Wallingford, Seattle

The annual general membership meeting of the Wallingford Community Council will be held on Thursday May 27th, 2010 in the Chapel Performance Space, 4th floor, of the Good Shepherd Center. Anyone interested in joining the community council or serving on the board of directors is invited to attend the meeting and join in the fun. Proposed slate of officers: President – Eric Fisk Vice-President – Jon Deleeuw Secretary – Allison Hogue At large – Cathy Tuttle At Large – Martin Powers…

Snippets of interesting goings-on in the lands beyond our fair realm: Free (Empty) Milk Cartons!:  According to My Green Lake, PCC on Roosevelt is giving away free Organic Valley milk cartons on May 27th from 2-6 PM for the Milk Carton Derby.  Somebody must have had to drink an awful lot of milk. Boom Noodle Coming to U. Village:  U District Daily says a new Japanese restaurant is set to open in early July (and they're hiring, so send in your…

Inspired by Wallyhood’s post, here are images from Sock Monster‘s grand opening Friday night:

What flavor are your feet?

Funky, chunky soaps.

ADDAMS FAMILY PINBALL!

Les chapeaux.

Crap tons of socks (to lift a phrase of Wallyhood’s).

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KIRO-TV reports that several neighbors called 911 last night when they heard explosions coming from Gas Works Park. Turns out Grammatrain used some pyrotechnics while shooting their video for "The Last Sound." Do you live nearby? What did you hear? [Ed. note: Now, it goes without saying that those neighbors would have known that a music video was in production had they read Wallyhood (see our announcement of the shoot earlier this week, complete with sartorial instruction). This is why it…