The fire started about 11:45 am near the intersection of 40th and Pacific nearly under the I-5 bridge. This grassy, wooded area has been host in recent years to Rent-a-Ruminants as well as a homeless population. It is currently fenced off.
I couldn’t see how it might have started, but the fire department was there pretty fast to put it out. No injuries or damage (other than to grass, shrubs, etc.) that I could see.
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In case you missed all of the two or three announcements we’ve made for this event, here is another that will hopefully grab your eye. Come meet the editors, writers and sponsors that help bring this blog to you, and the readers and commenters of Wallyhood that make us a community.
The meet-up is being graciously hosted by Murphy’s Pub (1928 N. 45th St) on Wednesday August 9th from 7-9 pm. There will be a few rounds of beer and appetizers for everyone, and lots of neighborhood talk.
While we did ask people to register in advance, if you didn’t …
Much to my Subaru’s dismay, our neighborhood’s last surviving auto parts store, Big Wheel Auto Parts across the street from Tuta Bella’s, closed its doors in the Fall of 2015 as we reported here. Purchased by Revolve Development, the property has sat empty since that time with little sign of any thing in the works. But now, that may change.
Eric at Revolve Development writes:
We are working with a non-profit that supports the work of emerging artists, and they will be taking space in the building. I would defer to them for information worth publishing.
Eric was kind enough …
If you’ve got a hankering to party in the street, and you don’t mind being limited to a really small space — say, a space the size of a parking spot — then Seattle’s PARK(ing) Day is for you. Parking Day, which will take place on September 15 from 9am to 7pm, is a chance for residents to create their own pop-up parks.
As per the Seattle PARK(ing) Day website:
PARK(ing) Day happens once a year in September and is an opportunity for Seattleites to rethink how streets can be used. Seattle has participated in this international event since 2007 …
Summer means the somewhat annual Wallyhood summer meet up. Come meet the editors, writers, sponsors, and commenters of Wallyhood. We are hoping Densmore Dave returns from exile. It has been awhile since he commented.
The meet-up is being graciously hosted by Murphy’s Pub (1928 N. 45th St) on Wednesday August 9th from 7-9 pm. There will be a few rounds of beer and appetizers for everyone, and lots of neighborhood talk.
Past years have been a relatively low-key, celebratory affair for those of you looking for a break from HALA coverage. Conversely, if you have been looking for a new …
Back in February, I wrote about the Community Involvement Commission (CIC), the city’s replacement for the old neighborhood councils. At the time, the commission was still being established, and the application deadline was still open. Now, the commission is nearly filled out with Equity Champions (as the city is terming the Commission members).
The purpose of the CIC (similar to the neighborhood councils) is to act as a liaison between citizens and city departments. To ensure that the CIC is representative of the broad spectrum of residents, CIC representatives must be approved by either the mayor or the city council. …
Fans of soba will soon have a new place to go to get their fix when Kamonegi opens in the space formerly occupied by Art of the Table. Wallyhood was contacted by Chef Mutsuko Soma who is proud to be opening her first restaurant in our neighborhood. Soma comes to Kamonegi after 3 years at Miyabi 45th. (Miyabi recently closed after an attempted reboot which we wrote about here.)
Says Soma:
I was opening chef and co-owner of Miyabi 45th (which closed this spring), and after working 3 years at Miyabi, I left on maternity leave to have a child. …
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