Margaret, Author at Wallyhood

Operation Beautification Wallingford

Margaret April 17, 2013 Comments are off

Brooms and rakes? Check. Plastic bags and gloves? Check. Comfy shoes, canned goods, and an appetite for breakfast goodies? Check, check, and check! Ladies and gentlemen of Wallingford, Earth Day is fast approaching, and that means it’s time once again to clean up our beloved neighborhood.

Everyone is welcome to attend and lend a helping hand (or two) for the third annual “Operation Beautification Wallingford” which takes place on Saturday, April 20 from 9:30AM – 1:00PM at Wallingford Center.

From the Wallingford Chamber of Commerce:

There will be four teams: Two teams from the Boys and Girls Club, a neighborhood …

You may hear a helicopter hovering over Gas Works Park…

Margaret April 15, 2013 Comments are off

Not to cause alarm, but if you hear helicopter activity over Gas Works Park this evening (Monday), around 8 or 8:30pm, it’s just the film crew we mentioned on Saturday. Dave Drummond tells us, “It will be there sometime around 8 or 830 and may be flying for about an hour. Every effort will be made to make it quick and not use the chopper late, to minimize noise concerns. It should vacate the area by 10 pm at the very latest- hopefully earlier if all goes as planned.”

It’s nice to get the “heads up”, especially on a day …

Self Defense Workshop at Oom Yung Doe

Margaret April 15, 2013 3 Comments

Greg Martin from Oom Yung Doe (3845 Bridge Way) wrote to tell us that the school’s April self defense workshop is this Wednesday night, (4/17) at 6:30pm. Here’s an overview of the class:

You will learn a simple, but powerful self-defense technique that can be used against many different attacks such as a grab to the wrist, arm, shoulder or hair. The same technique can even be used against a punch or a choke! With this technique even a small woman can incapacitate a much larger attacker.

Spaces are filling up. Register in advance: [email protected]
Click here to download the …

Moored in Tangletown

Margaret April 14, 2013 10 Comments

Tangletown resident, Gina, snapped this pic of a boat moored on the traffic circle on Kenwood at Woodlawn.

If you look closely, you’ll see an orange “vehicle violation” sticker on the windshield. KIRO News posted a picture of the sticker up close, which you can see here. The Seattle Police officer who issued the sticker wrote “Really?” under “Remarks” on the sticker.

KIRO also notes that “The Seattle Police Department gave the vessel a vacate notice, ordering it be removed by 9 a.m. Saturday, but the boat was still there on Friday afternoon.” I drove past the traffic circle on …

Film Crew At Gas Works Park

Margaret April 13, 2013 8 Comments

A large film crew will be filming scenes for a television pilot at Gasworks Park on Monday, April 15. While most of the filming will take place at night, after the park is closed to the public, the crew will be setting up that afternoon, including on and around the observation platform. The crew is working with Seattle Parks and Recreation, as well as the Seattle Police Department, to ensure the safety of park visitors throughout the day, when vehicles will be driving on some of the paved portions of the park.

Dave Drummond, a location scout manager, also tells …

Big Wheel Panini

Margaret April 12, 2013 2 Comments

You could call it “Big Wheel Panini” since it’s adjacent to Big Wheel Auto Parts (4455 Stone Way N.), or you could call it “Pat’s Panini Sandwiches” after its owner, Pat. Either way, Pat won’t mind since he hasn’t officially named his new hot panini sandwich stand, which is now open Mondays through Saturdays, from 10:00am to 6:00pm.

Pat offers five different types of hot panini sandwiches, all for $5 each, except for the Grilled Cheese, which is only $4. Prices include tax. Add avocado or cheese to any sandwich for just a buck more. Chips and beverages are also …

Wallyhood crime: Car Prowler and Stolen Package

Margaret April 11, 2013 8 Comments

Kelly wrote to us about spotting a car prowler out and about on Wednesday morning:

I walked out of my house this (Wednesday) morning to find a prowler looking in the windows of my neighbors car (the car was in a driveway, not visible from the street). He walked off immediately toward his car parked in the Chase Bank parking lot at the corner if Meridian Ave N & N 45th St. I tried to get his license plate but he was going too fast. I called and reported it to SPD.

I didn’t see his face, but he looked …

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