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Just down the street from the Tangle Town Public House, MKT and Zoka Coffee, a different form of stress release joins the Tangletown community. The Still Point: Massage Therapy moved into the neighborhood in October. With COVID cases down and pandemic anxiety still looming large, I nervously ventured for my first massage in many years. While it has been a while since I've had a massage, I am not a stranger to massage therapy, but during this difficult times, looking for…

(Editor's note:  Some of you—perhaps our one other regular reader besides the other editors—may recall that a few weeks ago, Wallyhood did a feature on Sound Goods and its co-owner, Jennifer Kline Shernoff.  In the interests of expanding our coverage as well as our stable of writers, we invited Jenn to begin writing about wine with a neighborhood focus.  She's embraced that invitation, and her first article follows.  Stay tuned for more wine-focused musings from our Wallyhood vintner!) By Jennifer Kline…

It is too soon to tell! But not too soon to get gardening! March is a changeable weather month and so far we have had  a "false Spring”and a few nights with freezing temperatures but planting season is just around the corner!  What can you plant in March in the kitchen garden?  Like another March holiday, think GREEN!  The Farmer’s Almanac puts Seattle's last frost date on March 17th, so while you are toasting with a green beer, consider some other greens…

While not technically in our neighborhood, the Freeway Estates Community Orchard (FECO) at 6030 6th Ave NE is not far away – just east of Green Lake, alongside the west edge of I-5 and just south of Ravenna Boulevard. I’ve never noticed it, in part because, if you’re getting on I-5 south from, say, the Park and Ride, your view of the orchard is blocked by a cement sound barrier, and if you’re getting off I-5 north onto Ravenna, then you’re…

This is one of those stories that is hard to write about, as it concerns a heartbreaking loss.  You may recall last summer that 15-year-old Mahamed Mohamud disappeared somewhere between Wallingford and the Green Lake Library.  Two days later, his body was found in Green Lake.  The Seattle Police determined his death was an accident and closed the case. While not a lot is known about the circumstances, at least some of the details do not seem to add up.  Mahamed’s…

[Editor's note: For those unfamiliar with the Wallingford Community Council, the WCC is, in their own words, "a neighborhood voice representing the greater Wallingford community in interactions with city government on land use, transportation, and parks." Their monthly meetings are a source of valuable information about goings-on in our neighborhood and the city at large. As a new feature, we will bring you the minutes of these meetings here.] The Wallingford Community Council (WCC) held its monthly meeting via Zoom on…

The Wallingford Community Senior Center will hold a free Covid vaccine clinic on March 24 from 10 am to 3 pm. This clinic is for any of the first three doses if you have not yet received all of them -- either children or adults. It is also for the 4th dose booster for all folks older than 65 years and folks of all ages who have a compromised immune system, either natural or medically induced, such as by chemotherapy, treatment…