Wallingford, Seattle

Farmers Market: Back in Town Tomorrow!

It's finally time! The Wallingford Farmers Market reopens for their first market of the season tomorrow, Wednesday, May 19 from 3-7 p.m. The market will be set up in the south section of the Wallingford Center parking lot, located at NE 45th and Wallingford Ave. N. Hope to see you out there, Wallyhooders! Update! We just heard from Jen over at Izilla Toys that there's more reason to go to the Market tomorrow: Many Wallingford Center Merchants are offering a 10%…

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Grammatrain Shoots Music Video at Gas Works Park

Local post-grunge rock band Grammatrain is taking over Gas Works Park this Thursday to shoot a music video for their single, "The Last Sound."  If you're a season ticket holder for the Sounders, you've most likely heard "The Last Sound"  at Qwest Field before kickoff.  The Sounders adopted the song as their team anthem, and co-owner Drew Carey endorsed the song and pledged to help the band make a "proper video". Carey introduced the band to video producer Nik Venet, whose…

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News From Our Neighboring ‘Hoods

Here are some highlights of last week's haps beyond Wallingford: I can’t help but share two interesting pieces of information from Fremont Universe: First, the building which houses the Dubliner Restaurant and Pub has sold for an impressive $4.05 million. While there is no official word as to the fate of the Irish pub, it was rumored that the apartments above might be converted into a hotel. The second piece of news is a bit more bizarre: On Saturday morning, a man…

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Destination: Yarn

Puget Sound yarn stores are coming together again May 20th to May 23rd to celebrate knitting and crocheting with a long weekend full of special events as part of the Fifth Annual Destination: Yarn tour. What makes this event special, according to Bad Woman Yarn co-owner Lee Burrow, is its collaborative nature:  "Few competing retail businesses plan something for all of those businesses to participate in together."  One year, they even hosted a "coopertition" -- a cooperative competition.  The 25 organizing…

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Wallingford: Best Place to Live

Monica Guzman at the Seattle PI recently pointed readers to a Seattle Met Magazine article about the 15 best places to live in Seattle ... and Wallingford is NOT on the list.  Oh the indignity! Ballard, Queen Anne & Green Lake made the list.  But not Wallingford.  WTF? We must investigate: Alki &  Queen Anne were selected for their "brand names" Green Lake, View Ridge, and Madison Park seem to have been selected for walkability & enjoyment of the outdoors/local shops…

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What’s happening in Wallingford this weekend?

Hoping to get outside and enjoy the sunshine this weekend? Here's a few suggestions on things to do in your neighborhood this Saturday (May 15) and Sunday (May 16): John Stanford School's Wallingford Yard Sale Tour: Eight houses, five hours and tons of great stuff! Join your neighbors this weekend for a great cause, as proceeds go toward supporting the school. Saturday, 9AM-2PM Wallingford (backyard farms) Walk: Join in for this guided walking tour and discover some of your fellow residents'…

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Power Outage

Katherine wrote: What happened to the stop lights at N 45th and Stone Way N? This morning there were finally stop signs but the whole intersection was still a confused mess. Sounds related to the note we got from Pete over at Archie McPhee last night: Power outage @ 45th & Stoneway.  6:30PMish.  Seems to be affecting about 80 customers. here at Archie McPhee half our power is off! We close at 8 so we will see what tomorrow brings!  Also…

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