There have been some great discussions in our Forums and comments sections this past week, here are some highlights:
Beware of the Norovirus! For those health fanatics out there you can learn the latest breaking news about a virus affecting our area…it makes me a little Noronervous! Moon Temple, a neighborhood restaurant and bar is a great late night karaoke stop, read what your neighbors have to say about it. Moon Temple is one of my personal favorites, if you want to know what I think… Need some suggestions on tree trimming, or plumbing? We can help with…School of Essential Ingredients
Erica Bauermeister, long-time Wallingford resident and the author of the novel The School of Essential Ingredients, took a break from her book tour and writing recently to meet us at the Mosaic Coffeehouse. She shared not only some of her insights into writing, but also some of the spots around Wallingford that inspired her.
Wallyhood: Thanks so much for taking time from your book tour. Sounds like it’s been hectic.
Erica Baumeister: It has been a lot of fun and a lot of work. They say if you want to be a professional writer, 50% of your time …
Wallingford on Failblog
Kat and Bill tipped us off that the Wallingford Chevron station sign has made it onto the insanely popular Failblog:
Wallingford FTW!
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Redesign the Mosaic Den
The whole idea just seems too wacky to be true: a delicious coffeehouse with pastries where you pay whatever you want (or nothing at all, if you think that’s fair), big comfortable chairs, a well appointed children’s playroom and a community gathering space available for whoever needs it. But the Mosaic Coffeehouse is stranger than fiction.
Now, a group of folks are going to give something back. Amy Woidtke, Jessie Wolfrum, and Amy Darling, all members of the Fremont-based Biznik business network (“Business networking that doesn’t suck”) are pitching in to redesign the somewhat drab community room at Mosaic.
We, …
Comments back
If you’ve had trouble leaving comments on Wallyhood posts recently, we apologize. We are experimenting with a new system, and it’s been having some problems. We’ve turned it off and reverted to the old system until we can get it sussed.…
What Flavor is Wallyhood? You Decide!
What flavor is Wallingford? Lime “green” with just a hint of granola (though perhaps not as crunchy as Fremont)? Next month, Fainting Goat Gelato celebrates their one year anniversary here in Wallingford. To mark the occasion, Wallyhood and Fainting Goat are teaming up to hold a contest in which readers can send in their ideas of what flavor gelato truly represents our neighborhood.
Post your entry below, in the comments section, now through April 26. On Friday, April 30, we will announce two winners:
Fainting Goat Selection: Fainting Goat will select one flavor that both represents the neighborhood…Beck not at Good Shepherd Tonight
The things we do to get your attention. It shames us.
We just heard from Nicole and Karyn at the Alliance Française de Seattle that “France’s most-beloved daughter, award-winning actress and international musical star”, Charlotte Gainsbourg, is stopping by the Good Shepherd Center (4649 Sunnyside Ave. N #205) tonight, Tuesday, April 13th from 7:00 – 8:00 pm.
Charlotte is currently on tour promoting her latest album, titled IRM, where she collaborated with chart-topping American artist, Beck.
Charlotte will be answering questions not only about her latest work with Beck but also about what it is like for her to …