Here's the latest news from the folks managing the Hamilton International Middle School remodel. The aerial shot to the left was taken on December 24. As of the end of December 2009, the skylight has been installed in the east historic gym and finish work is underway on the 3rd and 2nd floor of the historic building, including final drywall, paint, ceiling tiles, wood trim and ceramic tile. Steel frame installation for the grand stairs at the commons has begun, and…
Go Time is assembling a list of the best happy hours in each neighborhood and in Seattle as voted by its users. As of this writing, Ivar's has the top spot in Wallingford (and #7 in Seattle) followed by Kate's (#26 in Seattle) and Changes (not in the Seattle top 100). Check out the list of the Best Happy Hours in Wallingford, and vote for your own. Business owners can add a badge to their web site encouraging their customers to…
QFC let us know that tomorrow, Tuesday Feb 2nd at 5:00 pm, they will be ceremonially relighting the iconic Wallingford sign that has returned to the top of their store with the near completion of their remodel. They'll also be hosting a BBQ on Tuesday as well, from 2 pm - 6 pm, with proceeds going to the American Red Cross's relief efforts in Haiti.
Been to the library lately? There's an ominous new sign on the door: Yep, 15 branches of the Seattle Public Library, including our humble yet beloved Wallingford branch, have been forced to reduce hours starting Wednesday Feb. 3rd due to $1.7 million in budget cuts. So books can now only be had on: Monday, Tuesday 1-8 PM Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday 11-6 CLOSED Friday and Sunday Sigh. You need to trek on over to Greenwood, Northeast or Ballard the rest of the…
Two bits of from the crime blotter this week. Patrick writes: A lurker was spotted Wednesday morning on Sunnyside Ave N, near the intersection of 38th. My wife was walking our two dogs at approximately 6.15 AM and noticed a man slip into the bushes. The dogs did, too – all six eyes kept a careful watch. The man did not make any threatening sounds or gestures, by my wife described it as fairly unnerving, particularly since one of the dogs…
A dozen kids and a pile of electronics took over the Great Hall at the Fremont Abby this past Saturday for a Field Recording Workshop. The workshop was hosted by the Fremont Abby and run by Wallingford's Hollow Earth Radio. Five staff members from Hollow Earth started by helping the kids, ages 8-13, to discover and understand what field recording is and why it is important. For those of you over the age of 13 who don't know what field recording…
We just read in the Wallingford eNewsletter (put out by the Wallingford Neighborhood Office) that the Wallingford Farmers Market won't be returning to Wallingford Center this coming year. A new location in Wallingford is being discussed, apparently (Good Shepherd Center)? They're also discussing changing the day of the week from Wednesday (Saturday?)