Two, count them, two of them "group discount" services are offering deals for Wallingford businesses today: Babalu is offering "Admission for up to 6 people plus a bottle of champagne" for $30 through LivingSocial. We actually didn't realize that Babalu charged a cover, so the "admission for up to 6 people" was a surprise, but they claim the bottle of champagne is worth $70. We guess it's priced better than the $99 tv dinners. Essential Life Therapy is offering $70 worth…
Monday, we noted that the police have arrested a man accused of tagging Wallingford and many other neighborhoods with a spraypainted "Zeb". We've always had a bit of short-fuse for tagging, a form of graffiti in which the practitioner spraypaints or marks his name over huge numbers of pieces of private property. The most infuriating aspect of tagging is that city law requires the property owner to bear the cost of the removal of the mark and will fine the owner…
(Wallyhood welcomes guest blogger Marc Schwartz. Visiting his grandson Baby Z from the East Coast, he ran across a Wallingford treasure and jumped on the opportunity to join his son on these pages.) Can’t afford to fly to see the magnificent garden at the Shinto temple in Kyoto? Why not wander by the funky house at the corner of 43rd and Burke with gorgeous flowers and wondrous tchotskis in front? Six years ago, the house was unrented, unpainted, and inhabited by…
Tonight, we hitched up our baby trailer to the bike, buckled in Baby Z and heading out on a tour of Seattle Night Out block parties tonight and found Wallingford as welcoming a neighborhood as you can imagine. We toured a total of 11, count them 11 block parties, and were offered food, drink and good conversation at each. The worst part was tearing ourselves away from each party to get to the next. We didn't take notes or anything, but…
Tonight, August 3rd, Seattle will join other cities across the nation in a "night out against crime." The Seattle Night Out is intended to: Heighten crime and drug prevention awareness Generate support for & participate in local anti-crime programs Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships Send a message to the bad guys that neighborhood are organized and fighting back. It's also a great chance to celebrate the Wallingford community. If your block isn't hosting a block party this year, you can…
The Wallingford Community Council meets this Wednesday from 7 to 9 in room 202 of the Good Shepherd Center. This month we're focusing on regional transportation issues and we hope you will join us. We'll start with a 520 presentation from Ethan Bancroft with the SR 520 Bridge Replacement and HOV Program. As the bridge is going from 4 lanes to 6 Wallingford will gain some traffic from the rebuild, as you can see here: Issues to cover with Ethan include… What…
Last month, we found Wallingford Art Walk to be something of a disappointment. We were not alone. Not to say there weren't some fine artists on display, good music to be had and the requisite nibbles and wine, but what was disappointing was the number of businesses that had signed up, but failed to actually book an artist and participate. We hope this month will be better. We'll tell you what we know of, so, should you decide to venture out,…