We didn't make it to Tuesday night's North End Candidate Forum, featuring mayoral, city attorney and city council candidates. Some of our readers did, though and have posted their impressions as comments to our announcement of the Forum. Take a look and add your own, please: >> Click here to view comments on the Candidate Forum <<
Sponsorship and editorial can be a tricky mix. We've been lucky here at Wallyhood in that there has never been much of a conflict over what we want to say and what our sponsors would like us to say (and, for the record, the former would always win out, in any case). Our newest sponsor, Bedrooms and More (300 NE 45th St), is no exception. Having spent a fair amount of chatting with Jeff Garfield, the owner, I can tell he's…
Jacqui writes: Hi there and greetings from the East end of Wallyhood - thought you might want to share this with our neighbors. The Game Crazy store inside Hollywood Video (2nd and 45th across from Dick's) is closing. They will be around about two weeks - I think the guy said Oct. 24 last night, but could be wrong. They are having the obligatory everything-must-go sale, with stuff around 30% - 40% off. Lots of games still available, including new and…
Back in February, we got an e-mail from a reader asking about the official borders for Wallingford. Specifically, there was some confusion about whether the area north of 50th, oftentimes referred to as Tangletown, was part of Green Lake or Wallingford. We did our homework, consulting with sources such as Zillow and Wikipedia, and confirmed what any sensible person must already know: Tangletown is part of Wallingford, who's official border runs along the north edge of 60th St., except around Meridian,…
Ethan forwarded us this note from Paula Hoff of the Seattle Parks Department: As part of the redesign of the Sunken Garden area in between Hamilton International Middle School and Wallingford Playfield, we are trying to salvage as many plants as possible. DPD has put a requirement on SSD to try to save trees and transplant to other park locations if possible. Parks' staff have been out to the site and flagged the plants that are to remain where they are…
Last week, a reader wrote to us to notify us that a Class III sex offender had moved into Wallingford and asked that we alert the neighborhood. The writer, who asked to remain anonymous, said she periodically checks the King County Sheriff Department's sex offender registry web site to see if any sex offenders (who are required by law to register their residence) were nearby. She was shocked to discover that one had moved onto her block, which is a stone's…
Here's the round-up from our neighboring neighborhood blogs from the past week: Eastlake speculates on an impending move by the well-regarded Sitka and Spruce. Apparently, it's a done deal as far as everyone is concerned...except owner Matt Dillon. The Travel Channel paid a visit to Paseo in Fremont, and St. Francis of Assis paid a visit to the Troll. Phinneywood highlights the Greenwood Collective for tonight's (Friday) Phinney - Greenwood art walk. Things are getting rowdy over at the Little Red…