Are there any four letters more likely to make you click than "NSFW"? We think not. (For the digilliterate, that stands for "Not Safe For Work", and indicates the presence of images or language that you wouldn't want flashing up on your screen when the boss walks by.) Well, we figure you'd have to squint to really get that this is NSFW, and if you're squinting, well, enjoy. Ryan "Henry" Ward, known for the many colorful, cartoonish murals he's painted around…
Sorry folks, if you're hoping for a food review, you'll be disappointed. Perhaps someone who's made it to the Pour House (2253 N 56th St) during dining hours can help us out in the comment section. This past Wednesday, Totcycle and I managed to peddle our way up to the Pour House during drinking hours, though, and officially kicked off our long-ago promised touring review of Wallingford bloody marys. The Pour House bloody mary is a good, meaty drink: the alcohol…
Here's what's happening in Wallingford this weekend. Plus a few things that might be worth venturing out for. Starting Friday, Sex in the City 2 is playing on both screens at The Guild this weekend. (Anyone else surprised by that?) If you're throwing a party, you won't have to travel as far for that last minute trip to the liquor store. The new one is opening up at 45th & 2nd ave on Friday. More on that here. Live acoustic music from…
A year ago, it was hard to imagine any other retailer in the ol' Tweedy & Popp space (unless, of course, you lived in Wallingford prior to 1956, when it was the Ernst Hardware Company store, and had been since 1936). But as it sat vacant for months on end, any sign of life was welcome. Back in March, I saw workers rolling out a vinyl sign above the door, and raced home to Google "Domo Home Collections". The only lead…
Without further ado, here is my pros-versus-cons rundown for The 13th of Paris by Mat Smart, at Greenlake's Bathhouse Theater until June 13th: Cons: A love story set in Paris? How cheesy is that? Bah, humbug. Love sucks French people, even American people pretending to be French people, get on my nerves Pros: A love story set in Paris. How romantic! I love stories about love French people are charming and if you don't think so, YOU suck A young man…
It's been just under three months since Goldie's served their last pint, but this Friday, May 28th, The Iron Bull (2121 N. 45th Street) will be opening in its doors. The new owner, Gerald, has been fielding suggestions in the comments section of our original post here on Wallyhood, so take a look there for info from the Bull's mouth, but their press release has the quick and dirty: The bar space has gone through a massive overhaul including reworked floors,…
Not the stadium wave (good riddance, no offense). I mean that friendly little gesture the other motorist gives you after you courteously pull over on a narrow Wallingford street to make room for him or her to go by in the other direction. This used to be absolutely compulsory under the super-strict--Seattle-civility code. It didn't matter if it was in the middle of the night, if the other driver only had one arm, was in the middle of a raging argument,…