Monthly Archives: March 2011

Wallyhood's sponsors are sweet and neat.  Here's a quick snapshot of another one. Greg Martin, Assistant Head Instructor at School of Oom Yung Doe (hefting a Chinese long staff with broadsword, don't try this at home): Where are you from? - I was born in Redmond and was raised in Kirkland where I still live What's the secret of your success? - Connection with the community.  We've had over 100 community events like women's self-defense workshops and stress-relief workshops.  We've worked…

Last week's What in the Wallingford turned out to be a puzzler, with only one correct answer! Here's the photo we showed on the left and the full image on the right: No, it's not a detail from the mural on the side of the Blue Star, Golden Oldies or Kabul (who knew we had so many murals in this neighborhood?), it's a bit of guerilla art from the side of Bandolero. Who painted it? We don't know, and neither did…

Last week we provided a comprehensive list of CSA's that deliver to Wallingford. Since publication (and perhaps because of publication?), there's one more: Oxbow Farms now delivers to Wallingford as well. We've updated the original CSA's that deliver to Wallingford post with the deets. We've also added a link to that post to our Wallingford Resources page, and vow to keep it up to date for eternity!

Do you cook, bake, can, jar, grow, distill, brew, shepherd or summon? Do you, perhaps, cook, bake, can, etc. too much? Interested in swapping some of what you got for some of what someone else has baked, canned, jarred, grown, etc? Then come on out to the first ever Wallyhood Food Swap on Saturday, April 16th at 2 pm! Here's how it works: Participants bring something or somethings they've made Everyone's items are placed on tables where they can be viewed, alongside…