I am sorry to report that the Wallyhood Crime Beat Desk has been busy of late, even busier than the usual background drumbeat of petty and not-so-petty property crime might indicate. We don’t like to dwell on the seedier side of humanity on our little neighborhood blog (after all, it’s not like we’re the New York Times KOMO News), but we would also be remiss if we ignored the rather awful recent occurrences in the area. Last week, a couple of longtime Wallingford residents were victims of a horrific home invasion that required the intervention of SWAT officers and a …

Few businesses in our neighborhood have been as enduring as Changes near the corner of 45^th and Meridian. The Hawaiian Store and Murphy’s come to mind although Murphy’s used to be down the street a bit where Starbuck’s used to be (and Young Tea now is).

On Sunday, January 29, Changes celebrated its 34^th anniversary. Ryan from Changes emailed us with the announcement:

Changes, the longest continually owned-and-operated gay bar in Seattle, celebrated their 34th Anniversary on Sunday, January 29 with a night of karaoke and celebratory times. The bar’s owner Floyd McIsaac was 36 years old when …

If you’ve been a resident of Wallingford for more than a few years, you have likely stepped foot into or at least seen two very popular and beloved retail spots: Hashtag and Stone Way Café on the 3500 block on Stone Way.

 

Both locations closed in 2020 and 2022 respectively, to make way for a structure by the name of 35 Stone, previously “Living Stone”. The 5-story building will be a “workplace and retail experience… [and] a showcase for Seattle’s Living Building Pilot Program”. Wallyhood wrote about the plans back in 2019 when demolition was supposed to occur. Currently, …

[Editors Note: Jacob Schear is a renter in Wallingford, and an organizer for Real Change News and the House Our Neighbors! Yes on Initiative 135 for social housing in Seattle.

His co-author is Meera Lee Sethi is a Ph.D ecologist, Seattleite of 9 years, and a Wallingford homeowner.

Interested neighbors are encouraged to comment on this article or to inquire (at [email protected]) about submitting rebuttals.]

Do you shop at the Wallingford QFC? Drop your kids off at school at Hamilton Middle School or Lincoln High School? Get takeout from restaurants on 45th street? If you live in Wallingford, you experience …

Lincoln High School will be holding a silent auction to benefit the Performing Arts program (PAL – Performing Arts at Lincoln)

Date: February 4, 2023 Time: 7:30-10:30 pm Place: Fremont Abbey Arts Center, 4272 Fremont Ave N

Margaret writes:

You are invited to “Auction for the Arts” on February 4th, 2023, 7:30-10:30 pm at the Fremont Abbey.

We are looking forward to getting together to enjoy drinks, dessert, live music and silent auction. This is a fundraising event, and every single dollar raised will go directly to support our teachers and kids through performing arts programs at Lincoln! We need …

As the region slowly awakens from its Covid-induced slumber, here’s a bit of welcome news on the local front: the Blue Star Café and Pub is resuming dinner and entertainment! Wallyhood heard from Wendy at the Blue Star and she happily announced that starting this Wednesday (1 February), they will begin everyday hours of 8am-8pm (with happy hour every day from 4-6 pm). Trivia nights return in a few weeks, so stay tuned. The first week’s kickoff includes a live acoustic singer (Tom Melancon), Friday, 3 February, from 5:30pm-8pm. This is a free event. Live music is planned every Friday.…

Seattle Police North Precinct tweeted at 1:31 pm about an armed robbery near 45^th Street:

Beat: B3, ROBBERY (INCLUDES STRONG ARM) at 45XX BLOCK OF WALLINGFORD AV N reported on 1/30/2023 1:31 PM, Call# 23000028534

— SeattlePD Boy 3 (@SeattlePDB3) January 30, 2023

Not even an hour later, a second robbery or attempted robbery took place:

Beat: B3, ROBBERY – IP/JO (INCLUDES STRONG ARM) at N 43 ST / EASTERN AV N reported on 1/30/2023 2:15 PM, Call# 23000028568

— SeattlePD Boy 3 (@SeattlePDB3) January 30, 2023

A reader wrote to us with these additional details:

I just got …