
(This originally appeared on My Green Lake) Beginning this Saturday, December 19th, and through Sunday, January 3rd, Woodland Park Zoo is offering free admission to the zoo for kids. Just mention “Winter Fun” upon entry and one child 12 and under gets in free with each paying adult. From the zoo: Discover the “hot” and “cold” spots during your adventure. The warm, humid Tropical Rain Forest offers an escape from the chill where you’ll encounter ocelots, tropical birds and snakes. Snow…
Jill just sent us this note moments ago: Get the word out: lock your doors! Turn on your lights! At about 7:00pm this evening, burglars broke into our house through the back (mudroom) door, went straight upstairs and ransacked our bedroom. My husband came home and scared them off - he heard people leave through the back door. We have gone to tell a handful of neighbors while we wait for the police... We are at 4065 Latona in the brick…
We've been collecting a good list of holiday goings on, including some Christmas Eve services at local churches and New Year's Eve dinners at all the great Wallingford restaurants (if you've got anything to add to the list, which we'll be posting shortly, please leave it as a comment on our Holiday Haps post). Given all the Christmas and New Year's talk, it's been noted that we haven't mentioned Chanukah, which might seem odd given our decidedly Hebrew religious leanings, and…