If you were wondering what all the helicopters were about Tuesday night, here's your answer: Round about 7:30 pm, a man walked into the functional glass (aka bong) shop Puffin Glass with a gun and stuck up the place. The robber sounded somewhat apologetic about his deed ("I'm sorry I have to do this"), leaving the employee on the wrong end of the gun stunned to disbelief. "It was surreal," said the employee on duty last night. "The guy working here…
For some reason, I've always had this image in my head of a Thanksgiving that starts with a game of touch football in a grassy park, red and orange leaves blowing through sharp, crisp air, everyone earning a good appetite before retiring back to warm houses and food laden tables. So, why not? The grassy field is a bit of a walk for me, but the John Stanford School, where there's a huge, empty playground, is right across the street. So,…
Wallyhood warmly welcomes our newest sponsor, Dance Fremont: Dance Fremont (4015 Stone Way N) inspires a life-long love of dance in each student. The dance instructors are experienced professionals who are innovative, motivational and caring, and believe that every student can enjoy the spirit and soul of dance, regardless of body size or image. A whole child approach permeates the dance studio, which has created a family atmosphere full of joy and creativity. Dance Fremont is a place for children to grow…
The CVS project proposed for 45th and Meridian took an unusual turn at the Design Review Board meeting on the 4th of November. An update was presented to the Wallingford Community Council at its meeting last week. Here is what we know at this time: The original design for the project presented by CVS to the Design Review Board called for the destruction of the building which includes the Moon Temple and the closed Tully’s Coffee store. CVS proposed to replace…
The Wallingford Farmers Market is closed for the season, and your summer garden has been dug under, composting for the winter. I've got a winter garden going, two kinds of kale, some cabbage, but it certainly doesn't grow as quickly as summer time crops. So what's a hungry locavore to do? Janelle Maiocco has a solution: Farmstr.com. She explains: I live on 37th and Burke Ave in the house surrounded by chickens. My day job for the last 8+ months has…
So you know that the Rusty Pelican closed a few weeks back, and that at the same time, we noted that building that housed it, along with Murphy's Irish Pub, the rug shop on the other side (and, it turns out, the north half of the block including Cutz Salon and the house next door) were for sale, with development plans listed (see RIP Rusty Pelican). Well, put your fears to rest: we caught up with Costas Antonopoulos, the property owner…
Jenny Brailey sent along this update on the contention CVS construction project in development in the old Tully's / Moon Temple building: NEXT PUBLIC MEETING IS NOV. 4 The Design Review Board will meet Monday, November 4 to review CVS’s new project plans. The meeting is open to the public and will start at 6:30 pm at the University Heights Community Center, Room 209 (same place as last time). CVS’s developer is expected to present three design options that focus on restoring the existing building, after…