A couple weekends ago, Mrs. Wallyhood and Baby Z went to a two-year-old's birthday party at a friend's house over here in East Wallingford. The hit of the party was a Jana Vitols, a children's music teacher who led a round of singing and banging for the chillun' and adults alike. It was quite a hoot, as there's nothing a kid likes more than clapping and singing (aside, of course, from the raw carnal pleasure of putting one's own foot in…
If you're like us, you spent some significant portion of your day trying to figure out how the world is going to end. Sure, the greenhouse effect seems to be raising global temperatures, polar ice caps are melting, sea levels rising, fisheries are collapsing, but how, specifically, is that going to manifest in our lives? We don't live close enough to the sea to be swamped, and we don't eat fish that much to begin with. Not to say that we…
Bambi writes: Am I the only one who think we need a yoga studio on 45th? I know we are encapsulated by many options in Fremont, Ballard, Greenlake, and the U District, but a yoga studio on 45th would be the perfect addition to Wallingford. I hear that Yogalife is looking for a third location. It would be great if that was Wallingford! -A neighbor that wants to walk to yoga class. We agree. Sutra owners Amber and Colin run Rain…
Frequest Wallyhood tipster John Scott Tynes sent us this note with a picture: There were those who thought the sign for High Maintenance Bitch was inappropriate for Wallingford. They're going to love its replacement -- the new cigar shop has hung its sign and it's a doozy. It's like the Playboy Bunny mudflap silhouette stood up, put on cowboy boots, and took up pipe smoking. We're thankful he was able to explain it, because frankly, we're speechless.
Despite the saucer-sized flakes of snow that briefly festooned Wallingford last week, Spring is creeping up on us, and with it comes Wallingford Art Walk. It kicks off May 6th and will run the first Wednesday of every month through October. If your business is interested in hosting some art, or you're an artist interested in exhibiting, check out the Wallingford Art Walk web site for info on how to get involved. Also: There will be live music and a Kids…
Wallyhood welcome LaurelPost, the Laurelhurst Neighborhood Blog, to the neighborhood blogging cabal. Their inaugural post was March 17th, not coincidentally the last day the Seattle Post-Intelligencer was available in print. Produced by Front Seat, a socially responsible and activist software company, we're sure they'll be a fine addition to the community building efforts going on across the city. Now, where's our invitation to go out on your boat?
We practiced vegetarianism for many years, 23 in all, before we finally gave it up and ordered a steak at El Gaucho's and had done with it. Why, after all those long years of fastidious self-denial, did we jump from the wagon? Honestly, we were hungry. Not in the "I haven't eaten all day" sense, but, rather, in the "I'm so tired of eating beans and rice and cheese for protein, I want a meal that's going to stick with me…