Carol writes: Wallyhood resident calls out the cops because doesn't like car parked in front of house!!!! On Wed. Sept. 14, while volunteering at the market, i was parked legally on the street behind the market (2201 46th - 46th and Bagley)... when i returned to my car, i found a ticket for the amount of $42. posted on my windshield.... when i called the next day, I was told that the neighbor had called out the police because i was…
A new store called Fair Trade Winds has opened in Wallingford Center. Fair Trade Winds is family-owned, specializing in Fair Trade housewares and gifts. They're located right next to Paron's Closet, across from Yazdi. Emily wrote to tell us that her uncle, Paul Cullen, owns three other Fair Trade Winds stores on the east coast. As a member of Green America, the Fair Trade Federation, and Fair Trade Seattle, the new store will carry reclaimed wood furniture, eco-friendly lighting, organic bedding, home…
Ever wonder what Wallingford Center used to be before it was Wallingford Center? Spin back the clock to 1904, and you'll find them opening the Interlake Public School, the first school in Wallingford (Latona followed in 1906 and Lincoln in 1907). Interlake closed its doors in 1971 (leaving the building vacant for 15 years: and you thought the Festering Pit at Stone Way and 40th was an eyesore!), so, if we do our math right, that means that students in the…
A reader wrote in about bumping into Real Change vendor Cat outside the PCC in Fremont and asked us follow up with her about where she's been recently, and why she's left her spot in front of Bartell Drugs. Cat sent us an update providing insight into the jockeying for locations which goes on among our street community: To answer your query as to why I moved my selling location from the Wallingford Bartell's [sic] to the Fremont PCC I will do…
Every year, our neighborhood hosts a number of community arts and cultural events, adding to the funky, artsy, and sometimes quirky vibrancy of Wallingford. Some of these events, including the Edible Book Festival, HonkFest West, and the Seattle Improvised Music Festival (SIMF), receive annual funding through the Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs' Neighborhood & Community Arts program which serves to "Help Seattle’s neighborhood art councils and community-based groups produce annual festivals and events that enhance the visibility of neighborhoods, promote…
Think about the Burke Gilman Trail for a moment. Think about where it reveals itself to the neighborhood at N. 34th & Stone Way. Now imagine a a vibrant, active building that has a relationship to the trail - a living building that connects the community. What if that building takes little or nothing from the earth, not even during construction, and then gives back to the environment in return? Skanska USA and Fremont Dock Company are teaming up to bring…
Zaw Pizza has been open for a couple of weeks now, but this Saturday, 9/17, they'll be celebrating with an official Grand Opening of their new store on Stone Way (4612 Stone Way North, in the old 7-11 spot) from 2pm-6pm: Grand Opening celebrations will feature hot-off-the-BBQ pizza samples, freshly baked cookies, and Dry Soda sampling as well. Look for the white tent in the parking lot and drop on by the party! The newest Zaw is now open everyday at…