This arrived in our Wallyhood inbox some weeks ago and it was so lovely we had to share: Hello, While waiting at the 45th street crosswalk in front of QFC Saturday, an elderly man asked me to look at the curb that separates the QFC parking lot from the sidewalk. That started a lengthy, disjointed, yet still interesting, trail of stories. They ranged from someone tearing his shirts in the laundry room where he lives, to his Dad being a cop in the 'hood, to…
During one of my daily walks this week, I spotted this flier next to the east entrance of the Wallingford Playfield. Not only was I drawn to the elaborate detail on the flier, but I was intrigued by the items listed as missing: hula hoops, frisbees, and devil sticks. I figured, someone took a lot of time to create such a flier, and so these items must have sentimental value for that person. When I got home, I called the number…
Sadly, the Home Tour isn't taking place this Sunday, but we hope Janet in the Wallingford Neighborhood Office has some homeowners willing to pitch-in for a January 2011 date. Meantime, there's still plenty of stuff to do around the neighborhood this weekend, including Hamilton's Open House (Molly Moon's ice cream truck will be there, too). If you plan to cycle or run along the Burke Gilman on Saturday, oh, say between 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m., watch out for the little ones from…
Barb Burrill of City Fruit is looking for some folks to serve as fruit tree stewards along the Burke-Gilman Trail in Wallingford. City Fruit is working on a project with the City of Seattle to train fruit tree stewards to care for fruit trees in Seattle parks: The planning group for this new fruit tree stewards program has selected five pilot parks, one of which is the Burke-Gilman Trail in Wallingford, between I-5 and Gas Works Park. Each park will have a team of…
Beginning Saturday, October 2, Metro riders will see a few changes made to some of the bus routes in the neighborhood. We’ve listed below those services added and discontinued to the most frequently used routes. Check Metro’s website for a full list of service changes if you don’t see your route listed here. Routes with added service: Route 5 On weekdays, two trips will be added each day to improve service frequency from downtown Seattle to Greenwood Ave N & N…
Did you know that the Aurora Bridge has the second highest suicide rate for a bridge in the nation, just behind the Golden Gate Bridge? In 1932 the Aurora Bridge was marked as a National Historic Landmark named the George Washington Memorial Bridge; but, sadly, today it is known because of its suicide rate. According to the Take Back The Bridge Project, one person a month attempts suicide on the Aurora Bridge, on average. The organization is asking the community to…
We know there are trivia nights going on all over Wallingford: Kate's, Grizzled Wizard, Moon Temple, Murphy's and more. We'd like to create a round-up, compare the types of questions or something fun like that, but we don't know the details. If you organize a trivia night in Wallingford, or know who does, please drop us a line with some details and contact info. Oh, same thing with open mic nights.