You can end your speculatin' about what is going to happen to Goldie's (which you may remember closed back in March) Kara C. of the Wallingford Chamber e-mailed us with the udpate: Goldie's has been bought by Bernie, very nice Irishman who owns a pub in the U-Dist and one in Cap Hill. He popped in here a couple hrs ago to say hi & buy a card. He started gutting it today, says it's a real mess inside, but plans…
Our friend Suzanne Wheeler's photo exhibit at the sushi restaurant Rain (2208 N 45th St) is closing tonight, Thursday April 29th, and she's having a bit of a party to celebrate. There will be some live music, drinks at the bar, good conversation and the aforementioned photos on the wall. Things start around 7 pm, but set your clocks back for musician standard time.
A few weeks back, we introduced a new resource to our ever burgeoning trove of Wallingford wonkery: the Wallingford Nightlife Calendar, an oft-updated compendium of all the adult-focused music, trivia nights, and dancing around our unprepossessing little 'hood. It listed the bands playing at SeaMonster, the trivia nights and open mic nights at Murphy's, North Indian music night at Kabul, even salsa nights at that bar we love to hate, Babalu. Nobody seems to care. That is, based on our spot…
May is the right time to protect your apples, pears and Asian pears from apple maggot fly and codling moth. Can't have that! City Fruit, a 501(c)(3) non-profit helping residential tree growers grow healthy fruit, harvest & use what they can, and share the rest, offers a comprehensive pest protection class at the Solid Ground Bldg in Wallingford on Saturday, May 1, 1:30 – 3:00 pm. Conveniently scheduled so you can attend the Seattle Tilth Edible Plant sale in the am,…
The saga of the crime trap motels along Aurora continues, but perhaps we're in the final act. You may remember that several Wallingford and Green Lake motels along Aurora have distinguished themselves as wretched hives of scum and villainy (see Motel Crackdown, More Trouble at the Italia Motel, Wallingford Inn Madness, Wrong Police Raid, Police Looking for Bank Robber at Marco Polo, but also BBQ at the Marco Polo for the background). When we left our heroes, the city had taken…
There are as many answers to “why are there shoes in trees” are there are, well, shoes in trees. I spotted this Shoe Tree of Wallingford just yesterday: (Bagley and 40th) Maybe it’s all of the caffeinated people from Irwin’s. Perhaps it’s the folks on the way back from Durn Good, celebrating snagging that last block of ice, or that 6-pack of Guinness. Or maybe, as Snopes.com suggests, there isn’t a right answer, just a lot of possible answers! Are there…
Outside our borders, but if you're a local history buff, you may want to stroll over to the Fremont Library in May to check out their exhibit of historic homes: The Fremont Branch of The Seattle Public Library will feature a display of historic homes in Fremont in May. The exhibit, presented by the Fremont Historical Society in honor of National Preservation Month, will launch with a public reception from noon to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, May 1 at the branch, 731…