Last Friday I sat down with mayoral candidate Cary Moon to ask her a series of questions about her candidacy and how her election might effect the residents of Wallingford. Cary was congenial, open and candid while she answered every question that I posed to her. I viewed my role as just a reporter who asked the questions and did not challenge any of her answers and remarks. I want to thank Cary and her team for the time they shared…
The time has come for the second* most important question of October: will I get trick-or-treaters at my house? This is a sticky issue. Guessing wrong has potentially damaging ramifications: overbuy on treats and you end up with a dangerous indulgence situation for at least a month. Underbuy and you'll find yourself crouching behind the couch with the lights off while droves of sugar-drunk hooligans stomp up and down your front steps. As a neighborhood, Wallingford does well for trick-or-treaters. Tripsavvy…
I’d like to tell you a story about the life and death of our Neighborhood Plan. The story starts back in the 1990’s. It was a time when Seattle was still a small big city before Amazon took over a whole neighborhood, when we were the center of a musical grunge scene and flannel was everywhere (well, maybe that last part hasn’t changed). If you are old enough, you may remember this version of Seattle. But while the cool kids…
Yes, yes, "Wallingford Home For Sale", it hardly seems worth a mention on a neighborhood blog. Lots of housing for sale, after all. Ah, but this is THE Wallingford home, as in the home that once belonged to John Wallingford, after whom our dear little neighborhood was named. It's standing in all its wee craftsman glory up on 1624 N 50th St, just east of the southeast tip of Woodland Park. According to HistoryLink, John arrived in Seattle from Maine via Minnesota…
Last week, we posted an article soliciting your photos of the unique and bizarre items that decorate the streets of our neighborhood. The response was a little underwhelming. Could that be due to the earlier onset of darkness these days? Rainy weather? Dunno. We did get a few interesting entries, however, to supplement my own. Let us know in the comments if you can identify the approximate location of each one. (Note that the photos are numbered in the captions so…
Just in time for the holidays, there's a new shop opening on Wallingford and 44th, the Pacific Northwest Shop. It's the first branching out from the original Tacoma location for the store, but is spearheaded by Matt and Cedric from Phinney / Ballard. I'll give the mic to Matt Evans to say a few words: My parents, Bill and Ann, began the business in 1978 and still own it today. After many years away after college, I returned to the area…
This Wednesday, October 18, Kerf International, a multidisciplinary artists’ collective, will be holding its first opening-night reception at the Blue Star Cafe. The back room of the restaurant, normally adorned with the well-known and beloved vintage photos of historic Seattle, has, once again been transformed into an exhibition space for local artists. For ten years, Kerf used unleased space in Wallingford Center for gallery exhibitions each month. Unfortunately, this long-standing arrangement came to an end in 2016. Since leaving Wallingford Center, Kerf has…