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Dustin Ronspies' Art of the Table, one of Wallingford's many unique chef-owned and operated restaurants, re-opens in its new location at 3801 Stone Way N, a stone's throw from its old digs, tonight, Friday April 7th: Chef Dustin worked closely with local designer Christine Chaney to create a beautiful, new space that echoes Dustin's approach to cooking. Inspired by Dustin's "freshly picked" approach to ingredients, Christine designed usable spaces, like wine storage and lighting,to mirror the natural shapes of branches, trees and vines. Longtime Art of the Table…

Over on Northwest Wallingford's Nextdoor site, Daniel says he found an ATM skimmer at the 7-Eleven on Stone Way and 40th: I discovered a skimmer on the ATM machine at 7-Eleven on Stone Way and 40th. I removed the device and gave it to the clerk and asked him to call the police. That's not the first time that someone said they found a skimmer installed in a local 7-Eleven. Back in January, Jeffrey posted to Southeast Wallingford Nextdoor site: At…

The last in a series of Tenant Rights Bootcamps will be held at the Good Shepherd Center: Date: Wednesday, April 5 Time: 7:00-9:00pm Place: Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Room 202 Cost: Free These bootcamps are a partnership between Be:Seattle and the Catholic Community Services Legal Action Center, and co-sponsored by the Wallingford Community Council. What is a tenant rights bootcamp, you ask? From their website: Trying to get repairs? Worried about losing your deposit? Confused about new Seattle…

At this time of rapid growth and quick construction in Seattle, it seems strange that the project at 45th and Woodlawn, which Jordan reported on back in 2014, seems to be progressing at a snail’s pace. Anecdotally, I have seen very few workers at the construction site over the past month. Granted, I’m often walking by that location later in the afternoon or on weekends, but on the few weekdays I have walked by, there have been only a few workers…

In conjunction with the recent Find It, Fix It Community Walk that occurred in Wallingford on March 14th, the City of Seattle is offering a $5,000 grant to the Wallingford community for a limited period of time following the walk.  The grant is to "support community-led revitalization and beautification projects."  To encourage participation, the City recently extended the deadline for the grant to April 12th.  To find out more information or apply for the grant, click on this link.  Please contact…

This post was sent in by Greg Flood, chair of the Friends of Wallingford Playground: Greetings! Some more recent arrivals to the neighborhood may not realize that Wallingford Playfield was designed by community volunteers and funded through several matching fund grants from the Department of Neighborhoods. Over 300 families participated from 1998 through 2013, led by the steering committee of Friends of Wallingford Playfield (FoWP). Community residents contributed over $250,000 in funds and labor to help create what you see there…

Lots of changes coming to businesses in the neighborhood, both happy and sad. Good news first: Seattle Pops, a favorite of my children at the Wallingford farmers market, is opening a retail location this summer at the corner of 45th and Interlake. Heavy Restaurant Group (owners of Purple, Barrio, and Thackeray) are opening a Mexican restaurant across from Gas Works Park this summer. Read more about it on Seattle Met. After we ran an article on Kids on 45th back in…