Not exactly the headline you expect in Wallingford, now is it? Wait for it. Comics Dungeon (250 NE 45th Street) is calling in the 501st Legion again, this Saturday and Sunday, August 7th and 8th for their anniversary sale. Also, they've got all sortsa stuff on sale (40% off Silver Age, 65% off Back Issue, 60% off Magazines, etc.) Next Saturday, though, they've got a special Women (and girls) only event: Not exactly the headline you expect in Wallingford, now is…
Many Seattleites will have Seafair on the brain this weekend as the Blue Angels buzz overhead. But for those of us seeking other flights of fancy, here are some fun-filled alternatives in Wallingford (and beyond): Carjacked: The Culture of the Automobile and its Effect on Our Lives Friday, August 6, 2010, 3 – 4:30 p.m. Bertha Landes Knight Room, City Hall, 600 Fourth Avenue, Seattle With Friday Night at the Meaningful Movies on a brief hiatus, I thought it'd be worth mentioning an…
Just over our border in Fremont, this one sounds like it's worth the trip under 99: GrassRoutes Community BYO BBQ August 10th, 6 - 8 pm at The Fremont Abbey Arts Center (4272 Fremont Ave North, Seattle) Join one of Seattle’s hottest music events, The Round, GrassRoutes style! Emceed by GrassRoutes guidebook author Serena Bartlett, who created the series that "forges a new standard," and Fremont Abbey founder Nathan Marion, this edition of The Round will bring together a great lineup…
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…
(Wallyhood welcomes guest blogger Marc Schwartz. Visiting his grandson Baby Z from the East Coast, he ran across a Wallingford treasure and jumped on the opportunity to join his son on these pages.) Can’t afford to fly to see the magnificent garden at the Shinto temple in Kyoto? Why not wander by the funky house at the corner of 43rd and Burke with gorgeous flowers and wondrous tchotskis in front? Six years ago, the house was unrented, unpainted, and inhabited by…