Wallingford, Seattle

Neighbors Ramp-Up Efforts to Re-Open McDonald School

(Wallyhood welcomes a new writer, Margaret Steck) If you’re a parent to young children like me, you’re probably scratching your head wondering how this whole re-assignment plan from Seattle Public School is going to shake out.  I, for one, am puzzled in that the shift in school boundaries means my son will remain in his elementary school but my daughter will start Kindergarten in another.  But something tells me I’m not alone in this predicament. The New Student Assignment Plan also…

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Alternative Gift Fair

Dreading the commercial crass onslaught of The Holidays? Get an early break from it tomorrow, and do some good: Wallingford Presbyterian Church, that little church at Ashworth and 42nd St, will host our annual Alternative Gift Fair at the church from about noon until 2 PM on November the 8th. The idea of the Alternative Gift Fair is to get meaningful holiday gifts without all the lines and wrapping paper and focus on "stuff" that can be part of holiday shopping.…

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I-5 Ship Canal Bridge Work Sunday

WSDOT (that's pronounced whiz-dot, in case you're curious) sez: During the early morning this Sunday you may notice some extra activity on the Interstate 5 Ship Canal Bridge. Our maintenance crews will be out there replacing portions of the glare screen between the north and southbound lanes on the bridge from 4 a.m. to 10 a.m, Sunday Nov. 8. To keep drivers and workers safe crews will close the left lane of northbound I-5 on the top deck of the bridge…

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History of the Sign

If the ongoing construction at the QFC is giving you that jonesin' feeling for the big old Wallingford sign, you can sate your craving over at Paul Dorpat's blog. He's got a short and pleasant retrospective of the sign, including this fine shot from Back in the Day.

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Green Lightning

Is there any air sweeter than the gusty blow of a lightning storm? Maybe it's the ionized air, maybe it's just the primal power of it, but when that wind blows, we can't help but tumble out into it. And wasn't Thursday night a doozy? Around 8 pm, we pulled a rainsuit on Baby Z and wandered out into the bluster, stopped to chat with our neighbor John, ambled over to the John Stanford School and generally opened our nose to…

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Couch Fest Films

Reminder: this Saturday, November 7th, 11 am - 8 pm, is the Couch Fest Films film festival, a series of films shown in people's living rooms across Fremont, Wallingford, Green Lake, the U District and Ravenna. Each location will have its own genre of short films playing in rotation throughout the day, so hop on a bike and check out a few. We're not sure whether it's cool to help yourself to something from the fridge, though. The map of locations…

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Thank You!

We want to send out a quick thank you to all the folks who have stepped up to sponsor Wallyhood: Find A Dog Walker: Despite it’s name, this matchmaking service won’t just help you find someone to keep Fido’s legs stretched and healthy, they also help find pet sitters and the like. It’s a nation-wide service, but founded and run out of our own ‘hood. And if you're a dogwalker, mention the promo code "Wallyhood" to get a second year free!…

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