Wallingford, Seattle

From "Weird Lost", we turn now to "Weird Found". Steve sent this photo along with a note: It may be winter but a large red flower sprung up in our Bagley Ave. yard on New Year's eve.   Perhaps you could publish the picture to see if anyone is missing this bloomin' creation. Leave a note if it's yours, we'll hook you up with Steve.

Fresh Fitness and Dance (4430 Corliss Ave North) is coming to the Wallingford neighborhood. Stop by the new studio Sunday, January 9, at 4:30pm for the Grand Opening, featuring live performances by instructors, refreshments, and appetizers, plus a 90-minute Zumba kick-off party. FRESH FITNESS & DANCE is bringing its upscale ambiance, eco-friendly amenities, and talented, professionally trained instructors to a beautiful new location in Wallingford. FFD is a one-stop shop for people of all ages and genders who want to obtain -…

There's something about the cold white light of midwinter sparkling off hoarfrosted windows that's always seemed a bit otherworldly and magical. Today, it seems to have slowed the tumult in Wallingford to a thick syrup, like some white sorceress spell. It's left us a bit contemplative, reflecting on the past year and thinking about the next. We're not one much for resolutions, really, but the turning of the year, reinforced by the proximity of our birthday, does provide a timely marker…

On this, the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Mr. Wallyhood’s birth, we present 40 Reasons Mr. Wallyhood Rocks. 1.     He’s a Wallingford do-gooder. 2.     He founded the coolest hyperlocal blog in Seattle. 3.     Wallyhood is a hobby, not a money-making enterprise. 4.     Less bullshit, more realism. 5.     He filled the Stone Way pit with colorful balls. 6.     He decorates the Wallyhood banner for holidays. 7.     He cares how we look. 8.     He used to have blue hair. 9.     He always…