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Wallingford Community Center

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With the economy the way it is, the long-time goal of Wallingford community activists to extract money from the city to bring a community center to Wallingford has drifted further out of reach. But, if we are nothing else, Wallingford is a neighborhood of roll-with-the-punches problem solvers. When they say it can't be done, we do it just to be show 'em. Thus, we unveil the "distributed community center" (or "virtual community center", if you prefer). It's like a building, but…

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Farmers Market Meridian-Bound

Can you think of anything more small town America than the editor of the local newspaper getting his news about the farmers market while getting his hair clipped at the local barbershop by the head of the local chamber of commerce? I swear, if Opie had walked in barefoot with a PB&J on white bread, Normanl Rockwell would have risen from his grave to paint it. Of course, it's not a newspaper, it's a blog, and Cutz Meridian isn't a barbershop,…

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Weekend Round-Up: Movies!

Did you notice that warm, sunny days of Spring arrived on the first day of Spring? Coincidence? I think not! But the weatherMan (you know, The Man, the one who's always putting us down) predicts rain for the weekend, so hopefully you got your garden dug and there are seeds just waiting for water. And what should you do while your seeds are drinking? It would be a fine time to watch a movie, and we've got a few going on…

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Not Exactly “The Happy Ones”

Here's my quick thumbs-up versus thumbs-down rundown for Green Lake's Bathhouse Theater's current production of "The Happy Ones": Ah, Southern California in the '70.  Even if I wasn't there, I watched it on The Brady Bunch and that was the life The soundtrack to The Big Chill is my favorite Fun-lovin', outspoken leading lady in tall leather boots?  Groovy! Not at all happy.  Sad.  Too, too sad I have no nostalgia for the '70's.  The '70's are over-rated Eh, California -…

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Stoneway Village construction update

Have you seen that huge white crane in the "pit" this morning?  I did, and as I drove past I was struck by how many people were taking pictures.  It's like a little fan club down there!  A big thanks goes out to readers Adam and John for sending some photos to us.  We've added them to the slideshow below, along with a few shots from the developers. If you’re reading this in e-mail, you’ll have to click to our web…

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Project ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor’

With a name like that, how can you resist, right? Wait til you hear the rest of the story. Lower Wallingford resident and pruning specialist Mike King, also known as Pruning Man, is injured and unable to work.  His neighbors want to help him stay in the 'hood & get back up on the ladder, so they hosted a rent party on Saturday night (sorry!  we couldn't advertise because it was over capacity as soon as it was planned!).  It's too…

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Catherine

Location?:  Outside of Bartell Drugs on 45th St. What is your name?:  Catherine or Cat Where are you from?:  San Francisco, but moved to Seattle in Third Grade.  I've been homeless on and off my whole adult life. What do you think of the neighborhood?:  I like Wallingford.  The people are friendly.  They have enough money to buy the paper but they don't have so much money that they're snobs. Favorite Wallingford moment?:  I meet people I wouldn't ordinarily meet, it's…

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