Bamboo Village coming to Wallingford

Eagle-eyed Wallyhood Reader Jay W. spotted construction (and a bit of overexuberant hedge-cutting) underway at 49th and Stone Way where Home Realty used to be. A bit of web searching, and he turned up this permit, which authorizes the construction of a "1-story addition to the west of existing comm bldg, interior tenant improvements, establish use as restaurant (Bamboo Village) and occupy all per plan."

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Donut Tours

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The folks up at Mighty-O Donuts (2110 North 55th St) are offering tours for kids (and parents) on Dec 21st and 22nd at 10:30 am, to show 'em how donuts are made. Let 'em know you're coming, space is limited: 206 547 0335 or [email protected].

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Help us help you

We're just a month away from our one year birthday here at Wallyhood, and we're kind of curious how we've been doing, and, more importantly, what we can do to make Wallyhood even more useful. To that end, we've created a short survey that we would very much appreciate it if you would respond to. It's just a dozen or so multiple choice questions, so it shouldn't take you more than a minute to answer, and, to properly incent you, we're…

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Giving

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For many people, it's a tradition to give at this time of year: not in the "Christmas presents" sense, but in the charitable sense. Fabulous. Because charitable giving tends to be something of a private affair, many folks don't know how much they're "supposed" to give. Obviously, there's no correct answer, but here are some numbers to think about, from Money Magazine: The average American gives 2.2% of their annual income, roughly $1,000, to charity The church encourages people to "tithe"…

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Chamber Awards

The Wallingford Chamber of Commerce handed out their "Wally Awards" this past week to Chamber members for outstanding outstandingness. Including in the recipients was Wallyhood sponsor Bedrooms & More as well as once and future Wallyhood sponsor Fuerte Fitness. The winners were: Best New Business: Fuerte Fitness Best All-Around Business: a tie - Boys & Girls Club and Chutney's Restaurant Outstanding Service to the Community by a Business: Kris Murphy & Daniela Dombrowski, John L Scott Realty Outstanding Service to the…

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H1N1 Vaccine Available

We know that it's been a bit of a circus for those trying to get the H1N1 vaccine, so here's some useful info we got from Stacy just an hour ago: A little birdie just told me that King County is offering H1N1 vaccines today to anyone who wants one, and the North Public Health Center site, up by Northgate, is open till 5pm and currently has almost noone there.  More information here: http://www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/preparedness/pandemicflu/swineflu/clinics.aspx No stampeding, people! We know we've been…

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