Wallingford, Seattle

The Publican opens next month

Geoff Kaiser over at Seattle Beer News tells us that The Publican will open in mid- to late December in the former Bandolero spot (2253 N. 56th St.), which was sold to the guys behind Brouwer's Cafe and Bottleworks last month. According to Seattle Beer News, The Publican will have 22 taps along with a selection of bottled beer and a full bar for cocktails. They'll open at 10am daily and will serve breakfast (all day), lunch, and dinner. Matt Bonney (who runs Brouwer's Cafe) told Seattle Beer News:…

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Celebrate the Original Slow Food: Apples

Show your support for local folks who take the long-term view of food production. Thursday (11/3) from 5-8 pm, join City Fruit, Northwest Cider Association, and Northwest Sustainability Collaborative for a night of cider tasting from some of the best hard cider makers in the region. For $20 you get 5 tastes. Get your ticket on-line or at the door at 314 First Ave. S.  Every dollar goes toward helping feed hungry people in our community. To learn more and purchase…

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Pumpkin carving contest: last call for entries

Wow, we've gotten a lot of cool entries this year for the Wallyhood Pumpkin Carving Contest. Lots of talented folk here in the neighborhood, I'll tell ya! I'm also gonna tell ya that this is the last call to get your entries over to us. You have until tonight (Wednesday, November 2) at 11:59pm to send your pictures here. Tomorrow, we'll put up a slideshow of all the entries so that the voting can begin for Best Adult Carving and Best…

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Wide World Books expanding

Back in September, Julie from Wide World Books wrote to tell us some good news: I wanted to let you know that I’m taking over the Hemp store 2 doors down from the store, where I’ll be carrying travel clothing. We spotted the spiffy new banner on our neighborhood Halloween trek and while we don't yet have an official word on the opening date, we heard that a soft opening will happen within the next week or so. Stay tuned for…

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Well, that’s new…

As we made our way around Wallingford yesterday in search for tricks and treats, I spied this with my little eye, on the northeast corner of the Wallingford Center parking lot: At least now BoA customers won't have to pay a $5.00 per month debit fee since they scrapped that plan after Wells Fargo and Chase did the same...

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St. Benedict’s School Spaghetti Dinner

Got a hankering for a classic Sunday dinner? Don't feel like cooking? Grab your family and head down to St. Benedict’s School for the Annual Spaghetti Dinner on Sunday, November 6th, from 11am – 7pm. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for children and seniors. This delicious price covers an equally delectable family-style dinner of freshly-prepared pasta, homemade marinara sauce, garden salad and bread sticks. Tea, coffee and milk are provided at no extra cost—soft drinks and wine will be available for purchase…

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Oom Yung Doe moves to Bridge Way

Wallyhood sponsor Oom Yung Doe recently moved from their location at 4319 Stone Way N. to 3845 Bridge Way N., right across from Lama G's Cafe. The move was due to the impending demolition of the buildings on the 4300 block of Stone Way N. to make way for condominiums and retail. Oom Yung Doe's Greg Martin gave us the low-down, along with a new location special and information on working with UW Experimental College: We moved a couple weekends ago…

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