We just got off the phone with Anne Radford, spokesperson for the Washington State Liquor Control Board, who confirmed that the WSLCB has lost their lease on the existing Wallingford location and expect to close it mid-March. However, they don't anticipate having a new location secured for "a few" months after that, so there will be a brief, but seemingly interminable period when Wallingfordites will have to hike to Ballard or the University Village area to ward off the DT's.We did…
Reminder: there's a Wallingford photo contest underway, first prize gets $100 gift certificate to Frame Central and (we didn't mention this last time) a free print from the Wallingford Photo Center in Wallingford Center, plus the admiration and adoration of the entire Wallyhood readership.Basic rules are that the photo must be of something in Wallingford. Submissions should be uploaded to Flickr and tagged "wallyhoodcontest#1" (yes, there will be a Wallyhood contest #2). Full details in the original post. Get snappin'!
Remember that scene in Star Wars where the Death Star council is arguing about whether the Imperial Senate will allow something, and then Grand Moff Tarkin announces that they've dissolved Senate and then Admiral Motti says "Don't try to frighten us with your sorcerous ways, Lord Vader. Your sad devotion to that ancient religion has not helped you conjure up the stolen data tapes, or given you clairvoyance enough to find the rebels' hidden fortress..." and then Vader does that choking…
When I first read the beginning of the synopsis The School of Essential Ingredients on Amazon:Lillian's father deserts his wife and young daughter literally, and then her mother deserts her figuratively -- disappearing deeply into the solace of books as a coping mechanismI read it as "Lillian's father desserts his wife...and then her mother desserts her figuratively," I guess because the context of cooking set up the wrong frame for me. It sounded like such a cheerful book, my way, this…
Wallyhood tipster Michelle sent in this shot of this week's Word of the Week, from 44th and Thackery.spall |spôl| verb [ trans. ] break (ore, rock, stone, or concrete) into smaller pieces, esp. in preparation for sorting.[ intrans. ] (of ore, rock, or stone) break off in fragments : cracks below the surface cause slabs of material to spall off.noun, a splinter or chip, esp. of rock.ORIGIN late Middle English (as a noun): of unknown origin. The verb dates from the…
Wallyhood commenters have spoken: Archive McPhee's is moving to Wallingford: lovely. It will displace the liquor store on the corner of 45th and Stone Way: OMG!!!!Don't worry, Wallingford, no need to stockpile booze quite yet. Cub Reporter made a call to the liquor store this morning and was told that the Liquor Control Board is in talks with several Wallingford property owners discussing relocation.So, the good news is that we'll still have easy access to our firewater. But the mystery remains:…
Sez the Bottleworks blog:You may have heard that Port Brewing/Lost Abbey's Tomme Arthur will be in Seattle this coming week. The man needs no introduction as one of the most well-respected and well-known figures in the American craft brewing industry.Well, we had not heard, and, to be honest, had we heard, we probably would not have remembered, since despite his being a man who needs no introduction, we had not heard of him. But then we are not part of the…