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With 2025 safely in the rearview mirror (or in the rearview mirror in any event) let’s look back at the top stories on our site just in case you missed some. But before I get to that, I need to point out a momentous event that took place, which is not reflected in the list of top stories: we updated our look for the first time ever. This was discussed several years ago, and a couple of people even worked on…

Update: The house damaged in the fire is located at 3626 Corliss Avenue N. The garage at the back of the house is on N Pacific Street. A mid-morning house fire adjacent to 2326 N Pacific Street, between Sunnyside and Corliss, prompted a large response of emergency vehicles and the closure of a block or so of Pacific for about an hour this morning. When I passed by on the BGT on my bike at 10:30 am, there were about half…

The greater Wallingford area has added several breweries and taprooms in the past few years. For example, there’s Gasworks Brewing down on Lake Union, the Figurehead taproom over on Stone Way, and Jellyfish on Green Lake. What am I missing? Predating all of those, barely, is Ladd & Lass Brewing, located at 722 NE 45th Street just across I-5 in the U District. On Saturday and Sunday, January 10 and 11, L&L will be celebrating their fourth anniversary, and we’re all…

The following was received by Wallyhood from Lee Swedin on behalf of Sound and Fury Morris. I attended the 2025 ceremony and highly recommend attending the upcoming 2026 event, especially for those who appreciate the apple trees at Meridian Playground. Sound and Fury Morris Dancers invite you to our 17th annual Apple Orchard Wassail at Meridian Playground. This free and family-friendly event will include singing, dancing, and toasting to the health of the apple trees. Join us and visiting dancers, rain…

Put a smile on your face with twinkling in the dark… A familiar pastime during the holiday season is to drive or walk around neighborhoods in the evening to see the lights decorating homes and businesses. Holiday lights brighten Seattle’s big darkness before and after the holiday season, as lights often go up in late November and may stay lit well into the new year. Electric holiday lighting was made available to everyday people in the 1920s and 30s, coinciding with…