Remember how on Twin Peaks, Agent Cooper used to order a "cup of joe and a slice of cherry pie, and it was somehow epic and transcendent? We were reminded of that reading a recent e-mail from Dani of Fuel Coffee, extolling their new High 5 Pies: High 5 Pies are all-natural 7" deep dish pies and handheld "Flipsides" made from my Grandma's favorite all-butter crust recipe. Pies are a classic treat, vintage and nostalgic of simple times while being modern…
Wallingford Twitter was atwitter this past Saturday morning with news that there were fire trucks convergin on Perche No on N 49th by Stone Way. John pointed us towards Nancy Leson's article in the Seattle Times with the grim story.Turns out it was a kitchen fire, probably electrical, and they'll be closed for up to a few months while they recover:"It's unbelievable," says Lily, who recalled for me the hours leading up to the fire. She and her husband left the…
Wallyhood stopped in at Wide World Books and Maps for one of their travel talks, and had the opportunity to chat afterwards with Rick, one of the founders of Wallingford's own Friday Night at the Meaningful Movies.He let us know that this coming Friday night's installment is special, the 6th anniversary of the event. They'll be getting a cake to celebrate. (And little did we know that this whole time, Julia's has been donating their leftover pastries and goodies. If we…
So last week, our friend Peaboy e-mailed us with a "hot tip": I have a story idea for you… go along N Pacific Way and count how many street lights are out… it varies night to night, but I can count 5 or 6 some nights between 1st Ave and Fisheries Supply. We were unimpressed. In fact, we mocked him: Hmm....streetlights are out sometimes. I smell Pulitzer. Well, you can imagine our chagrin when he mailed us a link to the…
We've been a bit confused at the various civic, legislative, and paramilitary organizations around Wallingford (OK, not so much the last one, although it suggests a solution to the car prowl problem we find enticing). Enjoying a cup of coffee at Mosaic with Neighborhood Council president Mary "Darth" Heim, we got the skinny, which we share here with you.Wallingford Chamber of Commerce: Presided over by Kara Ceriello of Not A Number, the chamber represents the business interests.Wallingford Community Council: One of…
Apparenty, car prowlers aren't the only ones slinking around Wallingford in the pre-dawn hours. Jenny writes:Amazon Fresh now delivers to 98103! (Apparently, this has been true since November, but I have an 11-month-old and therefore live in a news vacuum, so I just learned it last week.)We got our first delivery last week. The good people at AF arrived before dawn, set two large, colorful tubs of groceries outside our door, and tiptoed away all ninjalike without disturbing us. When we…
Tomorrow (Wednesday) is Bottleworks' 10th anniversary, and they're celebrating by releasing dozens of unique, cellared beers and specials, including New Belgium Bottleworks 10th Anniversary Wild Ale (2 bottle limit per customer / day), Hair of the Dog Matt (4 bottle limit), Elysian Icarus, Far West, Rogue Issaquah, Russian River Deviation and tons more. See the Bottleworks blog for details.They recommend getting there at their 11 a.m. opening to get the good stuff. This is a beer nerd event, though, so rumors…