Wallingford, Seattle

The Seattle Weekly's "Best of Seattle 2009" issue is out now and makes for some mighty fine readin'. Wallingford fared well this year, but we already knew it would. Cuz Wallingford is awesome. Here's what Seattle had to say about the 'hood: Best Shop for Getting to Know the Proprietor:  Not A Number Cards & Gifts Best Restraurant to Expand Your Palate:  Joule Best Ice Cream/Gelato/Custard:  Molly Moon's Best Line Worth Waiting in:  Molly Moon's of course! Best Place for Locals…

Reminder: Next week is Stories from the Community Week, a thinly veiled attempt to get you, the readers, to cover for the fact that Wallyhood is going on vacation. First announced earlier this week, Stories from the Community Week runs all next week (Monday to Friday or Saturday, depending on how many contributors we get), and we're asking you, the people of Wallingford, to share a little something about yourself and your lives with your neighbors. It can be an anecdote,…

We asked Paul Dorpat, Wallingford's unofficial Official Historian and author of a History of Seattle Snows, to comment on this week's heat wave: Thanks for the opportunity to reflect on today's record setting heat.  Well, I'll say! It certainly was hot! How hot? Regressively hot. It sent several hot flashes of a child's summer in Spokane, where I grew up.  Although even there 103 was hardly commonplace.  Unable to take my bike up to the Comstock Park Swimming Pool on 29th…

Cathy Tuttle, Spokespeople Spearheader, writes: Hello Spokespeople! We’re riding next Saturday, August 1, from 2 to 4 p.m. from Wallingford. Let’s hope this heat wave has ended by then! We’ll take a round trip to Salmon Bay between Fremont and Ballard and find a place to dangle our feet in the water. We’ll stop for a free treat provided by the Fremont PCC before heading back up to Wallingford. Next month, Saturday September 5, we’ll climb the hill to Phinney Ridge…

Perhaps you were outside last night, because inside was not an option. If so, you may noticed a low-flying helicopter buzzing the neighborhood. We did. Apparently, it wasn't just Wallingford. The West Seattle blog and the Capitol Hill blog both reported the same over their neighborhoods. According to WSB, even the police were puzzled at first, but they eventually got the scoop: 11:35 PM UPDATE: Lt. Smith says police have checked with FAA and learned that it’s a private company doing…