Wallingford, Seattle

Mural Project, Wallingford Survey

The 46th Street Mural Project sent out an email blast on Friday, inviting people to share their thoughts on newly completed mural beneath Aurora Avenue N. Turns out, though, that the survey asks about a lot more than the mural.  The following issues, as they relate to Fremont & Wallingford, are included: senior services multi-use residential/commercial buildings low income housing single family housing multi family housing art attitudes about the neighborhood The best news yet is that the survey closes tomorrow:…

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Little League

New Haven, 1978. It was a warm spring morning, and they were holding little league tryouts in the field behind the ice skating rink. The coach gave us an encouraging, no pressure smile and lobbed a ball in soft and slow. We had no trouble tracking its slow arc through our thick spectacles, the bat seemed to just swing itself and the pleasant crack of wood on leather sent a thrilling jolt up through our arms and into our torso. The…

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Satay . . . Slightly Delayed

It was a tough job but someone had to do it. Yesterday I got the call on my Wallyhood bat-phone that Satay (1711 N. 45th St.) had opened and someone had to go over there for lunch and get pictures.  Not one to balk at a challenge, I grabbed my trusty little Canon and headed down 45th Street . . . Peter, a co-owner, greeted me at the cash register.  The menu is simple:  four types of satay, three "dishes" (wok-fried…

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Satay Sashays In

Malaysian street food restaurant, Satay (1711 N. 45th St.) opened for business today.  After a year and a half of planning, owners Patrick McCredie and Peter Ringold have transformed the former Avila space and are finally serving up satay for the neighborhood.  Co-owner Patrick McCredie told us, "We're open for business as of today and we're super excited to be a part of Wallingford." After you sample some wines from our Wallyhood/City Cellars tasting tonight from 5-7 p.m., you might want…

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Brazilian at Cutz

Cutz Meridian Salon on Meridian (where that dry cleaner used to be, in back of Murphy's) is today's Green Lake Mom's / Wallyhood "Deal of the Day", where they're selling $120 coupon for $60, which gets you "silky, frizz-free hair" through their "Keratine Express Brazilian smoothing, one of the most innovative and effective professional smoothing treatments in the industry. This treatment produces immediate and noticeable shine and conditioning effects after just one treatment, and results last up to six weeks! Receive…

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Free Accordion Music at The Gypsy Cafe

Whether it's a somber, love-struck melody, a soulful Ukrainian folk song, or a festive polka, there's something about accordion music that one can't help but get swept up in its enchantment.  And we're lucky ducks for having talented local musicians like accordionist Cindy Martin (pictured right) along with Paul Fedorowicz and his band, The Ethnic Underground, play for free here in Wallingford at the Gypsy Café. (3510 Stone Way N.) Here are the details: Monday, December 13th the Northwest Accordion Society…

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Meeting Rescheduled for Seattle Schools Transition Plan

Early last month we told you about a series of meetings that Seattle Public Schools scheduled to talk about the New Student Assignment Plan and what sorts of things will happen during the second "transition year".  One of those meetings, slated to discuss our cluster of schools, was to be held on November 22--the day the big snowstorm hit and closed down the city. If you're still interested in attending, the meeting has been rescheduled for Monday, December 13, from 6:30-8…

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