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Wallingford Weekend Roundup

There's plenty going on in honor of Easter this weekend (see our Wallingford Easter weekend round-up), but there are some non-bunny related happenings, as well. Here are some quick highlights: Music and Dance Zachary Watkins and Tiffanny Lin : "Movable, long commutes between loved ones, music for motors and resonant strings is the elusive yet evocative title for the new composition by Bay Area composer Zachary James Watkins. This new evening length work, premiered by Seattle pianist Tiffany Lin, is scored for…

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Maybe Fireworks After All?

There's a chance we may get a fireworks display over Lake Union after all (see Fireworks Canceled). After One Reel announced that a sponsor would have to come up with a cool half million to get the fireworks back on track, KIRO's Dave Ross and famed chef Tom Douglas kicked off a pledge drive with $5,000. Microsoft and Starbucks have offered to match donations of $125,000 each, and dozens of businesses have stepped up to the challenge. As of this writing,…

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Future Files

Parents, are you concerned that your children may be a closet thespians? If so, you may want to send them over to the Public Theater at the Bathhouse on Green Lake for Future Files: This spring, we travel forward in time with two exciting, one-act plays that challenge us to think about the world we are creating.... "The Days of Perky Pat," by the award-winning philosopher-author Philip K. Dick, dreams a world where survivors of a global thermonuclear war live off…

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Walmart comes to Wallingford

The Walmart Corporation announced an agreement today to purchase the building and grounds of Wallingford's Good Shepherd Center (4649 Sunnyside Avenue N) along with the adjoining Meridian Park. They plan to open their 5,783rd store there, the first inside Seattle city limits. In addition to their standard electronics, music, furniture, toys and home accessories, the "supercenter" will also feature  produce, baked goods, a deli and other grocery items. Initial neighborhood reactions were mixed. Ron Waldman, head of the Meridian School, presently…

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Wallingford Easter Roundup

My mom's birthday is Easter Sunday -- at least that's what she's been saying since she was a kid.  She's wrong, but what the heck.  She's the kind of woman who appreciates flowers, dresses, Easter bonnets, and colorful baskets full of trinkets and bunny shaped chocolates.  So we'll give it to her.  Her birthday is on Easter.  Every year. And if she were in Wallingford this weekend, here are some of the Easter events she'd get to choose from.  Most are on Saturday rather…

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Cook the Books!

No, we're not suggesting some sort of accounting scheme. The 5th annual Edible Book Festival is coming to Wallingford Saturday, April 10th.  We're writing about it now cuz you still have time to enter your own book-themed work of art.  And if you'd just like to show up and nosh, that's ok too. What? People bring a piece of edible art related to books: a pun on a title, an interpretation of a scene or character, or just something having to do with…

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Rancho Bravo Update

We had the pleasure of chatting with Freddy Rivas this morning, owner of Seattle's finest taco empire (we assume you'll allow us that one truck in Wallingford and a converted KFC on Capitol Hill count as an empire, when the tacos are that good), Rancho Bravo (211 NE 45th St). Those of you who tried a visit yesterday (and who didn't see our tweet) may be wondering why it was closed. Never fear, it's back in action and better than ever…

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