Monthly Archives: December 2010

Wow!  How often do you get a chance to wish someone 105 years old a Happy Birthday?  Not often, to be sure, which is why Mayor Mike McGinn has proclaimed this day, December 16, 2010, as “Juliet Rawlings Day” in Seattle, to honor Wallingford’s University House resident, Juliet Rawlings.

Juliet was born on December 16, 1905 in Montclair, New Jersey.  She attended Syracuse University, majoring in physical education (could that be the secret to a long life?  If so, sign me up!)  Juliet met her husband, Warren Baker Rawlings–a veterinarian and medical researcher–in 1931, and the couple lived in Pennsylvania …

It’s been an awful long time since we talked about graffiti here on Wallyhood (some would argue not long enough). But, every couple of weeks, we like to draw your attention to some interesting conversations happening in the Wallyhood Forums. This week, it sounds like there’s been a resurgence in graffiti after a quiet spell (which, in turn, was likely due to Zeb’s incarceration).

Anyhoo, if you want in on the graffiti talk, including some comparisons of what other cities are spending on the problem, head on over to the Forum’s Graffiti / Tagging conversation.

Other conversations happening in the …