Your four-legged family members will be excited to know that beloved pet supply store Wally Pets has reopened at 4411 Wallingford Ave N, just two doors down from their former location. Here’s a review from Wallyhood reader Theresa:

Paul Brownie and his team have done an amazing job transforming the space.  Both humans and their 4-legged family members will enjoy the spaciousness and all the new merchandise.

My dog, Maisie, gives them a 5 paw rating.

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Lots of changes coming to businesses in the neighborhood, both happy and sad.

Good news first:

Seattle Pops, a favorite of my children at the Wallingford farmers market, is opening a retail location this summer at the corner of 45th and Interlake.

Heavy Restaurant Group (owners of Purple, Barrio, and Thackeray) are opening a Mexican restaurant across from Gas Works Park this summer. Read more about it on Seattle Met.

After we ran an article on Kids on 45th back in January, owner Susan Arefi has finally had some serious interest in taking over the store. She’s optimistic that Kids …

Wallyhooder Kimberly writes:

Greetings, Wallyhood!

My daughter and another Wallyhood resident will be performing in an adaptation of Handel’s Serse at the Good Shepherd Center this weekend. The main character, Serse, reminds me very much of a certain orange-skinned president. It’s eerie how relevant an eighteenth–century piece can seem!

There are some amazingly talented young people singing, playing period instruments, dancing and acting. We would love to present it to our neighbors!

Event details:

Saturday, March 25, 2017 at the Good Shepherd Center

Performances at 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

Admission is $12 adults / $6 under 18

Tickets are …

Neighbors, I need your help to solve a mystery. I’ve been seeing splats of what appears to be a white powder on the sidewalks. Does anyone know what these are for?

I tried searching online and came up with a lot of scary articles about bombs and anthrax, but I’m pretty sure this is something much more innocuous. My theory is that it is related to some game that kids are playing, but I really have no idea. Please speak up if you know what these are!
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