By now, most of you have noticed that Wallyhood does not have a sports desk—and a good portion of you think that is just great, and maybe it’s a reason why you’ve stuck around for as long as you have. But as a diehard baseball fan in a pathetically beleaguered baseball city, I was both surprised and delighted to hear a piece on KNKX by my favorite radio host, Kirsten Kendrick. It features a pitcher on last year’s state 3A champion Lincoln High School baseball team, Bjorn Johnson. Unlike most such stories, it focuses on the journey of Bjorn …
Wallingford Local Returns to Farmers Market on Wednesday
The Wallingford Local radio program, produced through a joint effort of Historic Wallingford, the farmers market and SPACE 101 FM, has been airing on the last Wednesday of each month live from our farmers market since May. In June, Julie and I were invited to talk about Wallyhood, and last month, I was back to help host a trivia contest. This coming Wednesday, I’ll be on the air again for the fourth episode of the Wallingford Local. (I’m not sure if that’s a warning or an enticement.)
There are a number of ways to listen:
Come see us live at…Give Big Wallingford
Give Big is an annual celebration of our non-profit service organizations and a time to encourage you to donate to support them. It is sponsored by 501Commons, an organization that supports non-profits in many ways. This year the focus is on May 2 and 3 as days to Give Big, although you can, of course, donate to your favorite non-profit at any time, starting right now.
The Give Big website lists and lets you connect with 1,200 non-profit organizations in Seattle and surrounding Puget Sound neighboring counties, from Centrallia to Bellingham. On this website you can search for a particular …
Welcome Grand Central Bakery!
Wallingford has seen something of a bakery renaissance in the last couple of years – though we miss the sweet smell of the old Boulangerie and its kind proprietor Xon Loung, we’ve also been fortunate to have both Sea Wolf and Damsel and Hopper open up, serving both Upper and Lower Wallingford alongside the Essential.
But 45th has needed a sit-down, bread-soup-sandwich-sweets place for years. And years. So we extend the warmest of slightly belated Wallingford welcomes (polite clapping! subtle nods and maybe even eye contact!) to the Grand Central Bakery, now open at 1607 N. 45th…
Mayor McGinn wants fireworks for the 4th of July. (So there.)
Following Seafair’s announcement on Tuesday, that the Blue Angels would not be coming this summer, Mayor Mike McGinn issued the following statement:
A fireworks show on the Fourth of July is a civic tradition. I, like many Seattle residents, was disappointed to learn last week that there would not be fireworks this year at Gas Works Park. That’s why I am delighted to announce that we are working with Seafair and the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce to craft a new and sustainable plan for Fourth of July fireworks in Seattle. I am optimistic that we will indeed have fireworks …
Wallingford Art Walk Wednesday
If you haven’t gotten your fill of rogue art already this month, then head on out to Wallingford Art Walk this Wednesday, from 6 – 9 pm. Here’s the haps, courtesy of Tara and the Art Walk crew:
Fuel Coffee – Jim Stoccardo (www.jimstoccardo.com) Harold’s Lighting – Photographer Phil Ljunghammar Seattle Mosaic Arts will feature photographs of community mosaic projects facilitated by mosaic artist Laurel True. Laurel has travelled around the world working in underserved communities in Africa, Haiti and the US to promote creativity and community through mosaics. Thrive Natural Family Medicine: Sydney Palmer: “These watercolor paintings emerged from…Murphy’s History
On May 18, 1981, a year after Mt. St. Helen’s blew, Seattle’s first Irish bar opened: Murphy’s Irish Pub. Go ahead, check your calendar: next Wednesday, that’ll be thirty years exactly, and they’re celebrating.
When Chris Barnes and Dan Cowan originally opened Murphy’s, it stood where Starbucks stands today, a half a block to the east (a Radio Shack stood on the corner of 45th and Meridian, where Murphy’s is today). Dan left shortly after (and went on to open The Tractor Tavern in Ballard), while Chris slowly built a Seattle institution.
For years, its stage was host to the …