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Liquor Returns to Wallingford

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It's official. We just got word from Anne Radford at the Washington State Liquor Control Board that they'll be re-opening a liquor store in Wallingford at...118 N.E. 45th St! That's where the Hollywood Video used to be, right across from Dick's. On the grim side, this means that there will be a full service liquor store just blocks from the I-5 entrance ramps, where homeless alcoholics have established permanent residence. On the bright side, Dick's milkshakes + Cointreau = Crazy Delicious.…

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OmCulture

Michael Suzerris had a vision: he wanted to create a space in Wallingford where people could come together and advance the kind of projects that he thought would nurture the community: it would be not just a yoga studio, but also a dance space, a coffee house, a kids play area, a barter fair, a community center. As the owner of the Yoga Life studios in Green Lake and Queen Anne, he had experience driving projects like this to completion, and he was…

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Big Hands Guy Returns

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Kara from Not A Number reports: today, on our day off, we got a call from our employee saying that Big Hands Guy was back (just a half hour ago). [...] here's this guy's M.O.:  he usually has a NY accent, says he's from Alaska (he's real friendly, see), and his 8-month pregnant wife is sitting in a coffee shop down the street, and she has all the receipts in her purse.  this is after he's scouted the premises, found a…

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New Auto Shop at Walt’s

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The long empty property at 2221 N 45th St where Walt's Muffler used to be (across from the Taco Time) is getting a new lease on life (or at least a new lease). Chris writes: Just got back from dinner at the Golden Olive, one of our n'hood faves, and saw that the Walt's Muffler building has been leased to a new auto repair business. Ward & I met Brian, the owner, as he was preparing to open for business in…

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Rancho Bravo Repairs

We've got an update for you all on the fire at the Rancho Bravo Taco truck. Freddy Rivas, the owner responded: We did have an incident that will need some exterior repair work done, most likely off site.  It was the result of a design oversight by the builders.  Luckily there was no damage to the interior of the unit and it should be a relatively simple fix.  We're going to need to replace the extractor fan.  In the meantime we…

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New Life at the Jitterbug?

Lots of folks have noticed that there's been some activity at the old Loki Cafe / Jitterbug / Beeliner Diner space (2114 N 45th Street): new windows going on, clean-up. Could this mean a new restaurant in our midst? Unfortunately, we have nothing to report. Margaret tried calling Chow Foods, who own the lease, and they wouldn't comment. Previously, they've said that the spot will be used as a "test kitchen and office", which makes little sense to us, given its…

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Wheelsmiths comes to Wallingford

The old Essential Bakery space won't be vacant long, according to Wallyhood tipster Ryan G: I spoke to the folks as Essential Baking, they said that a bicycle manufacturer is coming to town in place of the bakery.  Brooke at Speedy Reedy (great shop) confirmed that the founders of Wheelsmiths, the first spoke manufacturer in the United States is opening some sort of facility where the bakery used to be. Let us know if you know more, please.

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