Last month, not long after we posted an article about the difficulties and life-risking challenges of trying to cross N 40th Street, a pedestrian, who happens to be an employee of Irwin's Bakery, was hit by a car in that vicinity. Fortunately, this was not a fatal incident! It was, however, a serious accident resulting in two broken legs. Although Rio is expected to make a full recovery, she will be out of work for up to five months. Irwin's is…
The Guild 45th has closed its doors, shuttered the ticket window and cleared the marquee. We were first made aware of this in a tip on Monday evening by Wallyhood reader, Griffin, alerting us that the “they just shut down the Guild 45th and Seven Gable theaters effective immediately. The staff found out as they showed up for work”. I ventured up there on foot to see if there was a note on the door, or any indication of what the…
Your four-legged family members will be excited to know that beloved pet supply store Wally Pets has reopened at 4411 Wallingford Ave N, just two doors down from their former location. Here's a review from Wallyhood reader Theresa: Paul Brownie and his team have done an amazing job transforming the space. Both humans and their 4-legged family members will enjoy the spaciousness and all the new merchandise. My dog, Maisie, gives them a 5 paw rating.
The Meaningful Movies series returns to Wallingford this Friday, June 2nd, with a showing of the Academy Award–nominated documentary 13th. From the Meaningful Movies page: The 13th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution abolished slavery in 1865, but it also included a provision regarding crime. “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist.” That exception has justified the use of forced labor as long as the laborer is…
The Seattle Times has a story about homeless deaths and includes a deeper story about a death in Meridian Park. Wallyhood received a few emails from the community in April about a possible death in Meridian Park. We struggled to confirm the story as calls to the police department were inconclusive. The Seattle Times identified the deceased as Sean Boarman with a brief, compassionate look at his life in the coda to the story. My condolences to his family. I have no great…
A big thank you to whoever added the new park at 35th and Woodlawn to Apple Maps, dubbing it Dump Park: Turns out anyone can add locations to Apple Maps' database--just visit mapsconnect.apple.com, sign in with your Apple ID and follow the instructions to "add a place." Best as I can tell, the City of Seattle hasn't designated it with an official name (it's just referred to as an "open space" east of transfer station facility), so Dump Park sounds good to…
In a time with plenty of bad news, I'm thrilled to announce that this small business will NOT be closing its doors. Kids on 45th, which we shared about in this January article, has been sold and is looking at a bright future with new owner, Elise Worthy. Serendipity It all began when Elise, a Wallingford mom of two boys (Isaac, 3, and Cooper, 8 months), missed her consignment appointment. "I called to reschedule and they refused, stating they were closing.…