After nearly six years in Wallingford, the legendary gift shop, Not A Number, has moved on. While owners Kara Ceriello and John DeLeeuw originally started the shop on Queen Anne, they looked toward Ballard for relocation.
Yet, the cosmos – and that wondrous pull of the Center of the Universe – drew them to Fremont where they intend to reopen in November, “disseminating progressive ideas and items,” as the shop motto states.
On November 11, 2011 (or 11/11/11) Ceriello and DeLeeuw hope to host an official opening day party, from the new space at 720 N 35th St. They also have promises and plans of live music and promotions of every style and stripe throughout the month. Check in on their website – or better yet, at the store – for specific details.
Both DeLeeuw and Ceriello have become known for dogged support and promotion of the neighborhood business district in which they locate. Their activity in Wallingford often benefitted Fremont, and our commercial community.
Now, that energy, enthusiasm and seriously liberal political outlook will be located right at the Center of the Universe, and anyone who had vague hopes of a Fremont turned quiet and stodgy is sure to be sorely disappointed.