Our coverage of Stella's dognapping continues, with many thanks to Mari, who sent us a clip of the Durn Good Grocery's surveillance camera footage. If you click on the (.gif) below the picture, you'll be able to see the truck go past the doorway. For those of you reading this in email, you'll have to come to the blog to check it out.
It's on, folks! Now it's summer! Friday morning, One Reel took Lady Liberty's head out of a crate and put her atop the hill at Gas Works. While setting up, One Reel's Production Director, Winsor Graves, shared some of her history with bystanders. The large inflatable balloon was custom made in 1992 for the annual fireworks at Gas Works Park. She is owned by One Reel, but there used to be more to her than a disembodied head. When she was…
If you're out enjoying the sunshine and maybe looking for a bargain this Saturday, stop in at 2413 N 41st. St. Mimi and Sandy holding a garage sale as a fundraiser for a fund to buy a house for people to stay in while visiting Seattle for cancer treatment. We're not quite sure how to scale the economics of a garage sale to buying a house, but Sandy has Stage 4 cancer, and our heart goes out to anyone and everyone…
A couple of crimes occurred this week involving car break-ins, shoplifters, and items stolen from the Good Shepherd Center. A reader tells us that her family's car was broken into during the middle of the day on Tuesday: My son attends Wallingford Child Care Center (42nd & Bagley). On 6/28, at approximately 4pm, our car (while parked directly in front of the child care entrance on 42nd) was broken into. The window was smashed and two diaper bags were stolen. Around the corner (on…
"Whaaat?" you ask. "I don't remember any discussion about a 'Neighborhood Greenway!' Nope, that's because back in January we told you that efforts were underway to plan and develop a bike boulevard in Wallingford, thanks to Cathy Tuttle of Spokespeople and SDOT (Seattle Department of Transportation) for funding. Well, a few things have changed since then, especially the term "bike boulevard" since this proposed dedicated east/west passageway applies not only to bicyclists but pedestrians as well, hence the new term: Neighborhood…
Jai Wiliamson, owner of the Durn Good Grocery (4002 Wallingford Avenue North) tells us his dog, Stella, is gone. The Rat Terrier was last seen immediately outside of the store, on the sidewalk at about 12:40pm this afternoon. Williamson was inside fixing a freezer when he saw Stella go outside. Moments later, when he went to check on her, he couldn't find her. The owner of Ramona Cleaners across the street was pointing and yelling over to him, but Williamson couldn't…
Since Wallingford doesn't have a physical community center per se, many families rely on the centers in nearby Green Lake, Ballard, and Ravenna. I've gotta tell ya-- I spend half my life over at Green Lake, mostly for taking my kids to swimming lessons or swim team; and when they were younger, they were each enrolled in the preschool at the community center and we used the toddler play space upstairs on a regular basis. The kids and I have come…