Wallingford, Seattle

(This report is submitted by our Lower Wallingford Correspondent, Chris Witwer. Note, though, that this post was written on Saturday, prior to the Breast Cancer 3-Day walk's visit to Wallingford, but our lazy editor didn't notice it until Sunday, after the march had gone through, but still has good info about the event for those who caught it). The Breast Cancer 3-Day is an annual 60 mile walk designed to raise funds and heighten awareness for breast cancer.  It's also a…

The Memorial for John Ross has been moved to Sunday, September 27th. See the original story for more info.

We here at Wallyhood don't think we've been doing our fair bit to sew fear and panic in the quiet hamlet of Wallingford recently. Today, we shall right this wrong. For the past couple of weeks, the Wallyhoods have remarked on the large number of dead crows we've noticed around our neighborhood, four spotted in one day. Then, we saw this story, West Nile virus found in Seattle neighborhood, in the Seattle PI's Big Blog: The local health department says that…

As we reported last week, the QFC remodel is underway and the iconic W A L L I N G F O R D sign came down last week (a day earlier than forecast) for safekeeping. Jack Bonney, who took the photo on the left, suggested "I suppose 'Llingford', the neighborhood's name circa 11am today, could have kind of a nordic flair to it, or perhaps be read as "ying-ford," if I remember how double 'L' works in Spanish." Thanks to…