Sue writes: 12 year old boy was hit by a car this afternoon on 40th and Corliss. He was on his way to a friend's birthday party but ended up at Harbor View instead. Traffic is getting out of control in Wallingford. Lived here for 31 years. Sad! Best wishes to the boy and his family. Be safe out there.
Tamara writes: We’re doing our huge yard sale to benefit Special Bunny Rabbit Rescue again this weekend, June 8, Saturday, 10-4. Corner of 53rd and Green Lake Way North, at the purple house across from the soccer fields. TONS of stuff, like previous years, and all the money benefits SpecialBunny.org. If you ask nicely, you can even meet some real live pet bunnies and learn all about proper care of house rabbits, who are amazing, fun, silly pets. We work with other local…
This week's showing at Wallingford's Friday Night at the Meaningful Movies offers us the finest clickbait subject one could hope for: HOW TO MAKE MONEY SELLING DRUGS with MATT McCALLY FROM L.E.A.P. FRIDAY JUNE 6, 7PM: A shockingly candid examination of how a street dealer can rise to cartel lord with relative ease, How to Make Money Selling Drugs is an insider’s guide to the violent but extremely lucrative drug industry. Told from the perspective of former drug dealers, and featuring…
The Wallingford Farmers Market returns for its second week today, Wednesday June 4th 3:30 - 7 pm at Meridian Park. Last week's opening was absolutely splendid. I, for one, was delighted to see Britt's Pickles as one of the new vendors: their half-sour are so crunchy and fresh, I could eat a jar at a sitting (and they're fermented in live cultures, not cooked in vinegar, so they're good for your gut flora). The guys with Handlebar Coffee made an amazing…
Last week, we noted that a new mural had joined the outdoor gallery that is 45th Street (Tattoo U). Readers wondered where the image came from so we asked Melissa Bell, owner of Slave to the Needle, for the backstory: We love all the murals in Wallingford along 45th St.; and have wanted one for quite some time. Besides that wall keeps getting tagged with graffiti and we thought some nice artwork would hopefully put a stop to that and look…
The Wallingford Community Council held its annual meeting on May 12th. Congressman Jim McDermott was the special speaker discussing the roots of the current dysfunction in congress and answering questions from the audience. WCC members elected officers and directors. Jim Fryett was elected president. The first meeting of the Community Council’s new year will be held on Wednesday, June 4th , 7:15 PM at the Good Shepherd Center. Among the items on the agenda will be updates on current neighborhood issues,…
Wallyhood welcomes our newest sponsor, Susie Fanslow Sabunciyan, EAMP of the U District Community Acupuncture. She's been practicing acupuncture and Chinese herbs for five years, and worked at another community acupuncture clinic up on Capitol Hill prior to opening up shop in the U District. I was a bit curious what the "community" in "community acupuncture" meant. From their web site: Patients are seated in comfortable recliners for about an hour receiving treatment. The appointment times are staggered, allowing for private…