Those of you who inhabit or pass through Middle Wallingford—which I loosely define in my admittedly subjective conceptual view of the neighborhood—know that the area around Bagley and 43^rd has experienced a substantial construction project for a lengthy period of time. What’s the story with this, and when will it be completed? Wallingford resident Darrell Bulmer, who works for Seattle Department of Transportation and in fact lives in the construction zone, connected me with the Seattle Public Utilities project manager for the work, Ian Fitz-James.

Ian provided a detailed description and update for the project, which is nearing completion:…

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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Wallyhood just mourned the demise of the much beloved old Julia’s restaurant across the street from the Wallingford Center at the end of last year. The restaurant closing was not without controversy, as my fellow editor Megan’s article described at the time. However…we received a note from reader Marilyn who alerted us to the fact that *something* may be afoot at the site. A couple of weeks ago, I had walked past it on my way to our quarterly meetup with writers at the Blue Star and saw some folks inside, but I figured it was just the usual squatters …

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 …