If you're wondering how to get involved in this Saturday's Wallingford Kiddie Parade, may we suggest you join up with the Wheelbarrow Drill Team. Skip ahead to around 1:15 to see them practicing for last year's parade here: You don't need anything special to join. You probably don't even need a wheelbarrow (although if you have one, bring it), just show up at 10 am Saturday morning at 4412 Corliss Ave for rehearsal. Parade starts at 11 am, which leaves a…
Election day is upon us again. No, not the primaries or anything high class like that, just the Seattle Weekly's Best of Seattle. It always helps a business to win an honor, and we all want to help Wallingford businesses, so we encourage you to take moment and get your vote on. There are at least a dozen categories that Wallingford businesses have a fighting chance at, here are just a few with suggestions: Best Place to Buy Affordable Art: If…
As of Friday, July 10th at 5 pm, the Seattle Parks Dept is permanently closing the parking lot in the Northwest corner of Gas Works (that's the ghetto one towards Fremont, not the main one on on the North) to convert it to more park: Parks will landscape the area with western red cedars, native ground covers and create an entrance with birch trees and decorative shrubs. A new pathway will be constructed with ADA- compliant crushed surfacing material. The project…
Originally uploaded by jwalsh We know, we know, we already told you about it, the Wallingford Kiddie Parade and Street Fair is this Saturday (fair is 10 am - 5 pm, parade starts at 11 am). Well, we got bad news: not only are we going to tell you again now, we'll probably mention it yet again later in this week. That's just the way we roll. Today, we offer you two good reasons you should dress your children up in…
Brady writes: Looks like speedy reedy's new location has opened. Does this qualify as wallingford now? After conferring with The Google, we determined that Speedy Reedy is a multi-sport / triathlon supply store and that it's new location at 1300 N Northlake Way is at the very south-eastern corner of Wallingford. It's old location, 75 yards to the west, was Fremont. So, Brady, yes, Speedy Reedy is Wallingford. Speedy Reedy, welcome to the 'hood. Now, what exactly constitutes "triathlon supplies"?
Last week, we hunted down the creator of the Mystery Paintings nailed to telephone poles in Lower Wallingford. The creator has added an offer that we thought you wouldn't want to miss, reproduced here in its ALL CAPS GLORY: RANDOM PUBLIC ART NOW WITH PUBLIC PARTICIPATION! EIGHT (8) PAINTINGS ARE AVAILABLE *RIGHT NOW* AT THE SOUTHERN WALLINGFORD PUBLIC DISC GOLF COURSE AT 3631 BAGLEY AVE PLEASE COME TAKE ONE (1) AND NAIL IT TO ONE (1) TELEPHONE POLE SOMEWHERE IN WALLINGFORD…
The ladybug at the intersection of 49th St and Burke is due for her yearly maintenance, a bit of cleaning and repainting. On July 10th, the neighbors will be blocking off the intersection and enjoying a little frivolity, a little potluck and a little ladybuggin' lovin', starting around 5 pm. Thanks Tobin for the tip!