I've got to level: I'm writing this shaded by a palm tree on a warm and sunny beach far to the south of Wallingford. I understand it snowed? Anyhoo, leaves me a bit disconnected from the neighborhood. So I rely on you all to let me know what's going on. Specifically, there's a big holiday coming up, and here's the sum total of what I know On Christmas Eve, the Wallingford Presbyterian Church will be celebrating, starting at 7 pm, with…
If you're looking for some unusual family entertainment with the kids out of school, think about scooting on down to Fremont: The Fremont Players and the Fremont Philharmonic Orchestra return to Hale's Palladium with a brand new British Panto, Dick Whittington and his Cat, based on a true classic story. A poor boy with only his cat for company, Dick arrives in the big City of London to seek his fame and fortune. There he encounters the evil and villainous King…
(Hart Hornor contributes this article about a new Wallingford-owned business, Cann-Pet) Samurai used to have problems with aggression. He slapped other cats. For treatment, his owner gave him veterinarian-prescribed Paxil, an antidepressant for humans. But Paxil is tough on cat livers. So recently, his owner has been trying a new treatment: cannabis. Samurai's cannabis comes from Dan Goldfar, an MIT grad who worked in finance in New York before moving to Wallingford and cofounding Canna-Pet, an online cannabis business for pets.…
Seattle Public Utilities would like you to know: With snow and slush in the overnight forecast, Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) is advising customers to treat Friday as a normal day for garbage, recycling, and food/yard waste collection. Please put your garbage, recycling, and food/yard waste out by 7 a.m. to ensure pickup. If your collection is missed, please leave your materials out for one more day. If your materials still have not been collected by 5 p.m. Saturday, please bring them inside until your next regularly…
After 33 years at the La Boulangerie (18 as master baker and owner), Xon Loung is losing his lease on his little corner bakery on 45th Street. As he tells it, back in July, the building owner, Yasuhiro Narai, visited him in his store and asked him his plans. His plans? Keep working! Loung has operated Boulangerie single-handedly for the last 14 years (after his "woman left him") and at 65 years old, he felt he still had a few years…
Sarah Shannon, lead singer of the Seattle famous kids rock band The Not-Its! writes: The Not-Its! are coming to Wallingford! This time they're doing something a little different. Seattle's kindie rockers have developed a pre-k music and movement class called Rockaboo. This 10 week series will be lead by lead singer Sarah Shannon and held in the heart of the hood and The Wallingford Boys and Girls club starting Jan 9. Rockaboo was developed by Sarah (a Wallingford mom who can…
Back in July, Margaret posted that a new Turkish restaurant would be opening where the Golden Olive used to be (1712 N 45th St). This past month, Bodrum opened! It's the latest creation of chef-owner Sedat Uysal, who also runs Cafe Paloma in Pioneer Square. Also serving as chef is Pinar Özhal, and together they're serving up traditional Anatolian (Turkish) cuisine in the "meyhane" style. Sedat and Pinar met through the Seattle Turkish community, which numbers about 3,000. Ask Sedat to…