In April 2024, Seattle Parks & Recreation began a public engagement process for renovating the play area at Meridian Playground. This project aims to make site improvements to the play area located within the western half of the former Home of Good Shepherd property. Most components of the play area were constructed in the early 1980s, and revised in 2002, and some equipment was replaced through a Neighborhood Matching Fund project in 2011. Several elements/features within the play area such as existing play equipment, art paving, play area ramps, custom-made v slides, and rubber tiles need to be renovated or …
A Neighborhood Rare Gem of a Restaurant: Harvest Beat
One of the endearing and enduring features of Wallingford is that it is full of little jewels, unique establishments that are often overshadowed and overlooked because of the oversized influence of other places and events. But nestled right in the heart of the neighborhood, on 45th, is a restaurant called Harvest Beat that is quite wonderful. Those of you who peruse Facebook, the newly ungoverned purveyor of discord and distress, might have occasionally seen offers from Harvest Beat in the Wallingford & Fremont group for friends and family discounts for their 5-course prix fixe (fixed price) vegan …
Chipotle to Open at Former Taco Time Site on 45th
After 50 years serving the PNW twist on Mexican food, Taco Time on 45th and Corliss closed in July. According to an article published in The Seattle Times, business slowed significantly during the pandemic, and increases in the cost of labor and food caused them to close this location. The funky mirrored glass building, built in 1990, was soon covered with graffiti and its parking lot was littered with trash.
Taco Time had a special place in the hearts of locals, according to Eater Seattle, with Seattleites feeling sentimental about the Taco Time menu and the quirky building. This played …
Summary of Wallyhood Community Meeting, 8 January
On January 8th, the editorial staff at Wallyhood held one of our irregular gatherings with writers, potential writers and editors, and any other curious or interested community members. The Blue Star Café graciously hosted us in their back room and kept us fueled with IPA and appetizers. The purpose of the meeting was, as usual, to recruit and engage. We successfully lured in around ten friends and neighbors to sit with the four of us editors for around an hour and a half. We reviewed the past year, discussed opportunities to get involved with the blog, and then chewed the …
Financial Help Is On The Way
Wallyhood received word, late last week, that the Seattle Public Library (SPL) is partnering with Key Bank to provide financial education in our neighborhood. The first two classes, especially, struck me as timely, after folks see their bills after the holiday season. Key Bank staff will discuss financial education on these topics on the next three Tuesdays, at the Solid Ground Building (Cheryl Cobbs Murphy Room) from 3-4 pm:
Managing Your Debt – January 14, 2025
Spending & Saving Wisely – January 21, 2025
Protecting Yourself Against Identity Theft – January 28. 2025
Daniel Nguyen, supervising librarian for the Wallingford …
Spaghetti Dinner at the Senior Center, January 17
Friday, January 17
6:00 to 7:00 pm
The Spaghetti Dinner Fundraisers at Wallingford Community Senior Center are back! Come hungry for spaghetti, salad, fresh veggies, and garlic bread. Learn about your local Senior Center and how you can support healthy aging in your community.
All dietary restrictions accommodated. $10 a plate- $5 a plate for children under ten.
Call 206.461.7825 with questions or to RSVP. Or go to our website– Our address is 4649 Sunnyside Ave N Suite 140, (lower level of The Good Shepherd Center) Seattle, WA…
Wallyhood: Top Ten Stories of 2024
It’s been a few years since we did an annual wrap on the Year in Wallyhood. But this year, we’re bringing it back: a list of our top ten stories ranked by page views*. To put these numbers into perspective, wallyhood gets about 15,000 page views every month and about half as many unique visitors. Business-related stories (openings and closings) dominated our top ten in 2024 but we also see festival news and trees falling over. One thing is clear though, our writer DOUG is top dog having authored 4 of the top ten stories.
Here, then, are the top …