Wallingford, Seattle

Spawn of Hell Uncovered on Stone Way

Neighbors of the construction project underway at N 40th St and Stoneway Ave (previously known as the "festering pit") were awaked to an unpleasant row this morning. According to Erica Thomas, spokeswoman for Stoneway Village II, LLC, the development company in charge of the project, an excavator that was working to clear a previously untouched area for the sub-basement of the complex unearthed what she termed "the spawn of hell". "We're not sure exactly what it is, or whether it is actually…

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Wallingford Weekend

April is here! (O.k., officially, it'll be here tomorrow).  Time to break out that spring jacket (the one with the hood and zip-in liner in case the temps dip ) and get outside to enjoy all the lovely colors of spring (set against the dull gray backdrop).  I'm not a big fan of spring, can you tell?  Used to be a big fan.  BIG FAN.  Can't stand it now, because it's when I suffer the most from allergies and I'm forced…

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What in the Wallingford

You know what this neighborhood needs? More gargoyles. You can never have too many gargoyles, in our opinion. Last week's What in the Wallingford contest photo was pretty easy to recognize as a gargoyle, but we had lots of guesses as to which gargoyle it was. As it happens, it's on a house on the corner of NE 54th and 1st Ave NE. Sadly, it seems that whoever lives in that house is not a Wallyhood reader, as nobody responded (correctly)…

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Not A Number Raffle for Japan

With the move to their smaller space completed, and the store reopened, Not A Number owners Kara Ceriello and Jon DeLeeuw enlisted members of their Kids Club to raise funds for stranded families in Japan through ShelterboxUSA.org.  Many Wallingford businesses have donated all sorts of goodies for the cause, and Not A Number will hold a series of daily raffle drawings for prizes beginning this Friday, April 1 at 7pm----both in-store and online through their website: NotANumberGifts.com. For the past five…

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Rubber Chickens

This Friday, April 1st is just another day for some; but for others, it's April Fools Day.  For Archie McPhee, Friday marks The Great Rubber Chicken Giveaway.  That's right folks, the first 100 people who come in to Archie McPhee this Friday will get their very own rubber chicken.  I happen to think this giveaway is highly appropriate for Wallingford since we're friends of the fowl, and so I hereby proclaim that our neighborhood mascot is the chicken, be it rubber…

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Let’s dance!

Wallingford's Fresh Fitness and Dance has a great deal with Green Lake Moms this week:  Buy a 10-visit punchcard at Fresh Fitness for just $45. That's over half-off from what you'd normally pay, plus you can mix and match from a variety of classes, and bring the kiddos to join in on the fun.  (Pssst, you don't have to be a mom to enjoy this deal, either.  It's open to everyone!) Choose from the following genres of classes: Dance: ZUMBA, Salsa,…

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Growing “Your Farm in the City”

Imagine acquiring the power to produce your own food.  Boom! Veggies over here.  Bam! Herbs over there.  Wham! Strawberries!  Zap! Fresh-laid eggs, coming right up! Most city-livers are so distant from the sources of what they eat that this seems like magic.  But in her new book Your Farm in the City, Lisa Taylor of Seattle Tilth explains that starting an urban farm is no mystery, but rather something deeply satisfying that we can all do.  Meet Lisa, learn about the…

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