Wallingford, Seattle

Sounds like there was a break in at Dick's last month, and they have pictures of the perp on their windows. We stopped in for a sundae this evening and snapped a picture of this wanted sign: Reward money payable in cash or burgers.

(This is a guest post from Greg Porter. If you're interested in writing, please drop us a line. All voices from the community are welcome.) I'm talking about actual trash here - paper cups, plastic bags, coffee lids, newspaper, etc. While Seattle is admittedly one of the cleaner U.S. cities I've lived in, there's no denying we still have our share of litter. We also have a bit of unintentional litter. Stuff that blew out of the back of a truck…

We thought we had a sci-fi story. Turns out, it's a love story. John from Not A Number mentioned to us that he had heard that Rachel Yang, chef-owner of Joule (1913 45 St), had been invited to cook at Richard Branson's estate in the Virgin Islands. Knowing Branson's involvement in commercial space flight, we quickly deduced that Yang would be rocketed from Boeing field through the stratosphere to a secret space dock on an uncharted volcanic Carribean island with a…

So's ya knows, we pinged Anne Radford of the Washington State Liquor Control Board to see if she had an update on finding a new home for the liquor store Archie McPhee's replaced. Her answer: Not yet…we are still reviewing sites. We're still hoping Archie McPhee will start selling bathtub gin under the counter to tide us over.

From club noise to car noise, Wallyhood is your one stop shop for noise news. This comes fresh from the WSDOT: Update on ceiling treatment test planned on I-5 Ship Canal Bridge next year There are multiple sources of traffic noise entering neighborhoods around the I-5 Ship Canal Bridge. This makes addressing noise in this area a unique challenge. Consequently, we are evaluating new and innovative noise reduction options that could be used to reduce traffic noise from the I-5 Ship…

You've got a once in a blue moon opportunity this weekend: a chance to quietly paddle the Arboretum. Now sure, we hear you asking, "but can't I rent a canoe or kayak any weekend and paddle around the Arboretum?" Yes, you can, but you'll always been listening to that constant dull roar of 520 in the background. As luck would have it, 520 will be closed from 11 pm Friday through 5 am Monday, and while that roaring monster slumbers, you…

You may remember that back in March, Bella Cosa changed owners. The new owners, Jared and Bronwyn Carpenter, along with Alex Pitt, have a dream of converting it into a fine dining establishment, complete with full kitchen in the evenings, and continuing the high-end deli sales during the day. The few times we've stopped in to check on progress, it's sounded like the challenge of conversion has been steep: permits for restaurants, especially when making changes to an older building that…