Just a reminder: this coming Wednesday, October 12th, from 7 - 9 pm, we're inviting readers, writers, editors, commenters and lurkers to come put a face with the name at Murphy's Pub (1928 N 45th St). It's been something like four or five years since our last meet-up, and we're long overdue. On the fence? Murphy's has offered to pour a few pitchers for us on the house, and Wallyhood will be kicking in for some appetizers to keep you thirsty. I…
A neighbor, writing on the Wallingford/Fremont Community Facebook page, posted the following: During our walk around Green Lake tonight saw one of these scary clowns. I am not okay with it and don't get it. Just a heads up if you are taking your kids in the next few days - had blood all over and some kind of choking device around his neck. Much has been written about the unexplained rash of creepy clown sightings all over the country and in…
(The following is a sponsored post from Kris Murphy & Daniela Dombrowski, www.Key2SeattleRealEstate.com) Wallingford and Tangletown continue to be highly sought after by today’s home buyers. It is no wonder with our continuing technology boom that people want to live close to the job centers and avoid the I-5 commute at all costs. As we know, our neighborhood is very accessible and convenient and it offers restaurants, shops, parks and other goodies and you don’t even need to leave to cover your daily…
It's been almost a year since I joined the Wallingford Community Council with concerns over the future of our neighborhood and our city in the face of rampant development. After countless hours of following HALA and Seattle’s land use politics, I frequently find myself mumbling and grunting in frustration like Yosemite Sam. I picture wealthy developers like Vulcan sitting down and writing out policy after policy that will give them more power (and us less). In exchange, our elected officials at…
This is a grab bag of activities going on in the neighborhood over the weekend. 6th Annual Cider Fest at Freeway Estates Community Orchard, Sunday Oct. 2nd, Noon - 3pm Freeway Estates Orchard (along 6th Ave between 60th and 63rd) is hosting the free event. Activities include organic apple pressing with an old fashioned wood press. The Cider Fest is part of the CityFruit Orchard and Harvest Tour. Brady Walkinshaw Meet and Greet - Sunday Oct 2nd, 6 pm - 7:30…
So, you remember last week there was a fire on 4th Ave? Everyone, including the twin 6-month-old girls, got out safely. While most of the second floor tenants' things were destroyed in the fire, the first floor and basement tenants escaped with only smoke damage to their belongings... Until the looters showed up. Moe's story starts on the Friday afternoon before the fire: I had just got home from work, my boyfriend was at my place, and my landlord had just gotten…
Krystal, the office manager of Bedrooms and More, alerted us to a crime that happened in their parking garage on Friday, August 19th. When watching the video, the vandals first appear after 53 seconds. This all occurred in afternoon at a little after 4pm on Friday, 8/19/16. The teens(?) spend about 10 minutes defacing the parking garage until they are scared off by a passerby. Who knows what else they would have done had they not been stopped? One of the…