A little late, but the folks at Stoneway Village, LLC. wanted to let neighbors to know about the street closure on 39th at Stone Way this morning. They made a last minute call this morning at 5am to close the street today, from 6:30 am to approximately 3:30 pm, so that they could "pour a slab on grade in the middle section of the project." The alley and the sidewalk on the south side of the street are both open. Another…
Pull up a bar stool and take a minute to get to know another wonderful Wallyhood sponsor: Jay Farias, Proprietor of Bandolero: Where are you from? - Dartmouth, Massachusetts. I moved here in 1991. What’s the secret of your success? – I'm not successful yet! But the secret to success is hard work, diligence and stick-to-it-iveness. You can't give up because the restaurant business is a roller-coaster ride. You have to serve a good quality product with a friendly staff. People…
As soon as the clouds broke on Tuesday afternoon, artists Maggie Schneider and Siolo Thompson made a beeline to their latest project, a new mural for the Wallingford Art Walk. The mural, which is located on the side of the building that houses Bottleworks and City Cellars, features a 20' tall robot, in mid-stride, amid a soon-to-be colorful backdrop. He'll be leaving a wake of flowers in his path when the mural's done, just in time for the May 4 Art…
Reader Peg told us about a house fire tonight, on the 4400 block of Thackeray, around 9:00 pm: Firefighters said it was a close call that no one was hurt and it didn't spread far. All residents are fine. Apparently started in the kitchen. Lots of smoke, but no flames visible.
We just received the following email from Jon DeLeeuw from Not a Number: Somebody tried to break into the following businesses (that we know of) on Wed. night approx 3AM: Fainting Goat, Not A Number/Sock Monster Teahouse Kuan Yin (not sure on this, damage seemed slight) Joule Rusty Pelican The alarm at Joule went off at 3:30AM, and obviously scared them off as they left their crowbar and hammer by Joules back door. They used a brute force method, basically ripping…
Last Monday, Amy over at My Green Lake posted a story about a Tangletown neighbor who watched in horror as an Amazon Fresh delivery truck driver backed into his parked car. He blogged about it, along with the interesting turn of events that happened afterward. I won't give away the whole premise of the story because I'd rather you go and read it on Matt Kowalczyk's blog. It's well worth the read, too, since it's one of those super-awesomely feel good…
Wallingford businesses Pangaea Organica Coffee and A Muddy Cup were featured during a KIRO 7 News segment on Tuesday about rising coffee prices. According to the segment, the International Coffee Organization reports that coffee prices have more than doubled in the past two years, from $1.06 per pound to $2.24 per pound. They attribute skyrocketing prices to high fuel prices and bad weather conditions in Colombia. Coffee roaster Rick Riehle of Pangaea Organica talks about how his costs are at a…