Tigerly Ox, the Vietnamese eatery nestled in next to Julia's on Wallingford Ave, will be closing their doors for good this Wednesday, February 15th. They posted to their Facebook page: It is with a heavy heart that we inform you we must close our Tigerly Ox - Wallingford location, due to complicated issues with re-negotiating our lease. Thank you, Wallingford, for your loyalty to this location. We would love for you to visit us at our Tigerly Ox - East Madison…
Unless you've been living in a cave the past few years, you know that Planned Parenthood has been under assault – at least at the federal level. You may have met people soliciting on behalf of the organization in front of QFC, but maybe giving that way isn't your style. Now, the Blue Moon and Wallingford's nearest brewery, Floating Bridge, have teamed up to make it easy for you to show your support: One of Seattle’s oldest bars, and one of…
(This sponsored post provided by Wallingford realtors Kris Murphy & Daniela Dombrowski of Keller Williams Greater Seattle) Seattle - #1 in Appreciation and 2nd Tightest Housing Market in the US - 2016 Wallingford & Tangletown Real Estate in Review For the last few years when writing our annual review of the neighborhood real estate market we have been talking about rising prices, bidding wars and the shortage of inventory. Well, 2016 was no different, if anything, there are even fewer homes for sale…
I received a (paper) letter from Dunn Lumber last week inviting me (and everyone else within 1200' of their headquarters location down by Lake Union) to an open house: Dunn Lumber has been family run and owned since 1907. We have operated and headquartered out of the same lower Wallingford location since 1930. Our legacy and commitment to our neighborhood our neighbors is the integral reason four present, and, hopefully, future success! To remain in the same location, we are contemplating the expansion of…
Lorenzo writes: In the (very!) wee hours of last night's snowstorm, an honorable neighbor intercepted a woman with two bikes north of our QFC. Nice bikes. Stolen bikes. Bikes now in my possession, and eager to return to their owners. (I know my bike would be eager to return to me.) So I'd be pleased to facilitate, if you can describe your steeds in sufficient detail, of course. One is blue, the other black. One seems like "his," the other "hers."…
Open Enrollment at John Stanford School Ben writes: February is open enrollment for Seattle Public Schools, Feb 13 - 24. Open enrollment is the process by which parents can choose schools other than their neighborhood school. Several schools in the Wallyhood area are solely lottery schools, and do not have guaranteed neighborhood enrollment. These two schools are language immersion schools, and subject to high demand. Historically, this demand has made it challenging for local children to enroll. In response to this…
If you are out and about, you might spot an Olympian in our midst. Virginia Wade, a Wallingford native, is an Olympic alpine skier, in the Special Olympics. She is headed to Austria and the World Special Olympic Games in a few weeks. Virginia, a sixteen-year-old Roosevelt High School freshman, competes in the giant Slalom and the Super G. She trains with the Skihawks at Snoqualmie Pass and has been skiing since she was 4. She will travel with the Washington delegation…