Keep an eye on your cats and chickens, coyotes are afoot in Wallingford!

On the Wallyhood Forums, Rob Cranfill says:

A buddy of mine, who’s an outdoorsy, level-headed kind of guy, said he just saw a coyote running down the street in Tangletown – around 7PM. 

Taildragger confirms:

My wife & I and two of our neighbors saw two of them last night. One was running down the sidewalk on 57th and the other rounded the corner at 57th and Kensington.

And Penelope emailed to say she had seen them, as well.

Apparently, urban coyotes are not an uncommon occurrence. …

Mike Ruby writes:

Patty’s EggNest appears to be closed. New management has reopened the espresso store next to Julia’s. Don’t know if they are keeping the old name. The workmen doing the remodel of the Babalu tell me it is going to be a nail salon – as if we really need that. Rodda Paint and Morgans Plumbing are being replaced by an apartment house – will probably close about March. 

Mike followed up with the owners of Patty’s, and learned that it will re-open under the same ownership as Salud Bistro.  Patty’s had a complicated ownership structure among siblings …

Lead from Solid Ground sent in this announcement:

Solid Ground invites you to Get Your Sh*t Together at our FREE one-hour estate planning presentation open to all, regardless of age, gender, or income, on September 24^th at 7pm at The Auditorium at the Woodland Park Zoo.

Featuring nationally-renown speaker and founder of GYST.org, Chanel Reynolds, and James Spencer, of Spectra Law.  Materials will be provided and there will be time for Q&A at the end.

Free parking, food, and childcare provided.  Space is limited and RSVP is required.  To RSVP please email Leah at [email protected].

Please join us for …

Cheri writes:

I’d like to see a discussion about the provision in the zoning code that allows boarding houses in single family zones. Up to eight unrelated adults can live in a single family house. This allows investors to buy houses in single family zones and rent the rooms individually. Ironically, one of the tests for a house being a boarding house is that bedrooms do not have private bathrooms or cooking spaces. Therefore, a minimal amount of retrofit is required for maximum profit. No review is required for the increased density this creates in the neighborhood.

At a minimum, …