In the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, the hottest June 28th in New York history and one week after the death of Judy Garland, gays and lesbians took a stand against a police raid of the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar. The week-long Stonewall Riots broke out and the modern gay rights movement was born. To commemorate that hot day in June, President Clinton (who has since renounced his "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy) named June the official Gay…
We finally got a list of specials being offered by Wallingford merchants to coincide with Art Walk tonight, via Weaving Wallingford, which we reproduce here in all its colorful wonderfulness: Art Walk today - Get your program at any participating Merchant The restaurants having specials for Wallingford Wednesday are: Blue Star Cafe and Pub: 10% off bill for people with programs. Selena's Guadalajara: Margarita Special $3.75 Changes Bar and Grill: Drink Special Rain Modern Japanese Cuisine: Happy Hour all night Meridian School…
Just saw this come across the 911 Twitter stream (which pulls data from SPD's 911 RSS feed): Fuel Spill @ Wallingford Av N / N 50th St (E16) Anyone know if it's something serious?
We totally thought Mighty-O Donuts was making this up: Friday, June 5th is National Doughnut Day. National Doughnut Day? Is this a creation from the Simpson's? Or just a clever marketing ploy by the Lipo-Industrial Complex? Wikipedia, while allowing that "The notability of this article's subject is in question", informs us, no, it's a real thing: National Doughnut Day is on the first Friday of June each year. [...] National Doughnut Day started in 1938 as a fund raiser for the…
Wallyhood welcomes a new neighborhood blog to the club: My Green Lake, covering...well...Green Lake! We notice that in true techie Seattle style, they're still in "beta". Welcome, neighbor. We baked you a pie.
No, not this big ol' blog, Big Blog with two Capital B's. Monica Guzman, the Seattle P-I reporter behind their flagship Big Blog is holding her regular, rotating Big Blog meet-up here in Wallingford at Trophy Cupcakes tonight, Wednesday, starting at 5:30 pm (just as the Farmer's Market is winding down and just before Art Walk winds up). Monica has been on the frontlines of "new media" for some time now, blogging and serving on the advisory board of the UW…
We know it conflicts with your art walking, but this Wednesday evening also has a Wallingford Community Council Meeting: Of particular note to all Wallingford residents, the meeting includes a presentation by the Seattle Police Department and One Reel about plans for this year's 4th of July Gasworks Fireworks and associated neighborhood impacts. With the Elliot Bay display canceled this year, traffic and attendance are both expected to be heavier than in the past. SPD and One Reel want to share…