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Friends and neighbors of Lita Byrnes, who was found dead in her home on Interlake just off Stone Way on Monday, are holding a candelight vigil tonight, Wednesday, starting at 7 pm the intersection of N 43rd Ave and Interlake Ave. Linda, who is organizing the vigil, said she would bring candles for all. The police are investigating her death as a homicide, but we don't have any additional information. She was much loved and had put herself out tirelessly to help…

We only have the following blurb from the Seattle Police Department, and have not heard any other news.   We will post more as we hear it.  Please feel free to add relevant details in the comments. Copied from the press release: Homicide detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a woman found inside her Wallingford residence Monday morning. At approximately 9:20 am, North Precinct patrol officers were summoned to a residence in the 1300 block of North 43rd Street. …

At a recent Wallyhood editors and writers meeting (yes, we have those!), we were discussing story ideas, and someone suggested "what is the oldest business in Wallingford?". Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the owner of the top spot has ceded their title. After squeezing down to make room for a martial arts shop, and, more recently, Comics Dungeon, Petosa Accordions has folded up its Wallingford shop and moved north to Lynnwood. This is the end of an…

In the heart of Wallingford there is a winery, Solera Bravo Wines. Well, it is technically a winery, but more specifically it is a vermoutherie. What started as a hobby for Nacho Bravo over decade ago has turned into a full commercial enterprise, which Nacho and his wife, Melissa, run together, turning wine from Eastern Washington into a vermouth made right here in Wallingford, Vermut Del Sol. Vermouth is an aromatized, fortified wine, produced by blending wine, alcohol, and dry ingredients…

The Winter Olympics are wrapped up in South Korea, and now Seattle tumbles forward to our own Olympic Games. July 1-8, 2018, Seattle plays host to the Special Olympic USA Summer Games, and Wallingford has its own Olympic hopeful. Local gymnast and Roosevelt sophomore Virginia Wade will once again compete on the big stage. You may remember her Alpine Skiing competition in Austria in March 2017 as a member of the USA Special Olympic (SO) Women’s Alpine Ski Team. This time around…