Spokespeople, a group that takes monthly group bike rides, is taking off again this Saturday, September 5th. Cathy Tuttle writes: Hello Spokespeople! We’re riding next Saturday, September 5, from 2 to 4 p.m. from Wallingford. We’ll climb the hill to Phinney Ridge through a little used trail that ends in the Woodland Park Rose Garden. Then we’ll head to Fremont Peak Park to enjoy the view before coming back to Wallingford. Last month, on a hot August 1, we biked on…
Things may be a bit slow around here over the next couple of days. By the time you read this, we'll be off in the Nevada desert frolicking and making mayhem. Our lower Wallingford correspondent should have a post for you tomorrow, and the Garage Sale and Open House map will post as usual on Friday (e-mail [email protected] if you want yours added), but other than that, things are going to be a bit quiet until Monday. Enjoy your weekend!
Kristin Maas, QFC Public Affairs Director, dropped us a line this morning to update us on the remodel they're undertaking: I just wanted to send you a quick update regarding the remodel at our Wallingford QFC. On Thursday, September 3rd, the Wallingford sign will be removed. We will be doing some maintenance on the sign and keeping it safe during the major exterior construction. We plan to re-install the sign on the building following the completion of the exterior construction. Beginning…
Hoo-boy, anyone who's been reading Wallyhood these last few days (and the comments section of the AIA and lottery posts) must think this blog is all about self-righteous puritanical screeds (or, as Troy prefers, "rants"). But it's not true, we're just homey folk who like picking through garage sales on warm summer days. Which brings us to our weekly Wallingford / Green Lake Garage Sale and Open House map, as always prepared and provided in loving collaboration with the fine folks…
There's nothing pressingly Wallingford on our radar at the moment, so instead you're going to have to put up with our anti-lottery screed, sorry. We understand that some sort of mega lottery (MegaMillions) has reached $325 million and some of you likely saying "hey, I'm a smart puppy, I know my maths: a $325 million pay-off when the odds of winning are 175 million to one? That's a good bet!" It's not, and if you'll stick with us, we'll explain why.…
One of the treats of living in Seattle is that we share the town with many musical greats, such as Bill Frisell, Sir Mix-a-lot, Caspar Babypants and that jam-band guy who lives in Wallingford. Living here means you get to hear them play here, sometimes, too. No, not that jam band guy, sorry. But you will have the opportunity to hear the world-famous jazz musician and composer Wayne Horvitz this Saturday night at the Chapel Performance Space in the Good Shepherd…
Those of you who live near I-5 and 50th Street are likely painfully aware of how the city's Alcohol Impact Area (AIA) boundaries have impacted Wallingford. In 2006, the city voted to designate several areas around the city (most of Downtown, Belltown, the CD, the ID, Capitol Hill, and the University District) AIAs, where the sale of the type of cheap, high alcohol malt liquors favored by the alcoholic homeless would be illegal. The unfortunate side effect of this act was…