Wallingford, Seattle

Best I can tell, there's the greatest concert series I never heard of going on at the Good Shepherd Center's Chapel performance space this month. In this week alone, Thursday (1/15) is the second of three IS THAT JAZZ? festival performances produced by the Seattle Composers' Salon, Friday (1/16) the Washington Composers' Forum present the MAD Trio as part of their Transport Series and Saturday (1/17) Seattle Improvised Music puts on an evening of one minute solos to benefit their Improvised…

I've always been a huge fan of street art, both because art that isn't framed in the context of a gallery or museum feels more "real" and because unexpected beauty is the best kind. That's why it was such a giggle to find these paintings nailed to telephone polls in South Wallingford, in the 37th and Bagley area. Anyone know who the artist is?(Michelle took the first two photos. I missed the third painting entirely until I saw this shot by…

Did you know that if you adopt a mile or more of street, agreeing to clean it at least four times per year, the city will not only provide you cleaning supplies (garbage bags, shovels, rakes, graffiti removal kits, etc.) but will install two signs in your adopted area with your group's name on it? Neither did I! But it's true.Thus, the active membership of the semi-fictitious East Wallingford Hot Tub Association, inspired as much by dreams of pristine streets as…

Welcome to Wallyhood.org, the neighborhood blog for Wallingford, Seattle. Fair game for the blog include neighborhood events, business openings and closings, police blotter reports, resident profiles, found objects, and pretty much anything relevant to that little area East of Stone Way, West of I-5, South of 60th and North of the Lake that we call home. Story ideas may come from the Wallingford Community Council, Wallingford Chamber of Commerce, Weaving Wallingford, neighborhood gossips, meddling kids and the occasional snake oil salesman.We'll…