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Wallyhood is a "group blog" with many contributors. However, whenever you see a post written by "Wallyhood", that's Jordan Schwartz, Wallyhood's founder, Editor-in-Chief, Publisher, community manager, janitor, account executive, and chief enthusiast. Jordan has lived in the same little house in Wallingford since 1993. He arrived from points east with his cat, Fourth, and has since been joined by his wife Michelle, son Zevin, chickens Dominique, Winny and Betty and bees innumerable and unnamed. Days find him working on Pathable, a social networking service for conferences and events.

Zoo Sitting

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From the Woodland Park Zoo web site:

Dinner reservation? Check. Verified movie times? Check. Babysitter? Uh oh. Don’t fret—let Woodland Park Zoo handle childcare for you with our brand new Parents’ Night Out program. Kids ages *4-11 will enjoy a fun-filled and educational evening under the supervision of zoo staff inside Zoomazium, while you enjoy a night out on the town. Supervised activities for kids include games, puppet shows, movie, and a live animal encounter, plus a tasty pizza dinner!.

It’s for potty-trained children 4 – 11 years old, and costs $25 for each child (+ $20 for additional siblings) …

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Wallingford Green Lake Garage Sale and Open Houses

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Note the singular “garage sale”. We’re sure there are more out there, people unload their junk all year ’round, even January, but we could only dig one up to share with you.

Open houses, on the other hand, we’ve got in spades.


View Wallingford / Green Lake Garage Sales & Open Houses in a larger map

Lots of fine homes out there, all waiting eagerly for your move in.

We’d like to draw your attention in particular to 4333 Wallingford Ave N, where our sponsor Cooper Jacobs is holding an open house this Saturday the 23rd from noon to 3 …

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Maha Lakshmi Puja with Sri Shiva Kumar

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Sutra Yoga and Wellness Center (1621 N.45th St.), the new yoga studio opened this past Fall next to Sutra the restaurant, is hosting a Sri Shiva Kumar, a “world renowned Pujari (Priest) from South India”, this Sunday, January 24th from 3:00 – 4:30 pm.

This Puja, directed by Sri Shiva Kumar, is a blessed ceremonial practice to bring about spiritual, material, and relational abundance for 2010. It helps remove the obstacles that are keeping us from creating abundance.

Participation in this Puja is to attain and spread Peace and Prosperity in: relationships, education, career, courage & compassion. We hope you …

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Gay Bingo comes to Fremont

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We read on Fremont Universe that the loads-o-fun Lifelong AIDS Alliance’s Gay Bingo is moving from the cavernous and echoey South Lake Union Naval Reserve building to Fremont Studios (155 N. 35th St). The kick-off for the new location is this Saturday, January 23rd, doors at 6 pm.

They note (and we confirm) that adults 21 and older of any sexual orientation can participate. Gay, straight or somewhere in between, it’s a kick, with lots of folks dressing up in costumes, music, acts and hilarity.

Tickets range from $25 – $35 and include ten bingo games, with cash prizes.  See …

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Police Accountability

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There’s been quite a bit of upset from readers of this blog about the responsiveness of the Seattle Police Department to crime reports from the Wallingford neighborhood, so we thought you might be interested in this upcoming oppo0rtunity to provide feedback:

The Seattle City Council and the Office of Professional Accountability Review Board (OPARB) will jointly host a public hearing on the effectiveness of the City’s police accountability system on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010 at 5:30 p.m. in Seattle City Hall Council Chambers located at 600 4th Ave. Sign-ups for public comment will begin at 5:00 p.m. The hearing …

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Movie Filming at Gas Works Friday

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Fremont Universe reports that a movie crew will be filming in Wallingford’s Gas Works Park Friday:

Neighbors and businesses were notified that “Late Autumn” (listed as “Full Autumn” on IMDb) will be shooting scenes in the area on Friday, January 22, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.  A location manager tells me film trucks will be at Gas Works Park and plans include filming a “Ride the Duck” boat travelling across the Fremont Bridge. See the Fremont Universe story for the plot summary of the film, a Korean-language remake of a 1966 drama. Brad Pitt, Kate Hudson and Tom Cruise…

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Shooting at 52nd and Wallingford

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The Seattle Crime Twitter stream reported a shooting around midnight last night:

Shooting in Wallingford. 52/Latona. Woman injured.

followed by

Polce looking for a Toyota celica. Victim in shooting may be inside vehicle.…

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