Wallingford, Seattle

The area's largest rowing event is coming to Green Lake this Saturday, August 7th. My Green Lake has the scoop: More than 1,000 participants from Washington, Oregon, Idaho and British Columbia will compete in the 49th Annual Green Lake Summer Rowing Regatta. Competitions begin at 6:45 a.m. and continue throughout the day, with the last race at 6:30 p.m. Races will start every 10 minutes. Schedules are online at greenlakecrew.org and will be available at the event. Races begin at the…

The Belltown Messenger has taken to creating a list of the Top 100 Seattle Media Sites "based on data from Alexa, Google, Quantcast, websiteoutlook.com and also our [their] private formulas". We're pleased to note that Wallyhood has moved up from #39 in 2009 to #24 in 2010, just after SeattleMag.com (#23) and before Publicola.net (#25). It's worth checking out the list if only to see all the other remarkable local indie news sources that are out there. Our reading list just…

Two, count them, two of them "group discount" services are offering deals for Wallingford businesses today: Babalu is offering "Admission for up to 6 people plus a bottle of champagne" for $30 through LivingSocial. We actually didn't realize that Babalu charged a cover, so the "admission for up to 6 people" was a surprise, but they claim the bottle of champagne is worth $70. We guess it's priced better than the $99 tv dinners. Essential Life Therapy is offering $70 worth…

Tonight, August 3rd, Seattle will join other cities across the nation in a "night out against crime."  The Seattle Night Out is intended to: Heighten crime and drug prevention awareness Generate support for & participate in local anti-crime programs Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships Send a message to the bad guys that neighborhood are organized and fighting back. It's also a great chance to celebrate the Wallingford community.  If your block isn't hosting a block party this year, you can…

The Wallingford Community Council meets this Wednesday from 7 to 9 in room 202 of the Good Shepherd Center. This month we're focusing on regional transportation issues and we hope you will join us. We'll start with a 520 presentation from Ethan Bancroft with the SR 520 Bridge Replacement and HOV Program. As the bridge is going from 4 lanes to 6 Wallingford will gain some traffic from the rebuild, as you can see here: Issues to cover with Ethan include… What…