Kelly sent in the following super-sweet note: I would like to recognize the efforts of a somewhat anonymous person who has taken the responsibility to organize our community to put crossing flags in Wallingford. I know who he is (but won't tell), but would like everyone to know that all of the flags and flag holders that you see along N. 40th St. have been put up, and paid for, by individuals who are concerned about the dangerous traffic conditions along…
We first envisaged this blog as a sort of combination newspaper and gossip column for our neighborhood. We feel we've been fairly weak in the gossip department, though. Our apologies. In the hopes of righting this omission, we offer the following tale, as told to us, of the latest events at SeaMonster Lounge (2202 N 45th St). About a year ago, Andrew, the owner of the SeaMonster Lounge, sold it to Todd and Julio, who agreed to make regular payments. They…
We know, at this point we're going to sound like some plum-obsessed fetishist, but we can't help it. There are so many ripe plums all over Wallingford, we gorge ourselves every time we step out and still there's room for more. One nice thing about the plum abundance is that there are so many different varieties, coming ripe at different times, so it seems like there will be no end of our plumocopia. We offer, therefore, Wallyhood's Field Guide to Plums,…
Kate writes: I had two purple banners posted this year for the Kiddies Parade (July 11th) – one at 40th and Stone and one at 45th and the Freeway. They’ve been hung there for a month every year. This year, I went to go get them/pull them down, a few days after the parade, and they were GONE!!!! Who would take em? Who would want them? Seriously….. Wondering if anyone saw anything/anyone with some shears to cut them down? OF, if…
This weekend saw a Star Wars invasion in front of Comics Dungeon (250 NE 45th St). Some photos we culled from the Twitterverse: (Photos by @OptiondD and @hhlodesign respectively) It was all part of their Anniversary Sale, which continues on through Tuesday, August 25th. Sorry we didn't give you the heads up, we didn't know!
The Guild 45th's marquee has always been a source of witty, occasionally snarky quips as subtitles to their movie names, but it seems someone got a bit too punchy this weekend. Beneath the marquee listing for the new Quentin Tarantino / Brad Pitt movie Inglorious Basterds was the line: Better than the Holocaust (Photo of the offending marquee in the Stranger's Slog.) The Guild hurriedly pulled down the sign and replaced it with something innocuous, posting an apology on their web…
There's lots of good garage sale action this week, picking a Pick o' the Week was tough: the French Provincial upholstered arm chair and cas chainsaw at 4210 1st Ave NE? 1000's of books at 4222 Interlaken? Mermaid champagne glasses at 611 Albion Pl N? In the end, though, we're opting for the Roller Derby BBQ and Garage Sale Saturday 10 am - 4 pm at 710 N. 59th Street. Roller Derby! View Wallingford / Green Lake Garage Sales & Open…