Reader Kris just sent us mail letting us know that her friend, also named Kris, in Green Lake found a kitty wandering around her garage yesterday, around 5th Avenue NE and NE 72nd St. Green Lake Kris emailed My Green Lake who published this post, but Wallingford Kris asked if we could do the same. The cat has no collar and is not microchipped. It's a gray tabby with black markings and blue eyes. Wallingford Kris also pointed us to our…
Here's some news we've heard around Wallingford this week: Reader Glenn tells us that the projected open date for Walgreen's is November 1, 2011. Looks as though they may be adding a drive thru window. It'd be nice if they also installed an Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station. A reader wrote that someone broke into her car on 43rd and Sunnyside this week, stealing an iPod and causing her to pony-up a $500 deductible for the window. That really sucks. We've…
We're a bit overdue for thanking our many fine sponsors, who's generous support keeps the lights on here at Wallyhood. This time round, we've got a variety of news and coupons to offer you: Reed Painting Company is holding a Job Fair, seeking new employees, this Saturday, August 20 from 10 - 11:30 am. They'll be serving bacon and eggs to all applicants, but you are instructed to come in work clothes, since they may have you demonstrate your handiness at…
While you probably know that Wallingford Center was once the Interlake Public School, did you know about the school's history? I sure didn't, so I did a little bit of reading on HistoryLink and the Seattle Public Schools website here's what I learned: The Interlake Public School was the first school to be built in Wallingford in 1904 (Latona was built in 1906 and Lincoln opened in 1907). Interlake closed in 1971, and the building sat empty for 15 years until…
A few readers have sent us emails over the summer asking us if we'd seen the new sushi place, Shima, over on Wallingford Avenue, next to Babalu. Sure we have, and we wrote about it back in June, but somehow that post flew under the radar, so I'm here to make amends. Early Friday evening, my husband, daughter and I walked up to Shima and grabbed a table next to the sushi bar. It wasn't particularly busy, but it wasn't empty…
Remember last year, when those two cute Boxer pups were dognapped from someone's yard? Or last month, when Stella was stolen right outside of the Durn Good? Thankfully, both stories had happy endings, and the dogs were returned to their owners; but now we're hearing stories around the neighborhood about people attempting to take dogs that are leashed up in front of businesses. Wally Pets owner Paul Brown told us about two separate incidents of attempted dog theft. The first one…
I'll bet you a bag of dog treats that if you were to stop in at Wally Pets once a month for a year, you wouldn't hear Paul Brown tell you the same story twice. And these aren't just your ordinary run of the mill stories either. He'll tell you all about his worldwide travels--from running with the bulls in Pamplona to camping in Africa and watching a baby elephant befriend a giraffe right outside of his tent. Plus, you'll see…