Keep an eye on your cats and chickens, coyotes are afoot in Wallingford! On the Wallyhood Forums, Rob Cranfill says: A buddy of mine, who’s an outdoorsy, level-headed kind of guy, said he just saw a coyote running down the street in Tangletown – around 7PM. Taildragger confirms: My wife & I and two of our neighbors saw two of them last night. One was running down the sidewalk on 57th and the other rounded the corner at 57th and Kensington.…
We've heard a couple reports of BOB strollers stolen off porches in Wallingford over the past few days. Nathan says: I wanted to report that our BOB Duallie Revolution (double) stroller was stolen off of our porch last night. It has a lock on it as well as a soccer ball and a shovel set. And JC posted in the Wallyhood forums: Our blue BOB stroller was stolen off our front steps in the middle of the night! Our house is fully fenced and higher off the street…
Mike Ruby writes: Patty's EggNest appears to be closed. New management has reopened the espresso store next to Julia's. Don't know if they are keeping the old name. The workmen doing the remodel of the Babalu tell me it is going to be a nail salon - as if we really need that. Rodda Paint and Morgans Plumbing are being replaced by an apartment house - will probably close about March. Mike followed up with the owners of Patty's, and learned…
Lead from Solid Ground sent in this announcement: Solid Ground invites you to Get Your Sh*t Together at our FREE one-hour estate planning presentation open to all, regardless of age, gender, or income, on September 24th at 7pm at The Auditorium at the Woodland Park Zoo. Featuring nationally-renown speaker and founder of GYST.org, Chanel Reynolds, and James Spencer, of Spectra Law. Materials will be provided and there will be time for Q&A at the end. Free parking, food, and childcare provided. Space…
Yikes, this one slipped up under the radar*. Tomorrow, Friday Sept 19 and Saturday September 20th, is the 30th annual Wallingford Wurst Festival at the St. Benedict School. ...the festival started as a small fundraiser for the school. Today the festival brings more than 10,000 visitors to the Wallingford neighborhood in one weekend. The Wurst Festival features rides, an array of delicious foods, games for kids of all ages, craft booths, homemade sweets, a book sale, a Biergarten, a raffle, plus live…
As you may remember, back in 2010, Jeff Garfield, owner of Bedrooms and More (a Wallyhood sponsor) bought the blighted scar at the corner of 4th Ave NE and 45th Street (see New Wallingford Landmark Coming). Prior to that, the property had held a single-story retail space, but that was knocked down to make room for condos. When the economy tanked, the condo project was canceled, and Wallingford ended up with a big square of ugliness welcoming visitors at our eastern border. Jeff stepped…
Cheri writes: I’d like to see a discussion about the provision in the zoning code that allows boarding houses in single family zones. Up to eight unrelated adults can live in a single family house. This allows investors to buy houses in single family zones and rent the rooms individually. Ironically, one of the tests for a house being a boarding house is that bedrooms do not have private bathrooms or cooking spaces. Therefore, a minimal amount of retrofit is required…