Monthly Archives: August 2011

Happy Anniversary, Bandolero!

¡Señoras y señores, por favor ayúdame felicitar Bandolero en su primer aniversario en Tangletown! (Man, I hope I didn't mess that up. High school Spanish was a lonnnng time ago...) In honor of their first anniversary in Tangletown, Bandolero (2253 N. 56th St.) is celebrating on Thursday night (September 1) from 6pm to close. Here's what they have planned for the evening: Live Music by The Core We're super fired up to have a great local band like The Core performing…

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Fall Neighborhood Matching Funds focus on Emergency Prep

The Neighborhood Matching Fund (NMF) program was created in 1988 to provide neighborhood groups with City resources for community-driven projects that enhance and strengthen their own neighborhoods. Wallingford has benefited from these funds in the past, such as the 46th Street Mural and the installation of new playground equipment at McDonald School. The Fall 2011 cycle of the Small and Simple Projects Fund will have a single focus: emergency preparedness. Seattle Department of Neighborhoods has partnered with the Office of Emergency…

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Sock Monster contest: put a word on it!

Perhaps you've seen these cute, colorfully worded socks around town: They're all the rage among sock fashionistas and were recently featured on NBC's Today Show as a fun new find. All summer long, Wallingford's very own Sock Monster (1909 N. 45th St.) has been holding a contest to get customers to come up with clever words they'd like to see on socks. They've narrowed the entries down to the top 14 and are asking folks to come in to the shop…

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Smash and Grab

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Again, not with the "aah, crime! aaah, crime!" sensationalism, but when we hear about patterns, it's worth making sure people are aware. Jake N. wrote: In broad daylight, we were parked at the entrance to Meridian Playground, East side of Street facing North, between N 48th Street and N 49th Street.  We were in the park for less than 2 hours and when coming back to vehicle, found the rear passenger window broken in and our purse stolen.  Between 1:30 -…

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Wallingford Real Estate Update

Wallingford single family residential real estate has been interesting this summer, with some great properties changing hands. Year over year numbers have reflected some surprising changes in the market. Wallingford is still faring better than many other Seattle neighborhoods and suburbs and although year over year quantity of sales has decreased, the median sales price has increased both on a monthly and a year to date basis. What's For Sale In Wallingford Right Now? Active Wallingford Homes in the NWMLS -…

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What in the Wallingford

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What in the Wallingford? Wasn't that that old series of puzzles, where Wallyhood would post a photo taken somewhere in Wallingford, and then the reader would have to figure out what it was? Yes, that's the one. But then he put out a puzzle and never announced the winner, and just kind of let the whole thing peter out? Lame. OK, OK, we all get busy. But thanks to helpful reader Gayle Perez and a slow news day, we're back! First,…

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Reminder: Seattle Public Library closed next week

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Heads up once again, Wallingford: Due to citywide budget cuts, all Seattle Public Library locations, including the Wallingford branch, will be closed from Monday, August 29 through Monday, September 5 (Labor Day). Regular Library hours will resume on Tuesday, September 6. This also means that the book drops will close on Saturday, August 27 and re-open Tuesday, September 6, when the branch opens at 1pm.

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