I struggled with this post as there's not a lot of data to back up the opinions here and I'm really not looking to hurt local small businesses by pitting one against another. On the flip side, a review that doesn't do comparisons isn't that helpful or interesting, and our family has eaten at most of the local places and has opinions. In the end, I wrote it as though giving somebody advice, but keep in mind it's just the view of one…
Traffic is why we vote for transit. If it weren't for traffic we would cut pollution by focusing on mileage standards, we would offer free Car2Go passes for people who can't afford a car, we would offer accessible van services for people that can't drive. A lot fewer buses and no trains would be needed if it weren't for traffic. If the main goal for transit boils down to coaxing people out of their cars during rush hour, what's the cost / benefit ratio…
You can look at a restaurant strictly in terms of things that need to be good: how stuff tastes, what it costs, how clean a place is, and whether the wait staff is nice. Moving beyond that, restaurants are like a Rorschach test for your individual personality. How fussy should the food descriptions be? How crowded should a place be? What's the right atmosphere? Do you prefer trendy or established places? Do you like attentive wait staff that make suggestions, or would you prefer…
Wallyhood will be much better if we can limit Move Seattle Levy coverage to one day per week, so please let us know if you'd like to help us with our issues. I mean Wallingford's issues. The best articles often come from neighbors with fresh perspectives, so our favorite articles are the ones you write for us (thanks again Jeff!) Alternately, help us figure out what to write about next by completing this poll or suggesting a headline in the comments.…
Yo yo yo homies! It's time to get down with the Wallingford Calendar. The Meaningful Movies dwells on our whiteyness with "WHITE LIKE ME" tonight at 7 PM, a discussion of "what it means to be white in a white society, run by whites, for whites. Plus how easy it is for whites to be oblivious to all the obvious advantages and more subconscious perks and less well-known benefits that come from being part of this “normal” group." Expect a communal…
Thanks to Jeff Lindstrom for writing the following for us after discovering that writing for Wallyhood can be like not just getting Jesse, but being Jesse: Neighbors. Love them or not we all have them. Some are life-giving to our neighborhoods, like Paul down my street whose parking strip is always so beautifully planted, or the neighbors who occasionally repaint the huge ladybug in the intersection of 49th and Burke. Others well, let’s just say we relish the day when the…
Tonight is the annual meeting of the Wallingford Community Council! The late breaking agenda from the always excellent Erika: We hope you can join us for the WCC Annual Meeting in Room 202 of the Good Shepherd Center at 7 p.m. Wed 5/27 Come hear about the accomplishments of your community council and plans for the upcoming year. Help shape our programs on the Wallingford Waterway Walk (including opening WW20); cleanup of derelict buses & campers on Northlake Way; Land Use…