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Thursday: Dining Out For Life

This Thursday, April 25th is the 20th annual Dining out for Life, when participating restaurants donate up to 30% of the purchase price of meals to the Lifelong AIDS Alliance. Lifelong "empowers people living with or at risk of HIV/AIDS and other chronic condition to lead healthier lives." Looking for somewhere walking distance? There are four restaurants in Wallingford to choose from: Blue Star Cafe and Pub Djan’s Thai RoRo's BBQ Tutta Bella Stone Way Lifelong AIDS Alliance is a Wallyhood…

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The straight skinny about the big white house

Wallyhood correction: the address of the big white house on Wallingford Avenue is 3519, not 3522. I know this well because I lived there for nearly ten years. Also, the house was not sold in 2000, because its second floor occupant, Dr. Joseph Scardapane, proudly owned it from a few years before I moved in in 1975 until he sold it last year, 2012. He also purchased the small house to the south, because he did not want an “ugly modern…

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Ivar’s Whalemaker Lounge gets a makeover

It's o-fish-al! After s three-month remodel, the Whalemaker Lounge at Ivar's Salmon House (401 NE Northlake Way) has re-opened for business. The snazzy new lounge has a whole new interior, including expanded seating, plus they've flipped the bar 90 degrees to the right and extended it, topping it with a copper. The folks over at Ivar's tells us the lounge also has more water views, and the fireplace, which might have an updated fireplace tile, has river rock masonry with “KEEP…

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House no more

For more information about this house, see our latest post: The Straight Skinny About the Big White House. David wrote to tell us that the big white house in lower Wallingford (3519 Wallingford Avenue N.) has been demolished: Lots of changes going on in lower Wallingford.  I came home today to find the big house (I think actually a triplex) at 35th and Wallingford demolished!  Always stood out to me as such a big residence with a nice view.  Nothing but…

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The Solar-ist Block in Wallingford

I'll bet you've caught yourself wondering, "Just which block in Wallingford contains greatest concentration of solar panels?" Well, wonder no more: It's my block, the 3800 of Bagley. What do we do with all of that solar love? Well, since it's Earth Day and since we love the Earth and our neighbors, we are hosting an open house! That's right, you are invited to gawk at our fabulous solar panels, ask us your questions (even the ones that involve dollar amounts)…

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Chroma Cut-A-Thon For Clean Water

In honor of Earth Day on Monday (4/22), Wallyhood sponsor Chroma Salon and and Spa will host it’s second annual cut-a-thon.  The event will take place at their Wallingford location, 1905 N 45th St., from 11:00am to 7:00 p.m. All proceeds from haircuts and spa services will go to benefit the Puget Soundkeeper Alliance, whose mission is to stop pollution from entering Puget Sound. Puget Soundkeeper Alliance actively patrols and monitors the waters of Puget Sound, the only environmental group to do so.   Chroma Salon and Spa works…

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Woman attacks roommate with hammer and axe

According to Seattle Police Department (SPD), a 53 year-old woman attacked her roommate early this morning, armed with a hammer and an axe. The incident occurred in their home, near N. 50th Street and Stone Way, and officers arrived on the scene to arrest the woman after the victim phoned 911. From the SPD Blotter: As officers were talking to the victim—who told police his girlfriend was still inside the house with the suspect—the suspect slammed the front door of the…

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