Monthly Archives: March 2011

60-Second Interview! – Gea Bassett

Wallyhood appreciates the sponsors who keep us going.  Here's a chance to get to know them (slightly) better. Gea Bassett for Green Cleaning Seattle - Eco-Maid Services: Where were you born? - Ohio, and have lived in Seattle since 2004 What's the secret of your success? - Our outstanding staff and great community What do you like best about Wallingford? - The unique, creative home architecture and decor and the eco-progressive residents Finally, what's your favorite flavor of ice cream? - Can I…

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Snagging and Tagging

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Two notes from the blotter. Jeff Garfield at Bedrooms and More dropped us a frustrated note about graffiti that had appeared on his vans and building last Saturday, Feb 25th: Our brand new truck parked in the locked and gated lot by our store was painted. The parking garage under Wine World was also hit along with others places. We need the community's help in apprehending the person(s) responsible for tagging our truck which was parked at the the vacant lot…

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Keeping Bees

We've been keeping bees in our backyard here in Wallingford about 15 years now. With the growing urban farming movement, we're hearing "I want to keep bees, too!" more and more frequently. Usually, this comes sometime in June or July, which, unfortunately, is a bit late to get started. Bees have a season, and their season is nigh. So, this here is a public service announcement to anyone out there who has been thinking of getting bees: if you want to…

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Roosevelt High School

Continuing our series of schools within the Wallingford attendance area, here's a look at Roosevelt High School. Roosevelt High School (1410 NE 66th St.) is located in the Roosevelt neighborhood, just a block north of 65th and Roosevelt.  We include it in our school series because it is our attendance area high school; however, for those 8th graders in the Advanced Placement Program (APP) at Hamilton International Middle School, a new APP program will begin at Ingraham High School in September…

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Weekend Roundup

What a week!  Finally, it's time to start planning the weekend.  Woot, eff tee dub, and all that.  Here's what's going on: Friday 5:00-7:00pm Wine tasting City Cellars (1710 North 45th Street) Continuing with Washington Wines, this week, they'll feature Tertulia Cellars from Walla Walla.  $3.00-$5.00. Christopher DeLaurenti, a composer and sound artist living right here in the 'hood, invites us all to his gig at the Chapel Performance Space in the Good Shepherd Center.  It's called "Thrill: A Jazz Madrigal." …

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House Fire

Eagle-eye Shannon sent over some pictures she just took of a house fire on Corliss, between 44th and 45th, behind Kabul.  Seems like everything is under control and there was tremendous response from the fire department.  We'll let you know when we have more information to share.  Hope everyone's ok.   Update, 3/10:  We just received an incident report from the Seattle Fire Department.  Thankfully, this wasn't a fire, but excessive smoke caused by a previous fire lit in the home's…

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Wallingford Walks

Sustainable Wallingford is looking to recruit a new organizer for Wallingford Walks--a monthly guided stroll around the neighborhood that occurs from May through September.  Each month, the walks take on a new theme that highlights our unique little hamlet.  Here's the scoop: For the past three years Sustainable Wallingford has sponsored a walk around the neighborhood each month from May through September. We need someone to come forward to be the organizer for Wallingford Walks this year. The walks have generally…

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