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…
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…
Sometimes, Wallyhood provides a place for readers to do a bit of community policing in its Forums and Comments. So, to be safer and better-informed, read on: A rash of plant poisonings and uprootings. Got any leads? Have your plants been damaged? Ideas about why someone would target such helpless and innocent victims? How safe is Wallingford for single, female residents?, asks a potential newcomer from the Eastside. Got any input or experiences? The ever-contentious debate over removing signs from telephone…
We just received word of two crimes that happened in the neighborhood today. The first is a stolen car: I don't know if you guys could help me out at all, but my car was stolen today from right outside my house! My roommate got home at 2:30 and said she saw it there, but when we left the house at 4:00 it was missing. I called the cops so I know it wasn't towed. It was parked along Keystone PL…
July 9, 2011 marks the 62nd annual Wallingford Kiddies Parade, one of the biggest and most loved events in Wallingford. If you enjoy this neighborhood tradition and have a little bit of time you're willing to donate beginning in April, then the Wallingford Neighborhood Office wants to talk to you! Here's a note from President of the Board, Joe Hurley: Hello Neighbor, I am writing to you as the current President of the Board of the Wallingford Neighborhood Office. Our Board…
I can't tell you how excited I am to craft my work of edible art for the Sixth Annual Seattle Edible Books Festival, a "festival celebrating books, food & the people who love them." The festival will be held Saturday, April 2nd from noon to 3pm at the Good Shepherd Center. But first, a deadline looms: edible book entries must be registered by March 30th. Not sure what an edible book festival is? Take a look at these photos from past…
No sooner had we closed the books on this week's edition of Wallingford Weekend, than two more events came across our desk, both, oddly enough, concerning opera: Zhixian Ren will be holding a reception on Sunday from 2 - 5 pm at Wallingford Center featuring original paintings of ancient Chinese opera characters (at right). Also this Sunday, Perche'No Pasta & Vino (1319 N. 49th St) has Opera Night from 6 - 8 pm, featuring live opera music and piano. Enjoy it with a…