Wallingford, Seattle

Trophy Cupcakes, Molly Moon’s are the tops

Update 4:28pm: Of the three finalists, Molly Moon's Homemade Ice Cream took top prize today as Small Business of the Year. Congratulations to Molly Neitzel for earning this top honor. Trophy Cupcakes and Party and Molly Moon's Homemade Ice Cream were two of the three finalists named in the King County Executive's Small Business of the Year Award, and will be honored during an awards ceremony today (October 12) in Bellevue. This is the first annual Executive's Small Business Award Program,…

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Get to know your traffic circle

Walking home Saturday I met my neighbor, Deborah Niedermeyer, who was tending our traffic circle. I realized I don't know anything about the traffic circle, other than that the kids squeal when we bike around it an extra time. I'm sure each traffic circle in Wallingford has a very interesting history, but here's the story of my favorite one at 2nd Ave NE & NE 43rd St: in 1992, Deborah took pictures to document fender benders (before the days of digital…

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Tattoo You

It looks like the "what's up with that lame 45th Express Mart?" question has finally been resolved. Reader Paul B. noted that the tattoo parlor, Slave to the Needle has expanded into the the space. The new layout is pretty classy, too, with warm wood floors, a classy chandelier and a wall just about covered in awards. We stopped in the other night to chat with the manager, Dave Potter about the expansion: Wallyhood: Looks like you just about doubled your space. How'd…

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Brouwers to Bottleworks to Wallingford

Word on the street is that Matt Bonney, owner of Brouwer's Cafe in Fremont and Bottleworks in Wallingford is the mystery buyer of Bandolero in Fremont and that the new establishment will be along the same lines as Bandolero (except, perhaps more beery and less tequila-y). That's all we know at the moment, not because anyone's being mum, but because we're not being the best reporter at the moment, day job obligations and all. If you know more, please share and…

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Community Council Files Appeal on Stone Way Project

A standing room only crowd at Wednesday night’s meeting of the Wallingford Community Council heard from representatives of the Department of Planning and Development, the developer Skanska and a large number of neighbors concerning a proposed office building on Stone Way. While there was overwhelming support for the concept of a Living Building, Wallingford neighbors expressed a wide variety of opinions regarding the proposal (particularly its size and height) and potential benefits and detriments to the community. Skanska said it was…

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Bizarre Bazaar Seeks Vendors

You may remember that there was a sort of artistic flea market or craft sale down at Om Culture, the Bizarre Bazaar, last December (timed for the holiday gift season, of course). Isaac Cotec writes that he's spinning up another one for this coming December, and is seeking artists to participate: Hey Everyone I am really excited to announce the next Bizarre Bazaar happening this year on December 3rd! We will be having it at the same venue, Om Culture. We will…

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Smash on Bloomspot

Smash Wine Bar & Bistro is the daily deal on Bloomspot, another one of them daily deal sites. Get $50 of food and drink for $25. And unlike a certain restaurant to the north, Smash is doing just fine, thank you very much. (Smash is a Wallyhood sponsor.)

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