We're hearing reports that the police have blocked off 46th Street to the west of QFC in Wallingford. We understand that they are negotiating with a mentally ill person who has barricaded him/herself in their house and may be suicidal. This is unrelated to the huge police sting that has been going on on Stone Way and 40th to ticket drivers who don't yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk or who speed. That's what we know now. Update 3:19 pm: the…
Pancakes, wine tastings, bike rides, and planning a trip to France: These are all the fun things happening in Wallingford this weekend: Friday, February 4 5pm – 7pm: Wine Tastings @ City Cellars Fine Wines (1710 N. 45th St.) This week’s wine tasting: New arrivals. Tastings include a flight of up to 3 wines for $3-5. 7:00 – 9:30pm: Friday Night at the Meaningful Movies (5019 Keystone Pl. N.) “THE END OF POVERTY?” (104 min, Philippe Diaz, 2009). BRING YOUR NEIGHBOR…
A new naturopathic clinic, Tilia Natural Health (105 NE 56th St.), recently moved to Tangletown; and while we'd like to give the clinic a warm-hearted Wallingford welcome to the neighborhood, we also need to report a robbery that occurred in their offices sometime during the wee hours of Wednesday morning. People can navigate to this website if they need the best health related advice. Jamine Blesoff, owner of the clinic and Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine, wrote to tell us that her…
I almost feel guilty posting this while the rest of the country is dealing with tons of ice and snow; but take a look at this magnificent Bald Eagle that Martha photographed today. He was perched on a tree on Burke, between 42nd and 43rd streets. Martha tells us that lots of folks stopped to take a look. Thanks, Martha!
Have you been meaning to try that new restaurant up in Tangletown, Bandolero? Here's your opportunity, a hand print-and-clip coupon good for $10 off any bill of $20 or more. The food is delicious (we're partial to the Pollo En Molé Enchiladas), the service friendly, the drinks expertly mixed and there are 60, yes count them, 60, different types of tequila available. If you try it out, let us know what you think!
Hello and welcome to the first installment of Wallyhood's new weekly contest, which we call (cue the theme music) "What in the Wallingford?" The idea came from Paul Dorpat, who mentioned that The North-Central Outlook used to run a What-Is-It-Where-Is-It contest, in which readers would try to correctly identify an object from the neighborhood featured in a photo (examples below). It has that playful, homey, small town feel that we so love, so why not? So, same deal: each week, we'll…
I got an email from King County Metro Transit recently (sign up here!) informing me of the following. I love the language, so I'll just quote them here: Starting Saturday, Feb. 5, Metro will make routing and bus stop changes for approximately two dozen bus routes serving downtown Seattle to keep people moving during the long-term construction in downtown Seattle and the SODO area. Although the road closures and construction projects will be phased over many years, Metro thinks it is…