Boots was made for walkin’

Wallingford kitty, Boots, has gone missing and his owners want him back home: Please help us find our cat, Boots was last seen on 43rd and Latona on 9/23 at around 5pm.  We’ve had him since he was a kitten and he travels between two cities with us. He is very playful and cuddly, but he DOES have a home! Please contact us with any information that may help us find our cat! (206) 915-2028 call or Text anytime. (Click on the flyer once, and again…

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Night of 1,000 Unicorns

The final Art Walk of the season approaches, this Wednesday, October 3rd, from 6-9PM. Art Walk organizers plan to close with a "big, magical, fun send-off!" Victoria writes: Our 'Street Team' will be out and about over the next couple of weeks to decorate the storefronts and streets of the neighborhood with glittering stars to create a magical feel. Come out in costumes if you like – unicorns, dragons, faeries, magicians and more are welcome! Featured artists and musicians include: Tom Talbott's…

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Wallingford Sidewalk Sale this Sunday

Back in July, we told you about the citywide marketing campaign, "Only in Seattle" which was launched as a way to motivate shoppers to stay local by visiting participating neighborhoods each month. This Sunday (September 30), it's Wallingford's turn to host, and you're not gonna want to miss the neighborhood's ginormous sidewalk sale, with discounts offered at seventeen favorite neighborhood locations, including: $1 off each draft or growler refill at Bottleworks $1.99 pajamas, sleep-sacks, and swaddles at Paron's Closet $35 Moroccan…

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Last Farmers Market

Fall officially began this past Saturday, and tomorrow, Wednesday the 26th 3:30 - 7:00 pm, is the last Wallingford Farmers Market of the season at Meridian Park. Chef Dustin Ronspies of Art of the Table will be on hand for a cookie demo from 4 - 5 pm and the many bounties of our land will be display, for consumption on premises or off: Now’s the time to start stocking up on storage crops, like potatoes, garlic and apples you keep in a cool, dark room, to…

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Streaking

We were away for the weekend, just catching up on the tips we missed. This one came in Friday from Laura: What was up with the naked man walking through our neighborhood today about 10:45am?? Young,(maybe mid-20s), white, athletic build. I jogged passed him as he was walking northbound on Keystone/51st, saw a pair of socks and later a shirt on the sidewalk on Sunnyside (between 45th and 42nd) and a pair of jeans on 42nd/1st. I heard Green Lake Mom's…

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Food Swap

Last spring, we held our first Wallyhood Food Swap. With a bit of prodding from Aaron over at Wallingfarm, we're making it an annual affair and moving it closer to the harvest, Saturday October 27th. Here's how it works: 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? Participants bring…

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