Ever notice how Gas Works Park sometimes smells like corn chips? I usually notice it in the summer when it's been hot outside for a while, like during the 2009 Lullaby Moon. Well, there's a reason for the smell. As Jordan wrote back in July: Gas Works Park is so named for the gas plant, tar refinery and incinerator that used to sit on that land. Of course, when you’ve got all that nastiness boiling there for so long, it’s tough…
Metro and SDOT are planning to make some changes to Metro Route 44, which travels along the NW Market Street/45th Street corridor connecting Ballard, Wallingford, and the University District. Through funding presented by Bridging the Gap--the City’s voter approved levy for transportation and maintenance--the plan includes designs to improve the route's efficiency, with the goal to reduce travel time by 10% throughout the day. Metro Route 44 is ranked as one of the most popular routes in the Seattle area, carrying…
It's that time again! It's Wednesday! Be sure to stop by for one of the last Wallingford Farmers Markets of the season. Beans, winter squash, and huckleberries are making appearances this week, as is Chef Dustin Ronspies from Art of the Table. The Wallingford Farmers Market is held 3pm-7pm (cooking demonstration 4-5pm) Wednesday in the south parking area at the Wallingford Center. Remember, all Seattle farmers markets accept Food Stamps (SNAP), and WIC & Senior Farmers Market Nutritional Program (FMNP) checks,…
You're invited to join Wallyhood's favorite do-gooders for a silent auction and delicious fundraising dinner Sunday, 10/3. The dinner takes place outside of Wallingford's borders at Tom Douglas' Palace Ballroom, but that's okay because the cash will come back to Wallingford's family center and food bank, FamilyWorks. Matthew Amster-Burton, author of Hungry Monkey, a food-loving father's quest to raise an adventurous eater, will be the keynote speaker. What: FamilyWorks Sunday Dinner 2010 When: Sunday, October 03, 2010. Drinks from 5:00 PM…
East Wallingfordians--rejoice--for soon you shall have a coffee place on 45th at Latona! I spoke with "A Muddy Cup" owner, Sara, briefly back in July when she was putting the kitchen together, and she was very much looking forward to being a part of the neighborhood. We'll give you the deets about the opening as soon as we can!
Every few weeks we point you towards interesting conversations going on in the Forums and the comments area, mostly so you folks who receive Wallyhood as an e-mail will get all jealous of the action you're missing and come join the fun on the web site. Of course, the biggest conversation probably in Wallyhood history has been over the SHARE homeless shelter moving into the Gift of Grace Church (see most recent post), but there's lots of other conversations going on,…
Cool, cloudy Labor Day and our family is on a "nature hike" in Woodland Park (yes, we like to take it easy). Underneath a very large, wide tree just uphill from the main parking lot we stumbled upon a secret sculpture garden built from broken branches and twigs simply arranged by balancing and leaning against each other and the tree. The beauty and ingenuity of this is breathtaking. It is as if a tribe of wood elves has crept in during…