We Win!

The results are in! As previously reported (here and here), Amazon Fresh's delivery service had Wallingford's Fightin' 98105 pitted against 98034 (chumps), 98053 (losers) and 98056 (Renton!) for the honor of allowing them to sell their groceries to us. And the winner is.... 98105!!!! Wooo! Woooo! We are the champions, we are the champions, OF THE WORLD!!! Take that 98056! In your FACE! Seriously, we hear good things about the quality of the produce, and anything that keeps us from staring…

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Found Sound

This one stretched our borders a bit, as it's going on in neighboring Fremont, but it's being put on by Wallingford's own Hollow Earth Radio, who we profiled back in the blog's early days: March 27: Fremont Abbey:: 8:00 pm Seattle Phonographers Union, ST Rainbow, Sweet Potatoes. A night of field recordings & found sound. BRING A PILLOW AND BLANKETS $8 It's part of the Magma Festival, a "month long music orgy to support Hollow Earth Radio". Pillows and blankets? Music…

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Pancakes, anyone?

Just curious, did any readers attend the Community Pancake Breakfast at the Wallingford Community Senior Center this morning? We dined at home (french toast from Essential Baking's Rosemary Diamante, real maple syrup, Gimme Lean faux sausage on the side, and a splash of Bailey's in our coffee, if you must know), but we've always been curious what it's like.

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Go, Yoga, Go

In response to the recent You Go Yoga post, several readers pointed out that the Seattle Holistic Center offers yoga through Wallingford's Good Shepherd Center. This really shouldn't have come as a surprise to us, as Mrs. Wallyhood attended their prenatal yoga classes while incubating Baby Z. Says she: The studio is bright and cheerful, a perfect yoga space, and Collette was really good at listening to each student and tailoring the practice for what we needed. It was also really…

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Bridge Closures

Should you be thinking of biking or walking home after an evening of carousing in Eastlake come April, think twice: SEATTLE- SDOT’s contractor who is painting the University Bridge will need full bridge closures on at least three consecutive weekends in April. The contractor will close the bridge to all traffic (motor vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians) from midnight Friday to 6 a.m. Saturday, and from midnight Saturday to 6 a.m. Sunday, on the weekends of April 11 -12, April 18 -…

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QFC Update

More updates on the QFC expansion project we covered last week (QFC Expansionism). In response to some of the concerns, Kristin Maas, the QFC Public Affairs Director, wrote: Prior to beginning this project, we had a 3rd party research group conduct focus groups with QFC shoppers, community members/neighbors and our store associates.  Three customer focus groups walked through the store during the interview with a moderator.  They were asked what they would like to see from this remodel.  We have incorporated…

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