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At its January meeting, the Wallingford Community Council heard from both the City and Friends of Gas Works Park. This year will see significant activity in two areas: Kite Hill and the playground. David Graves, the Senior City Planner for Gas Works reported the following. Gas Works Park Play Area renovation – The 2008 Parks and Greenspace levy included money to make improvements to the existing play area at Gas Works Park. The remnants of the play area are located on…

Reeve Baily writes: After years of planning, a successful Kickstarter campaign and a lot of elbow grease, "The Octopus Bar" is ready to open in Wallingford. Tucked between the two Guild 45th Theaters, they promise Wallingford's only 'Gastropub' experience. Their neon sign alone, is a sight to behold. For everyone that wants to welcome them to the neighborhood and see what lurks beyond, they open Saturday, January 25th at noon. That's today, people! Soft opening was last night, Reeve tells us.…

Attention Wallingford: have some junk to haul to the dump? Do it this weekend! Otherwise, it's about to get a lot harder. The North Transfer Station (aka Wallingford trash dump) will be closing for two years as of 5:30 pm this Monday January 20. Seattle Public Utilities will be replacing the old facility with a "more modern and efficient facility" over the next two years. While construction is underway, you are encouraged to use the new South Transfer Station facility at…

I almost let this one slip by me: today is the 5th birthday of this little blog: the first article, Welcome to Wallyhood, was published on January 11th, 2009. It's been a nice ride: we've published 3,956 articles and presently, we're averaging: 110,000 pageviews / month 45,000 unique visits / month 18,000 unique visitors / month Not bad, considering Wallingford is about 20,000 households. The blog is evolving, and honestly, I'm struggling a bit with the direction to take it. It…

After 33 years at the La Boulangerie (18 as master baker and owner), Xon Loung is losing his lease on his little corner bakery on 45th Street. As he tells it, back in July, the building owner, Yasuhiro Narai, visited him in his store and asked him his plans. His plans? Keep working! Loung has operated Boulangerie single-handedly for the last 14 years (after his "woman left him") and at 65 years old, he felt he still had a few years…