On Friday afternoon, 3 December, an altercation occurred outside of Wallingford institution, Murphy’s Pub. According to the Seattle Times, a 61-year-old man was stabbed by another man.

An eyewitness to the incident, now under the Wallyhood Witness Protection Program, provided this account:

“I walked from my home to CVS, crossed the street at Meridian and 45th and didn’t notice anything out of the ordinary. There were lots of kids walking around at this time. Maybe school had recently gotten out? I went into CVS and was inside for 1-2 minutes, came out to walk to Bartell’s. At that time, two …

On Thursday, the jury in the Lita Byrnes murder trial reached a verdict in King County Superior Court. The jury found:

– Guilty on First Degree Premeditated murder
– Guilty on Second Degree Felony Murder
– Yes on Use of a Deadly Weapon
– Yes on Deliberate Cruelty

These charges make the defendant eligible for a life sentence. The sentencing hearing is scheduled for December 10th, and anyone may write a victim’s impact statement as long as they send it to the victim’s advocate by November 24th.

For those who don’t feel comfortable writing a full statement, the justiceforlita group …

While just about everyone in our neighborhood—and in the city as a whole, for that matter—has experienced some sort of property crime, real acts of violence are thankfully rare in Wallingford. However, one of note in the latter category that did happen here, and hit close to home for many in the community including the editors of Wallyhood at the time, was the tragic murder of Lita Byrnes in 2018. People who knew and loved her have not forgotten, and we heard from some who have been following the trial of the accused murderer. They are asking for support as …

If the Wallingford neighborhood has a heart, a strong case could be made that Meridian Park and the Good Shepherd Center are a big part of it. The Meridian School and the Wallingford Community Senior Center serve two ends of the local age spectrum. The Wallingford Farmers’ Market draws in big crowds during the summer months. Seattle Tilth attracts eager crowds with an interest in plants with classes and plant sales. The venerable old Good Shepherd Center is home to a delightful mixed bag of community-oriented groups. The old building itself maintains the funkiness that, even in the face of …

This year, Halloween falls on a weekend—Sunday night. For those trick-or-treaters (or their supervisory staff) wondering if there are organized events planned in and around Wallingford: you’re in luck!

Come have fun on Halloween (10/31) from 5-8 pm at the Haunted Alley! There will be Halloween games, decorations, and lots of candy (distributed in creative COVID-safe ways). The Haunted Alley will be one-way to aid social distancing and hand sanitizer will be provided at activity stations. Masks required. Entrance on 52nd St. between Kirkwood Pl. N. and Kensington Pl. N. This event is free and all are welcome, but the …

Many of you have at least a passing awareness of Nickelsville, the semi-nomadic community of people without permanent housing. In Wallingford, we have a Nickelsville “tiny house village” in the Northlake area, near Ivar’s Salmon House. Nickelsville, however, encompasses more than the Northlake site, and includes another village at Othello, in south Seattle. And, there are other tiny house villages in Seattle besides Nickelsville. A recent Seattle Times article counted eight villages with a total of 298 houses; it described plans for an additional 100 houses to be placed at two new sites in North Seattle and an existing one …

News you can use!  And eat!  This important breaking news from Wallyhood Editor Julie:  Dick’s is offering free spicy chocolate shakes today only for Cinco de Mayo!  Available at all locations, today only.…