This weekend if you feel like keeping it local, there's plenty going on: Long week? Need to relax, but still want to go out? Start off your weekend with a wine tasting at City Cellars this Friday from 5pm to 7pm. Feel like shaking it up a bit? Don't forget that Selena's Guadalajara has salsa dancing every Friday and Saturday from 10pm to 2am. If you're a jazz aficionado, snap your fingers to a jazz quintet at Gypsy Java Cafe Saturday…
After a morning of unnaturally bright sunshine and ominous radio warnings of thunderstorms, rain- and 50-knot wind-advisories, my daughter and I set off for the first day of the Wallingford Farmers Market with umbrellas and trepidation. We arrived on the dot at 4 for Rachel Yang of Joule Restaurant's cooking demonstration. Asparagus was clearly the ingredient of the day (imagine cooking this on a hotplate under a tent): Asparagus Pesto and Smoked Salmon on Hominy Toast Asparagus, Purple Potato, Cheese Curd…
As we've been reporting for some time, the Wallingford Playfield wading pool appears to be out of harm's way (or budget cut's way, at least) for 2010. However, if you're concerned with the fate of other nearby pools, such as Green Lake's, head on over to My Green Lake for the report on the Fate of the Aquatics to Come.
There are two, count them, two wine tastings going on in Wallingford this week, so you vinophiles should have ample opportunity to stuff your nose into the goblet: Smash Wine Bar and Bistro (a Wallyhood sponsor) will be hosting a free (did we mention free?) wine tasting of Washington's Airfield Estates wines, celebrating their release of Flygirl White, Bombshell Red and Runway Red tonight (Thursday, May 20th) from 5 - 7 pm. The wines should make a nice pairing with their…
If you listen closely this Saturday morning, May 22nd, from 9:00-11:00 AM you may hear several unusual reports of destruction, mayhem, and emergencies occurring around Wallingford and all around the city. The network of volunteer HAM operators, the Seattle Auxiliary Communications Service or ACS, will be holding an exercise to test the emergency communication network up to the City’s Emergency Operations Center, EOC. This will be the first time that the neighborhood emergency preparedness groups, like the one we have here…
And, now, ladies and gentlemen . . . drumroll, please! Tonight's Top Ten List is the winners of the Wallyhood Pet Motto Contest! Because we enjoyed so many of them, Rita has awarded Honorable Mentions in the following ten categories (in no particular order), with prizes going to First Place and Runner Up: Most canine-centric: My little canine scruffball's (Rosie) motto is: "Now that you are paying for pet insurance, you have assured that nothing will happen to me." - Karen. …
We've just learned the Ride of Silence takes place at 7pm tonight, starting & ending at Gas Works Park in lower Wallingford. The Ride of Silence is a free ride that asks its cyclists to ride no faster than 12 mph and remain silent during the ride. There are no sponsors and no registration fees. The ride, which is held during National Bike Month, aims to raise the awareness of motorists, police and city officials that cyclists have a legal right…