Wallingford, Seattle

Skate, Fast Girl, Skate!!

There are some fast girls in our neighborhood.  Fast, fast girls.    On roller skates, that is.  Did you know Wallingford is home to the first brick-and-mortar womens roller derby equipment store in the world? Roller derby?  Yes, since 2001 in Austin, TX roller derby has made a big resurgence, according to Fast Girl Skates employee Fighty Almighty (that's her "derby name").  She and the store's owners, Le Petite Mort (or Jenny as she's known outside the rink) and Wile E. Peyote…

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Comunity Council Annual Meeting Recap

(Wallyhood welcomes Eric Fisk, the incoming Wallingford Community Council President, to our pages.) Hello! After a fierce campaign for the Wallingford Community Council presidency where many able and compelling candidates declined to serve, it turns out I will be filling the role. I got involved when renovating Meridian Playground- the council was the fiscal sponsor and helped connect me with the right people and processes in city government. The many volunteer groups at the annual meeting this past Thursday were great…

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Best of the Web Nominees

Well, we've just gotta blush. The Seattle Weekly's Best of the Web 2010 nominee list was announced yesterday, and who should we find on list for "Best Neighborhood Blogger"? Seattle’s Best Neighborhood Blogger Tracy Record, West Seattle blog Scott Dunham, Central District news blogNancy Brainard, Seattle P-I/Capitol Hill Blog Ronald Holden, Belltown/food blogger Jordan Schwartz, Wallyhood.org Hey, that's we...us...me! (This whole "Wallyhood we" thing makes for some awkward constructions sometimes, forgive us). Given the quality of other nominees, we're not digging…

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Kiddie Parade Still On

The Wallingford Kiddie Parade, heading into its 61st year and scheduled for July 10, 2010, hit a bump in the parade route recently, but thanks to an (ahem) authoritatively written e-mail from Wallingford's own Janet Stillman to the SDOT, the show goes on...this year, at least. Apparently, as part of a set of budget cuts, the city announced that they would not be paying for the cost of shutting down the streets for the parade (somewhere around $1,500 - $2,000), and…

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Feast to Do Good

Enjoy a delicious Farmers Market dinner with seasonal fruit crumble (does that mean rhubarb) in support of both Community Kitchens Northwest and the Community Senior Center on Friday June 4th.  A scrumptious, healthy, local-sustainable feast, good neighbors and helping the slow food movement, seniors and the community, all for $20.  Where else can you do more good for so little?: Where do you get great food, wonderful company, words of wisdom from Goldie Caughlin, of PCC, on our local food system…

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Pour House Review

Sorry folks, if you're hoping for a food review, you'll be disappointed. Perhaps someone who's made it to the Pour House (2253 N 56th St) during dining hours can help us out in the comment section. This past Wednesday, Totcycle and I managed to peddle our way up to the Pour House during drinking hours, though, and officially kicked off our long-ago promised touring review of Wallingford bloody marys. The Pour House bloody mary is a good, meaty drink: the alcohol…

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Weekend Round-up

Here's what's happening in Wallingford this weekend. Plus a few things that might be worth venturing out for. Starting Friday, Sex in the City 2 is playing on both screens at The Guild this weekend. (Anyone else surprised by that?) If you're throwing a party, you won't have to travel as far for that last minute trip to the liquor store. The new one is opening up at 45th & 2nd ave on Friday. More on that here. Live acoustic music from…

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