March 10, 2010

Do you look on with envy when friends from Ballard or Brooklyn announce their local pride on their backs? Wallingfordians also have several sartorial options. After the neighborhood embraced her new shop, Molly Nietzel of Molly Moon’s Ice Cream had Wallingford t-shirts produced for sale at her store. A few months ago, she donated the remainder

Wear your Wallingford pride

March 10, 2010

Local favorites Avila, Joule, Ivar’s Salmon House, Kisaku, and Tilth are the five Wallingford eateries on the final list of 100+ restaurants that will dish up 3 courses for $25 during Seattle Restaurant Week (technically, 10 days — April 19 to April 29). Be sure to make your reservations early! Seattle Restaurant Cooperative, which includes Tilth’s

Sample Wallingford restaurants with $25 dinners

March 10, 2010

Two car fires in the wee hours of the morning this week were arson, Seattle Fire investigators have determined. The first car fire occurred at 12:47 a.m. on March 8 in the 4100 block of 11th Ave. NE. The second car fire occurred at 12:12 a.m. on March 9 in the 4200 block of 7th

Car fires in nearby U District were arson

March 10, 2010

Wallingford Chamber of Commerce president Kara Ceriello sent out an alert to local businesses over the weekend about an alleged shoplifter/con artist who is well known around the neighborhood. He’s dubbed “Big Hands Guy”  because, Ceriello described in her alert, “the biggest distinguishing characteristic is his hands: they’re swollen, esp the fingers, and reddish, due to

Businesses warned of 'Big Hands Guy'

March 8, 2010

The former Hollywood Video building, on the corner of N. 45th and 2nd Ave. NE, will soon be home to Wallingford’s new liquor store. A year after the Washington State Liquor Control Board lost its lease on the store at N. 45th and Stone Way (now home to Archie McPhee’s), construction has begun in the

Liquor store will open in Hollywood Video building