There's so much fantastic art sprinkled around Wallingford, much of it just just sitting in yards. We stumbled on these pieces walking down 1st Ave NE just below 50th St. As luck would have it, the sculptor's wife came out to retrieve an errant cat just as we were passing, so we were able to ask after it. The work is by Marc Bissell can you can find more of it at his web site, http://superheavymetal.com/.
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Jim sent in this photo and let us know that apparently, Wallingford has a king. Who knew?Since then, we've spotted the card scattered about the 'hood, most recently stuck to the sign just outside the northwest corner of the Good Shepherd Center. We tried calling the number (as best we could read it on the cameraphone blurry picture we had) but only found a "this number is not in service" message from the phone company.Always up for some good sluething, we…
We always knew there was some good grub to be had in Wallingford, but Rachel just tipped us off that two of Wallingford's own have been named semifinalists for the 2009 James Beard awards.Rachel Yang of Joule is on a list of 22 chefs nation-wide up for the Rising Chef of the Year award for her French-Korean-American fusion delicacies, while Maria Hines of Tilth has made it to a similar field for Best Chef: Northwest. (Apparently, James Beard is not a…
Taking advantage of the sunshine Saturday, Mr. and Mrs. Wallyhood took baby Z for a stroll down 45th and stopped in at Not A Number Gifts, a reliable wellspring of Wallingford gossip. Kara and John pulled themselves away from Valentine's Day frenzy (nothing says "I love you" like an Avenging Unicorn) to bring us up to date on Wallingford's comings and goings.We knew that OfficeMax was closing, but we didn't know that Zanadia is following suit (That's Zanadia, the home furnishings…
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…