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When the Guild 45th theater closed suddenly and mysteriously this past Spring, nobody really believed their story of "renovations planned", and with good reason, it turns out. Jen Hurley spotted this listing recently for a "Seattle Urban Investment Opportunity": The two lots, owned by Los Angeles-based Landmark Theaters, total 11,359 sq ft but are separated by the Octopus Bar in the middle (which has a different owner). That, plus the fact that the fact that theChanges and Silver Tray Thai buildings…

The Pacific Northwest Shop (4411 Wallingford Ave N) is holding a "trunk show" this Saturday, February 10th from noon to 4, featuring three Seattle-based artists. With the Wallingford Art Walk now a thing of the past, we'll take what we can get! In store will be a jeweler, a candle maker, and a print artist: Maple + Mauve In her Seattle studio, Sera Rogers creates her concrete, ceramic, and wood jewelry inspired by architectural elements. Her work focuses on highlighting raw materiality and clean…

This past Friday, I poked my head in the new record shop, Fat Cat Records, opening just off 45th on Meridian (4515 Meridian Ave N). Well, I shouldn't say "new" record shop: turns out, it's the rebirth of an old record shop that was on 45th Street (in the building now occupied by Trent's on 45th, next to Taco Time) from 1999 - 2005. The racks of vinyl I saw come from the collection of the once and present owner, "Jimmy…

Back in January, I mentioned that we're always open arms to folks from the neighborhood who would like to contribute stories to this neighborhood news and community site. If you'd like to come talk about it with us, we'll be at the Blue Star (4512 Stone Way N) tomorrow, Wednesday, Feb 7th, starting at 6:30 pm in the back room. Come by, have a drink on me, meet the editors and share your ideas for stories, plus get a glimpse of…

On Sunday, February 11 at 11:30 a.m., Holocaust survivor Steve Adler will be speaking at the Wallingford United Methodist Church (2115 N 42nd St), and the public is welcome: “Justice is, for me, the crucial issue, the fulcrum about which my story turns. It is the issue that connects my account of Germany to today’s realities." -Steve Adler This special program features Holocaust survivor Steve Adler telling his personal story of survival. Steve was born in Berlin, Germany in 1930 to…

With Seattle housing conditions in full-on crisis mode, single-family neighborhoods have become a central flashpoint. How do we increase density? How do we respect neighborhood character? This debate is raging in Wallingford as we speak; the deluge of competing red pro-HALA, and orange anti-HALA yard signs make that abundantly clear. With the housing crisis at the forefront of both city and neighborhood politics, it is important to examine the terms we use to describe and debate. Specifically, I am interested in…

I spoke to someone from the city at Tuesday's city-wide open house on MHA at Hamilton Middle School on Tuesday night about Nickelsville, which was originally scheduled to move to Wallingford in November. I was told that the move has been delayed while Seattle City Light, the property owner, worked through some issues, but they turned off the gas on the property earlier this week and plan to begin demolition of the existing structure in anticipation of Nickelsville's move tomorrow, Friday,…