Michelle writes: I don't know who else to ask, but WHAT is that high-pitched noise coming from the part of the 'hood, down by 34th and Wallingford (or at least that's where i hear it!) Wind through a pipe? Dog whistle for people? It is insufferable at night, and i can't think of who to ask/call about it. You were the first people i thought to contact. Last time we had a question about noise, it was the "helicopter hovering over…
As a result of community feedback on my last playground post, Amores Perros, I contacted Seattle Parks and Recreation with our request for a MuttMitt dispenser for Wallingford Playfield. I've been informed by a communications manager that due to budget cuts, the Parks Department will not be able to accomodate all requests as they have in the past, but he has put it to the attention of the grounds supervisor so it is now officially under consideration. I'll provide an update once I get word of the decision.…
On the way to preschool this morning, I noticed a large red, oval-shaped sign being installed on the ground floor level of the apartment buildings on the corner of 46th and Stone Way. After a little investigative research, I found that a new hair salon is opening in the space where Jamba Juice once occupied for about a week. Tousle is touting itself as "Seattle's Premier Hair Studio" and will hold a grand opening event on March 6. Light appetizers and…
I stopped by Quizno's for a little diet pepsi and saw some wood paneling (where there should have been glass) on their front and side doors. The sandwich artist on shift said that the store had been broken into last Monday night/early Tuesday morning - cash and food were missing. I didn't get much more information than that, so let us know if you've heard anything else. Hopefully, the sammies will be safe going forward.
While I've still got a few more years (thank goodness!) before my little ones reach their teen years, I'm somewhat daunted by the prospect of--what my mother often described as-- living with aliens under my roof. As a teen, I had to agree, only I thought I was the normal one and she was the alien. Knowing what I've put poor mom through during that time, I'd say I've got my work cut out for me! It's true that not all…
Let's say the economy is in the dumps. Let's say further that the real estate market has led the charge into said dumps. Now let's say that your job depends on real estate and development because you're, say, an architect. Suddenly, there's not so much architecting going on. What do you do? Well, if you're our friend and Wallingford resident Nicole Winn, you start making really, really good sandwiches. As a Senior Associate at Weber Thompson, one of Seattle's top architectural…
Its not very often that something new comes to a neighborhood and you immediately know it will stand the test of the time and become an iconic part of the streetscape. Last summer the Wallingford Boys & Girls Club gave us that when they constructed a community courtyard and commissioned Seattle glass artist Rodman Miller and metal artist Mimi Riley to build a fence along 45th St. Mimi, came up with the concept of 'storybook stream side". Out of her vision…