We mentioned this earlier this week, but just think it's so awesome it's worth a reminder: tonight is the kick-off of what could be a semi-permanent street food pod right here in Wallingford. Sure, we're never going to be a Portland in this regard, but if there was ever a trendy we can get behind getting all trendy on, it's food trucks! From 5 - 9 pm tonight, Friday, CurryNow, Barriga Llena and Buns will be setting up shop in the lot in front…
(Wallyhood welcomes Wallingford resident Barb Burrill, a lady with a lopper and a ladder. Barb is an urban orchard steward in Wallingford for City Fruit and also oversees the recycling/composting program at John Stanford International School. She'll be sharing some tips from time to time on caring for fruit trees and on keeping Wallingford green.) Did you know that Wallingford has its own group of stewards that take care of public apple trees along the Burke-Gilman Trail? A group of Wallingford neighbors (coincidentally,…
Update: Saturday, September 24, Susan wrote to tell us that Tamara has been found and is back home. She was spotted at the Zoo, and the Zoo Keeper saw the ad on Craigslist and called to let Susan know she was safe. Susan added, "Thanks to all the neighbors who were looking out for her." Susan wrote to tell us that her sister's dog has gone missing: My sister's dog got out of the house while we were at the fair…
Groupon has a deal today for Rain Sushi (2208 N. 45th St.): $50 worth of food for only 25 bucks. Holy smokes, as of 12:45pm, 1,496 people have already taken advantage of this offer! You can too by clicking here.
Though it's slightly beyond our borders, we didn't think anyone would mind a post about a week of free grand opening events happening at the Neptune Theatre (1303 NE 45th St.), beginning this Sunday, September 25. The Neptune was recently converted from a single screen movie theatre to a live-performance venue, and is now operated by the Seattle Theatre Group (STG), which also manages the Paramount and Moore Theatres. Here's the lineup of events from Sunday, September 25 – Thursday, September…
Tomorrow is your last chance to opt-out of Yellowbook and SuperPages phone book deliveries for the fall. The City of Seattle's Opt-Out Registry (www.seattle.gov/stopphonebooks) is free for residents and businesses to use for notifying publishers to stop delivering phone books. If you've already done this once before, you're golden, but you can also check your "account" to make sure you've checked off what you don't want by clicking here. The City of Seattle tells us that so far, 55,000 Seattle homes and businesses have…
It's a battle between two W's in the final round of Seattle Weekly's Neighborhood Snackdown, and Wallingford is now up against White Center for the "Best Neighborhood for Eating" title. You have until 10pm Sunday night to influence the outcome: Will Wallingford topple White Center and reign supreme? Or, will White Center prove to be an eating mecca worthy of victory? Click here to vote.