Wallingford, Seattle

Linda Waterfall and the “Keep Wallingford Dull” Society

(Wallyhood welcomes our newest contributing writer, Patrick Shaw) My wife and I moved to Wallingford in August. As we were moving in, I had a flashback to hearing Linda Waterfall in concert at Seattle University. Her guitar player made a joke about moving to Wallingford and having to join the Keep Wallingford Dull Society, and as my wife and I were unpacking, I had a bad moment: It couldn’t be true, could it? Could Wallingford really be dull? (Turns out –…

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Amores Perros

There was a comment to my last Playground post “Hold it or run,” sent in by a Wallingford Mom that made me laugh and cringe at the same time: Today at the Wallingford park, a little girl stepped in dog doo, then went down the slide making a dog poo streak all the way down. Before I noticed, my daughter was on the slide and had it all on her hands and clothes! There is nothing more gross… Generally, I find…

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Valentine’s Day Tan

Worried that Seattle's wet winter is depriving you of your dark and handsome looks just as we creep onto Valentine's Day?  Tropical Tan (the tanning salon next to Q Lube, that replaced Electric Beach) is offering free tans Valentine's Weekend, no purchase necessary, February 12 - 14. Says they: "Each customer can come in and tan one time for free on either a level 1 bed, or our mystic spray tan booth.  One free tan per day, for three days, up…

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Silent Art Auction Benefit for Haiti

This coming Wednesday Lucid Jazz Club in the U-dist is hosting a silent art auction to benefit relief efforts in Haiti. The owner of Lucid, David Pierre-Louis, after traveling to Haiti to help his family, is spearheading a grassroots relief effort based right here in our backyard. They are currently raising funds and also looking for several hundred tents. This is a perfect opportunity to make a difference in a direct way. Get behind this neighbor of ours and lets help…

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Wallyhood School Poll Results

Last week, we asked parents to indicate which school their children would attend this fall, and the results were pretty interesting:  Of the 89 respondents, 33% indicated their kids will go to John Stanford, while 26% said their kids will attend private school.  21% chose "other" public schools, and the rest was divided among McDonald School, B.F. Day, and Hamilton International School, with the exception of the two whose kids will attend Roosevelt High School. Here are the exact numbers: Value…

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University Fitness: Bankrupt

I've gone to University Fitness (45th and Roosevelt) for nearly a year now. After noticing that they hadn't charged me for my February membership, I asked the owner's wife about it on Monday. She told me that she already knew about the issue and it was just a glitch in the system--one that they would soon fix. Stopping off at the gym yesterday for a workout, I found it empty, the doors locked, lights off and a notice taped to the door essentially stating, "We…

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