I'll give you some good news and some bad news regarding April 15 (this Friday): The good news is that, while April 15 is typically regarded as the deadline to turn in your Federal Tax Returns, the last day to file for 2010 has been extended to Monday, April 18, in observance of Emancipation Day. Woot! The bad news is that Friday, April 15 is the last day to enroll your kiddos in Seattle Public Schools this fall. You have until…
Set your alarm clocks for 5 a.m. tomorrow morning, because that's when Wallingford's brand new Uptown Espresso will begin serving their Velvet Foam. I met with Peter and Dow on Tuesday morning (two super-nice guys, I might add) who told me the official news. Make sure you stop in and welcome Peter and Dow to the neighborhood, and let us know what you think! Uptown Espresso is located at 2300 N. 45th St. (corner of 45th St. at Corliss) Hours: Mon-Fri…
For one night only, Wallingford will have not one, but two restaurants serving Malaysian food. By now, you've probably tried Satay's Malaysian fare. If you haven't, you should, it's amazing. And you've probably tried Perche No's Italian food (1319 N 49th St). Also fantastic. But have you tried Perche No's Malaysian food? A bit of surprise, perhaps, but not if you know that the owners of Perche No all share the last name "Kong". Lily Kong tells us that customers have been…
Honk Fest West, the annual convergence of mobile, ruckus-making musicians, will return in May, including a May 14 stop at Gas Works Park here in Wallingford (the day prior, they'll be banging it up down in Georgetown and the day following they'll clatter their way to the Seattle Center). Where do you suppose travelling marching bands stay when they visit Seattle? Do you imagine that people who construct their percussion section out of 5-gallon buckets and used car parts rent out…
Last call! There are only four spots left for this Saturday's Wallyhood Food Swap. There really is limited room, so if you plan to come, please RSVP now to reserve a spot. Here's what we told you about it when we first announced it a few weeks back: Do you cook, bake, can, jar, grow, distill, brew, shepherd or summon? Do you, perhaps, cook, bake, can, etc. too much? Interested in swapping some of what you got for some of what someone…
Spring is here, or that's what they tell us anyway. So it's time to clean up this little 'hood. Time to beautify it for all those lovely evening walks we'll enjoy this summer. Time to remove the trash in hopes that taggers will move on to other locales. Time for the neighborhood to reconvene and catch up with one another. Whatever your incentive is, it's time to clean up. Wallingford Chamber of Commerce Vice President Greg Martin of Oom Yung Doe sent us…
Spoiler Alert! I'm going to tell you who won the Food Network donut challenge. So beware if you haven't seen it yet! Helen told us last week that Mighty-O and Top Pot donuts would compete in the first ever Food Network donut challenge. Well, they have. And Wallingford has yet another winning Food Network chef. That's right! Sara Beth Russert is the nation's first donut champ! Congratulations, Sara Beth! Actually, I don't know if Sara Beth calls herself a chef. She's…