March 24, 2010

It’s been quite the week for namesakes of Wallingford businesses. Yesterday was Ivar Haglund’s birthday, and tomorrow is Archie McPhee’s. The quirky toy/party/doodad/curiosities store that bears his name, at the corner of N. 45th St. and Stone Way, will offer free gifts with a $5 purchase and cookies for everyone. The Archie McPhee web site

Celebrate Archie McPhee's (a real guy!) birthday

March 24, 2010

There was a time, a generation or two ago, when building a playground meant putting a couple of slides, a few swings, and maybe some monkey bars on schoolyard. Oh, how things have changed. The new equipment will be in the yellow area. Site graphic provided by David Hanson of Twist Architecture. A group of

McDonald School kids will spin, climb

March 23, 2010

Those are the magic words that’ll get you a second entree for $1.05 (Ivar Haglund would have been 105) at Ivar’s restaurants today. It looks like a lovely afternoon to have a lakeside lunch.

"Happy Birthday, Ivar!"

March 23, 2010

Update: Seattle Police Department confirmed to us that the robbery was at the 7-Eleven. There is a third suspect still at large — witnesses described him a male in his 20s, about 6 feet tall, 195 lbs. All the suspects were wearing masks. The SPD spokesperson told us this is very much an ongoing, active

Armed robbery at 7-Eleven on Stone Way

March 22, 2010

The food world is abuzz this morning with news of which semifinalists made it to the final ballot of the James Beard Foundation’s annual awards. Alas, Rachel Yang of Wallingford’s Joule isn’t on the list of finalists for the Best Northwest Chef. Had Yang won Best Northwest Chef, that would have given Wallingford restaurants the honor

Joule's Rachel Yang not a finalist for Beard Award