Wallingford, Seattle

Until the Wallingford Art Walk returns, we'll have to get our art fix by walking to our neighbor neighborhoods. Tonight, it's Greenwood-Phinney's turn with Art Up/Open Up.Now, for the Obligatory Wallingford Content, visit former Bottleworks manager (and, we're told, "lifetime Bottleworks Air Jordan historian") Kevin "Sensei 23 projux" Sullivan at Naked City Tap House(8564 Greenwood Ave N), where he'll be having a reception. The Bottleworks blog tells us thatKevin is part of the hot mural painting squad Matamuros (Jill Rothenberger and…

Janet Stillman of the Wallingford Neighborhood Office wrote:Yesterday another pedestrian was struck and seriously injured at the corner of Meridian Ave. N. and 45th St. The "Walk" signal had just changed, but a driver trying to beat the yellow light, didn't and ended up running the red light. Last week another pedestrian was struck at the same corner and 2 weeks before another pedestrian was struck. All three pedestrians were taken away in ambulances. 45th and Meridian is a very dangerous…

We were out of town this last week (Atlanta, if you must know), so we're doing a bit of catch-up. The other Wallingford blog had a nice shot this past Sunday from the Seattle Times Pacific Northwest Magazine's Now and Then column showing a pictures of the corner of Wallingford Ave N and N 45th St from 1950.It appears there weren't cigarette butts littering the sidewalk outside of Babalu in 1950.

Tipster Heidi writesWallingford's OfficeMax location is closing. February 21st is the last day of business. The good news: all display models are on sale. Most of these items sell for 50% of the original price. Digital cameras, printers, phones: it all must go now.With its proximity to highway entrance and exit ramps, it would make a convenient location for that homeless liquor store.

We do not use our cell phone while driving. We certainly don't send text messages when driving. We have a friend, though, who loves to knit while he drives. Not quite sure how he pulls it off, but he does, and we have one ill-fitting but otherwise attractive sweater to prove it.We were reminded of this by a recent mail we got from Karen:Just wanted to tip you that I took a class last weekend at Bad Woman Yarn, and it…

With Wallingford's solid waste transfer station such a hot topic, it's worth taking a detour down Pacific by Gasworks to a little Wallingford-based business that's doing its part to keep computers out of the dump and, as long as they're at it, provide low-cost technology and skills to poor communities all over the world.You may have seen them on your walk down the Burke, nestled back in a non-descript, warehouse-like building up on Pacific next to the "Home Made Wine" sign.…

Though this is not strictly Wallyhood news, Sunday is a slow news day, so we'll give it to them. Chef Dustin (normally serving at Art of Table on 39th by Gasworks) writes:Hello, people! Just letting you know that there are still spaces left for Chef Dustin's Mushroom Goodness menu at Culinary Communion tonight. If you are looking for some good food and good fun sign up now...Join Chef Dustin as he kicks off Culinary Communion's inaugural Muse Symposium demonstration class. Chef…