Ivar’s is celebrating the 106th birthday of its "flounder", Ivar Haglund, today (Tuesday) with a special meal deal: buy an entree, get a second entrée for $1.06 (and yep, that goes for their $20+ entrees, as well). Ivar was a man after our own heart, well-known for his pranks and shenanigans. Says his promotional materials: Ivar Johan Haglund was born to Swedish and Norwegian parents, Johan Ivar and Daisey Maud, in West Seattle in 1905. Performing came naturally to Ivar, and he…
Have you seen that huge white crane in the "pit" this morning? I did, and as I drove past I was struck by how many people were taking pictures. It's like a little fan club down there! A big thanks goes out to readers Adam and John for sending some photos to us. We've added them to the slideshow below, along with a few shots from the developers. If you’re reading this in e-mail, you’ll have to click to our web…
With a name like that, how can you resist, right? Wait til you hear the rest of the story. Lower Wallingford resident and pruning specialist Mike King, also known as Pruning Man, is injured and unable to work. His neighbors want to help him stay in the 'hood & get back up on the ladder, so they hosted a rent party on Saturday night (sorry! we couldn't advertise because it was over capacity as soon as it was planned!). It's too…
Location?: Outside of Bartell Drugs on 45th St. What is your name?: Catherine or Cat Where are you from?: San Francisco, but moved to Seattle in Third Grade. I've been homeless on and off my whole adult life. What do you think of the neighborhood?: I like Wallingford. The people are friendly. They have enough money to buy the paper but they don't have so much money that they're snobs. Favorite Wallingford moment?: I meet people I wouldn't ordinarily meet, it's…
Sometimes, Wallyhood provides a place for readers to do a bit of community policing in its Forums and Comments. So, to be safer and better-informed, read on: A rash of plant poisonings and uprootings. Got any leads? Have your plants been damaged? Ideas about why someone would target such helpless and innocent victims? How safe is Wallingford for single, female residents?, asks a potential newcomer from the Eastside. Got any input or experiences? The ever-contentious debate over removing signs from telephone…
We just received word of two crimes that happened in the neighborhood today. The first is a stolen car: I don't know if you guys could help me out at all, but my car was stolen today from right outside my house! My roommate got home at 2:30 and said she saw it there, but when we left the house at 4:00 it was missing. I called the cops so I know it wasn't towed. It was parked along Keystone PL…
July 9, 2011 marks the 62nd annual Wallingford Kiddies Parade, one of the biggest and most loved events in Wallingford. If you enjoy this neighborhood tradition and have a little bit of time you're willing to donate beginning in April, then the Wallingford Neighborhood Office wants to talk to you! Here's a note from President of the Board, Joe Hurley: Hello Neighbor, I am writing to you as the current President of the Board of the Wallingford Neighborhood Office. Our Board…