Wallingford, Seattle

New Wallingford Landmark Coming

Or, perhaps we should say, BETTER landmark coming. Anyone who's come up 45th St from I-5 is familiar with the mini-festering pit on the corner of 4th Ave NE and NE 45th St. There used to be a hair salon or somesuch there, then developers knocked the building down to build condos, then the economy got knocked down, and the empty lot lay collecting garbage. Together with the drab Cosmopolitan Apartments (and formerly Office Max) building, the seedy mini-market on the…

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Park Your Bike on a Big Fish

Translation: you can now park your bike on a large fish-shaped bike rack in the lower hood. This fabulous, car-sized, rack was installed at 10am yesterday down at the corner of Woodlawn and 34th, right in front of the Essential Baking Company. It was quick and easy; it only required three workers, a few traffic cones, and takes up but one car space. One car spot for 14 bike slots seems like a healthy trade. The installation was complete before noon…

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Friday Road Closures in the Lower Hood

As we reported earlier this week, the Fremont 5k and Briefcase Relay is Friday evening, and with that -- some rush hour traffic delays are expected in lower Wallingford. Road closures: N 34th from Fremont Ave to Stone Way both lanes CLOSED 5:45pm-7: 15pm Eastbound lane of N 34th from Fremont Ave to Stone Way CLOSED 5:45pm-7:45pm And delays as follows: Eastbound lane of N 34th from Stone Way to Pacific 6:45pm-7:20pm Eastbound lane of Pacific to N 4oth Street 7:05pm-7:25pm Eastbound lane of N…

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Wallyhood Weekend: World Cup and More!

Need to get your World Cup fix?  No worries, Murphy's Irish Pub is opening its doors every match day at 6:45 a.m. beginning this Friday, where they'll be screening each match on four different 50" HD televisions.  And for those of you who want to be there without--you know--being there, they'll have 3D TV, complete with beer goggles 3D glasses for rent. See Murphy's calendar for a schedule of all the matches. If Murphy's is bursting at the seams with 3D…

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Wallingford Street Fair Call for Vendors

Charlotte Trelease dropped us a line to let us know that they're looking for more craft vendors (jewelry, clothing, bags, etc.) for the July 10th Wallingford Street Fair (that coincides with the Wallingford Kiddie Parade). If you're interested, give her a ring (not the jewelry kind) at 206-399-8545 or download the application. It only costs $95!

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Oops! – Car Meets QFC

Saw this in front of QFC at about 2:20 PM this afternoon: The managers out front didn't want to say much, only that the female driver was trying to park and kept going and ploughed into a big display of plants.  The building and pedestrians seemed undamaged.  It happened about 20 minutes before I got there.  Probably a case of hitting the gas pedal instead of the brake?  Also, this was a Disabled spot but the license isn't disabled and I…

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Let The I-5 Noise Abatement Begin!

With any luck, southeast Wallingford may have its wish granted for less noise from the I-5 Express Lanes overhead--at least that's WSDOT's goal as it begins its I-5 Ship Canal Noise Study; but don't break out the bubbly to celebrate just yet.  The study involves installing 700 noise absorbing panels on the ceiling of the Express Lanes over the south end of the Ship Canal Bridge, and they'll be monitoring the noise levels for three years for their effectiveness before securing…

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