Monthly Archives: July 2011

Beards from Below: An Adventure in Facial Hair Perspective

Do you have a beard? Can you look up? Then your fifteen minutes of fame are nigh, courtesy of beardsfrombelow.org—a curated photo blog that offers a new perspective on facial hair. Literally. The website is run as a labor of love by Wallingford’s own Jon Baker who, along with the site’s co-founder Robin Lee, began pioneering this new field of pogonology in early 2009. Since then, Jon has seen the underside of almost every style of beard imaginable– from ‘Abe’ to…

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Get thee to the Wallingford Kiddie Parade and Street Fair

Who doesn't love a parade? More importantly, who doesn't love the Wallingford Kiddie Parade? Today's the day! Grab your family, friends, and neighbors and make your way up to N. 45th Street. The parade begins at 11am on 45th at Corliss Avenue, and the Street Fair runs from 10am to 5pm on Wallingford Avenue, between 45th and 43rd.  You won't want to miss the fun. And this year is super special because longtime Wallingford resident and owner of Dick's Drive-In, Dick…

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Woman won’t return dog to his owner

Update 8:30pm: Lisa Dank has returned Benny to Mel this evening. She emailed Megan Seling at the Stranger with her side of the story. Click here to read it.   On Tuesday, we told you about the cute little Toy Fox Terrier, named Benny, who went missing after getting spooked by some neighborhood fireworks in the middle of the night. Since then, Benny's owner, Mel Weipert has been posting flyers everywhere, asking for help. Benny's cute little mug has been all…

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Lowell’s APP Program to Move to Lincoln

A few weeks back, we reported that Seattle Public Schools was contemplating moving Lowell Elementary's 4th and 5th grade APP classes to the Lincoln site here in Wallingford; but during a meeting on June 27, parents from Lowell expressed concern for splitting the APP program. Today, Interim Superintendent Susan Enfield sent out a letter to families announcing that all Lowell APP students in Grades 1-5 will move to Lincoln for 2011-12 school year: Dear Lowell Elementary families, After hearing from the…

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Folding bike tour of baked goods

If you like biking past gawkers astride a funny folding bike, imagine the looks you'll get in a peloton of folding friends. Join Cascade Bicycle Club this weekend for a leisurely ride of folding bike riders to Wedgwood and back. Unfold your bike and tuck away a donut Sunday, July 10, 2011 at 9:30 a.m. Meet at the east end of the Gas Works Park parking lot Bromptonauts, Dahonians, Birdyites, and folderators of any and all other stripes, join us for…

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SPD North Precinct Picnic

Personally, we don't see any reason to venture outside of Wallingford this Saturday (unless, of course, you're on the Urban Farm Tour); but if you feel the need to leave the neighborhood, we won't hold it against you! In fact, we have another fun event to mention, and this one involves the po-lice! The North Precinct Community Police Team are having a picnic in the precinct parking lot, located at 10049 College Way N., from 1pm to 4pm. They promise lots of…

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Decorate crosswalk flags and buckets tomorrow

Jon deLeeuw sent us a quick note to announce that the Wallingford Community Council will have a booth at the Wallingford Street Fair tomorrow, from 10am-5pm, where you'll have an opportunity to decorate some of the crosswalk flags and buckets we've been writing about these past few weeks: Come by the WCC booth at the Kiddie Parade Street Fair this Saturday and participate in decorating flags and buckets. Agree to adopt one of the street corners designated by the WCC (based…

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