March 12, 2010

Goldie’s, the Wallingford bar popular with sports fans, UW students, pool players, and dart throwers, is for sale. The listing agent, Mike Meade, posted the historic bar on Craigslist yesterday. The bar is offered for $189,500; the ad describes Goldie’s as: Seattle’s Wallingford Districts longest established Bar & Grill. Nearly 1/2 century of history. 4000

Goldie's sports bar on the market

March 12, 2010

After serving as an administrative office for Chow Foods for the past year, the former Jitterbug restaurant space across the street from the Guild 45th theater is getting spiffed up for a new eatery later this year. Chow’s Kate Perry told us, “We’re just in the concepting phase right now, but we are planning to

Chow Foods to open restaurant in Jitterbug spot

March 11, 2010

Grab your favorite bowling shirt and lace up your shoes.  Solid Ground is looking for teams to participate in their annual Strike Out Hunger Bowl-a-thon at West Seattle Bowl (4505 39th Ave SW) on Saturday, March 27.  The event hopes to raise money and awareness for the group’s Food Security for Children program,   which keeps Seattle-area food banks (including Ballard, Greenwood,

Solid Ground strikes out hunger with bowl-a-thon

March 10, 2010

The Wallingford Community Senior Center, which shut down in November 2009 for budget reasons, will continue to operate. Community support and a matching challenge grant of $25,000 from a Wallingford donor will help keep the center afloat. Kathleen Cromp, WCSC’s executive director, said, “I am so touched by the generosity of this gift and the

Wallingford Senior Center saved

March 10, 2010

Having the Burke-Gilman trail so close is one of the wonderful benefits of living in Wallingford. Often, though, getting there or getting back (especially if you live on a hill) can be another matter. Google has added a bicycle route feature to their maps that helps cyclists find the safest and flattest path from here

Google adds bike routes to maps