Come walk with me.* A mere 27-minute walk from the heart of Wallingford** resides a quasi-resurrection of the Landmark Guild 45th Theater in all her former, pink glory. Though now aptly named The Lake. The walk north in the direction of Green Lake is fairly linear, though not for long, as my dog and I make our way through North Wallingford and into Tangletown, so named because of the deviation from the city's typical grid pattern, creating a “tangle” of streets.…
With the departure of Theo Chocolate from the Fremont scene back at the end of 2023, there are chocoholics among us who may have been suffering withdrawal symptoms. Those folks can now rest easy with the arrival of Spinnaker Chocolate to Stone Way. Spinnaker had previously operated a shop in Ravenna, which they closed in April. They opened up at 3509 Stone Way N around mid-May, although they consider themselves to be in a “soft-opening” phase at least until early June.…
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At Wallyhood, we have a rule that our stories are focused on the Wallingford neighborhood. After all, there are plenty of other places to get information and misinformation that pertain to other neighborhoods or to the city at large. Fortunately, we interpret this rule liberally, and occasionally we literally and journalistically wander beyond the traditionally interpreted boundaries of the ’hood. This past week I walked to the U District light rail station to meet my son…
All events are at, or meet up at, the Wallingford Community Senior Center, 4649 Sunnyside Avenue N, Suite 140 (lower level of the Good Shepherd Center). WCSC Book Club Tuesday, June 3 1:00 to 2:00 pm Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA by Liza Mundy. This National bestseller is a “rip-roaring” (Steve Coll), “staggeringly well-researched” (The New York Times) history of three generations at the CIA, “electric with revelations” (Booklist) about the women who fought to become operatives,…
This Sunday, Bellingham-based Aslan Brewing is “softly” opening the doors of their second Seattle location at the previously (somewhat) cursed corner of n 56th Street and Kirkwood Place N in Tangletown—the same spot that, over the past two decades, has housed Darkalino’s, The Burgundian, The Pour House, Bandelero, Luau Polynesian, and probably other establishments I cannot remember. But because I've visited both of Aslan’s Bellingham locations, as well as their taproom in Fremont, I am optimistic that Aslan, unlike its predecessors,…
If you are interested in reading about Wallingford history, check out A Preliminary Sketch of Wallingford’s History 1855-1984, written by historian Thomas Veith as part of a Wallingford Heritage Project. You can find his writing here. He presents an array of interesting tidbits on the development of our neighborhood, and his writing offers perspective as to the age and social context of some older buildings on N 45th Street. On page 66 of his writings, Mr. Veith mentions Tweedy and…