It came as a shock to all of us here at wallyhood to learn, late last night, that the lease on our office space would not be renewed, contrary to expectations. As a consequence, this blog — now in its 16th year – will shut down, effective immediately, unless and until new office space can be secured. No new posts will be forthcoming, and all office furnishings will be sold off with proceeds to go towards a new lease, if one can be found.

Many readers will wonder why a blog, of all things, requires office space – especially in …

The Seattle Dept. of Transportation (SDOT) is seeking input on proposed changes to Aurora Avenue North (a.k.a. Highway 99). While the chance to attend in-person meetings has passed (sorry!), you can still register your opinion via this online form. The comment period is only open through April 5, so you better hurry.

The proposed work area runs from just south of the Aurora Bridge north to 145th St. For the purposes of this project, SDOT has divided that stretch into 5 segments:

Segment 1: Harrison St to N 38th Street Segment 2: N 38th St. to Winona Ave N…

The title pretty much says it all.

Free pizza slices at most Pagliacci’s locations including the Wallingford location (4003 Stone Way) Limit 2 per customer Available from 11 am to 3 pm

From their website:

We’ve been getting ahead of ourselves! It’s time to take a pause — a bonus day — to let the planet catch up with our slightly overeager calendar. To celebrate the surplus, also known as Leap Day, Pagliacci is giving away lunchtime slices (two per customer) at all Pagliacci locations (excluding UW locations and Valley) from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

More information here.

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A new film, Seattle: 21st Century City, available on youtube and embedded below, explores Seattle’s struggles since the start of the new millennium, including the impact of crime on neighborhoods such as our own. Packed with archival photos and videos, the film is a step back in time to a Seattle that seems like another place somewhere else in the country. Narration is provided by residents who witnessed the radical changes that reshaped the city over the past two decades, and includes interviews with once-prominent voices from our past e.g. Nancy Guppy, Greg Nickels.

Seattle: 21st Century City is …

A reader recently emailed us to say that some person or persons had placed hearts along the planting strip (between the street and the sidewalk) all along Bagley between 41st and 43rd. I ran up there myself, and sure enough … hearts! I’m not sure if they first appeared on Valentine’s Day, but it’s close enough for me to label this a Valentine’s Day Whodunnit.

The hearts are not a quickie job. Someone put some effort into this. The hearts themselves are made of some sort of plasticized material to stand up to February’s weather. And each has two sturdy …

Remember when you were two? Well, okay. Probably not. But Ladd and Lass Brewing, located at 722 NE 45th St (yes, technically in the U District) will have fond memories of their second after they finish celebrating it this month with some special events:

Barleywine Day: Saturday, January 6, 12pm-10pm Featuring L&L’s very first bottled offering, Barrel-aged Year 1 Also: Cellared Year 1 and Year 2 Oskar’s Pizza and Lá Liath Bakery will be plying us with their savory and sweet treats, respectively Toady Town, who many might remember from last year’s anniversary party, will be back with his one-of-a-kind…

While I’m sure most readers are not small business owners, let alone owners of small, brick-and-mortar businesses, I thought you’d be interested to know that the city has funds available for the repair of windows, doors, locks, signs, etc. that have been damaged by vandals. That’s both good news and sad news, right?

As of this November 14 update, the city had disbursed $800,000 from a $2 million fund. The online application form is still open, so I assume that there is still some money left. The eligibility criteria, according to the update, are:

Business must be open for…