Wallyreader Yolanda writes: It would be great if you could do a spot on dog-friendly Wallingford. Especially with the summer heat a lot of people are out with their dogs, many stores offer air conditioning, a safe space outside of the hot and dangerous car plus treats and water. So, on one of our few warm and sunny days, I leashed up Wallyhood Rover Reporter, Scout, and set out to do a recon mission to see just how many stores in Wallingford are…
A whole series of gigantic potholes being repaired on Woodlawn south of 41st? No, must be Hamilton construction. A man with tired eyes walks up the block with a fussy baby in a Snugli. The man walks and walks, the baby cries and cries. On 39th and Carr Ave. N. (a lovely "hidden" street) earsplitting shrieks - catfight! A burly ginger tom blurs after a gray-and-white under a car and then back into some bushes, screaming the whole way. The tom…
The 30th Annual (congrats!) Seattle Peace Concerts are in full swing and coming to Gas Works Park this Sunday, 8/15. The concerts have been part of Seattle summers since 1981. Concert coordinator Don Glenn, known as the "Chief" of the Seattle Peace Concerts, attributes their continued success to the underlying spiritual nature of the gatherings. As the Seattle Peace Concerts website puts it, "The concerts are non-political in nature (no speeches) and celebrate peace and the oneness of all people. AT…
Wallyhood reader Chris snapped a pic as workers were loading sewing machines and other items onto a truck this afternoon. He spoke with the landlord who was clearing out the building, and told him that Phyllis became very ill (stroke she thinks) and is in a home now. As far as she is aware, all owners of clothing that had tickets on it have been contacted. Thanks for the update, Chris!
I could have sworn I saw last year's category "Best Corner For Sugar Addicts" online yesterday as soon as the results were posted, but today it's no longer there. Doesn't matter. We know the best corner for sugar addicts is 45th & Wallingford. And by the way, I really wish those sugar addicts would quit using sugar in the alleys & leaving the empties on the sidewalks! Indecent! Now that I have that off my chest, congratulations to all Wallingford winners…
Soccer nation is alive and kickin' in Seattle. World Cup fever had folks watching games at all hours, in pubs all around town. And now the Seattle Sounders are on a four-game winning streak (did everyone see Montero and Fernandez light up the pitch on Sunday night against Houston), making them fourth in the West, tied for fifth overall in MLS, and most importantly, squarely back in playoff contention. To top it off, a late header from the newly acquired midfielder, Alvaro Fernandez, helped them advance to the group stage…
Be sure to check out the front page of the Business Section of today's New York Times for the article Finding New Life (and Profit) in Doomed Trees, on Wallingford-resident John Wells. His company, Meyer Wells, take trees "doomed by development, disease or storm damage, and turn them into custom furniture, each piece a distinct botanical narrative." His wife, by the way, is Wallingford naturopath Amy Wells. Very Wallingford.