Celebrate Wallingford

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The Wallingford Chamber of Commerce invites the community to "Celebrate Wallingford". This is the Chamber's annual holiday dinner and silent auction fundraiser, which takes place on Wednesday night, November 14, from 6:00pm to 8:30pm at Ivar's Salmon House (401 Northeast Northlake Way). All proceeds will go towards helping fund ongoing chamber activities such as Beautification Wallingford, Spring Clean Up, Art Walks, the Mural Project, the Annual Kiddie Parade, and helping improve Wallingford's business district. Dinner includes a buffet, desserts, soft drinks, coffee & tea.…

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Safety Patrols on Aurora begin tomorrow

The Seattle Police Department (SPD) is beefing up its patrols on the Aurora Corridor tomorrow (Thursday) and Friday (November 8 and 9) as a part of the Be Super Safe Seattle effort. The patrols will be at various points between the Battery Street Tunnel up to North 145th Street, and will focus on speeding, impaired driving (DUI), cell phone usage/distraction, and failure to yield. Some eye-opening stats from the SPD: In Seattle:  33 percent of collisions involve speeding. If a person is hit…

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Couch Film Festival comes to Wallingford

Do you love movies so much that you're willing to sit on a complete stranger's couch to watch one? Well, then, you're in luck! The 5th Annual Couch Film Festival is happening this Saturday, November 10, featuring short films that are screened in participating homes worldwide. This year, there are 4 homes hosting screenings in Seattle, including one right here in Wallingford, hosted by McKenna and Marshall. Here's what they wrote: Our house is one of 4 in Seattle that will…

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Future of Wallingford Community Events and Organizations

Last month the Wallingford Neighborhood Office (Weaving Wallingford) decided to dissolve. The organization for more than a decade sponsored and provided important services to the neighborhood, including the annual Kiddies Parade, the Home Tour, the Garden Tour, the neighborhood office, the Wallingford E-news, and more.  The demise of these events will be a loss to Wallingford. The Wallingford Community Council is sponsoring an open community discussion regarding the future of these Wallingford events and the role of other community organizations. We…

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More Solar Opportunities in the ‘Hood

Our recent article on solar in Wallingford prompted Greg to write in, alerting us to the SolarizeNW project which is looking for Wallingford residents who want to solarize their homes, and also for a volunteer to serve as a liaison between Wallingford and SolarizeNW. Solarize NW is holding a meeting this Wednesday, November 7th, for interested folks, though you are welcome to participate even if you can't make the meeting. Greg said: Just a heads up that SolarizeNW is looking for a…

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Election Night Coverage in Wallingford

Whatchya doing for election night thrills, Wallingford? The Iron Bull let us know they'll have food and drink specials as well as coverage their 15 (15? F'reals?) TVs. Needless to say, if you haven't, you should vote. Yes, yes, Obama is a shoe-in to win Washington State, but there's so much more going on on the ballot, such as Referendum 74, which, if passed, would legalize same-sex marriage in the state. We would like to take this moment to thank the…

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Rain is Dead! Long Live Rain!

You may remember that Rain Sushi closed up shop a month or so back, and the spot was taken over by Miyabi, a Japanese Noodle shop with an existing location in Tukwila. It turns out that rather than buying Rain and converting it, Miyabi was able to simply take over Rain's expiring lease. It made for a much less expensive opening for Miyabi, no doubt, but left Rain chef-owners Jenny and Takashi (pictured at right in front of an octopus) with…

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