Wallingford, Seattle

Inna and Laura tweeted at us Tuesday night that there were a crowd of police cars around NE 42nd and Latona. A check with the police blotter points to this story: A Wallingford woman was packing up her car around 8:40 pm last night, preparing to move, when she heard the rumble of her car’s engine. A female car thief had climbed into the victim’s 2013 Subaru—parked near 2nd Avenue NE and NE 42nd Street—and started the car up, possibly after…

American Pie, presently in Georgetown, is opening a new location in Wallingford Center tomorrow. Tony writes: I opened a pie shop in Georgetown about 26 months ago.  We make sweet pies, savory pies, empanadas and assorted baked goods. We are coming to Wallingford because we think it's a perfect location for our product.  We have loyal customers who live in Wallingford and that is also a good reason.  We enjoy making food and making people happy.  We are proud of our food…

I know, you're barely recovered from the Independence Day hoopla, but don't forget, there's more hoopla here in Wallingford tomorrow, Saturday July 6: the 64th Annual Wallingford Family Parade  and festival (née Kiddie Parade), a Seafair parade. The parade starts at 11 am by the library, proceeds up 45th Street to Meridian, where it will cut over to Meridian Park where the festival awaits. The festival, featuring games, vendors, food and music, runs noon to 5 pm. Perhaps needless to say,…

Shawn sent this photo of last night's boat fire on Lake Union, just down from Eastern Ave NE. According to KIRO, the fire started from illegal fireworks at about 10 pm last night and damaged 14 boats for an estimated $1.5M in damage: Witnesses saw a firework land on the boat cover of a Master Craft on the second level of the storage racks. [Cory] Crosby used the boat lift and pulled the burning boat out of the slot in the…

Happy Independence Day, Wallingford. Today's the day we get to play host to the rest of the city and beyond. Traffic will be snarled, dogs will be whimpering, the streets will be littered with spent bottle rockets and salutes. Invite a neighbor over for a hot dog. Hand out popsicles. Give your driveway parking spot to a frazzled minivan full of kids from somewhere up north. Pull your sofa out into the middle of the street and share it with someone…