Honk Fest West, the annual convergence of mobile, ruckus-making musicians, will return in May, including a May 14 stop at Gas Works Park here in Wallingford (the day prior, they'll be banging it up down in Georgetown and the day following they'll clatter their way to the Seattle Center). Where do you suppose travelling marching bands stay when they visit Seattle? Do you imagine that people who construct their percussion section out of 5-gallon buckets and used car parts rent out…
Ah, the traditional variety show. A little comedy, some singing, some male belly dancing, some balloon animals, a bit of acrobalance, some aerials. Did we mention dessert? OK, maybe not so traditional. This smorgasborg of entertainment is coming to OmCulture (2210 N. Pacific St) this Friday and Saturday, April 15th and 16th at 8 pm. We caught up with Wallingford's own Misty Montaigne for breakfast at Julia's recently and got the scoop: Wallyhood: So where did the idea for the show…
Spring is here, or that's what they tell us anyway. So it's time to clean up this little 'hood. Time to beautify it for all those lovely evening walks we'll enjoy this summer. Time to remove the trash in hopes that taggers will move on to other locales. Time for the neighborhood to reconvene and catch up with one another. Whatever your incentive is, it's time to clean up. Wallingford Chamber of Commerce Vice President Greg Martin of Oom Yung Doe sent us…
Spoiler Alert! I'm going to tell you who won the Food Network donut challenge. So beware if you haven't seen it yet! Helen told us last week that Mighty-O and Top Pot donuts would compete in the first ever Food Network donut challenge. Well, they have. And Wallingford has yet another winning Food Network chef. That's right! Sara Beth Russert is the nation's first donut champ! Congratulations, Sara Beth! Actually, I don't know if Sara Beth calls herself a chef. She's…
Back in January, we told you about the "Day On" day at John Stanford, where students and their families spent Martin Luther King, Jr. day cleaning up their school and such. On that day, the students also hosted a shoe drive, in partnership with Redeeming Soles, a nonprofit organization that provides footwear to the underprivileged and homeless living in Seattle. The shoe drive at John Stanford continues, and if you have a decent pair of shoes (no holes, clean laces, etc.)…
Smash Wine Bar and Bistro is celebrating their 5th anniversary today! Dana says she'll have the patio open and the heaters out, so you can enjoy some early Spring outdoor happy hour (and a fine happy hour they have). Weatherman says sunny with a high in the upper 50's, which, by Seattle standards, is prime outdoor seating weather. Only five years? Doesn't it seem longer? For the life of us, we can't even remember what was there before it was Smash.…
(Wallyhood welcomes Rachel Feldstein to our writing corps! She'll be covering kids-related issues and whatever strikes her fancy.) Have you ever noticed a gaggle of little kids tethered together, exploring the neighborhood? If so, you’ve likely seen the students from Exploration Academy, a new Wallingford preschool. I had the opportunity to tour the school last week and chat with the director, longtime Wallingford resident Michelle Warren. She opened Exploration Academy in Wallingford Center last fall because it “seemed like the perfect…