Wallingford Weekend: Solstice and Christmas Concerts

Here are some events happening in the neighborhood this weekend:   Unsilent Night Friday, Dec 21 - Winter Solstice   HELLO FRIENDS and HAPPY WINTER! The Seattle Composers' Salon and Nosequitur are excited to be co-hosting (along with composer Josh Parmenter) this really fun event on December 21st. Details:6:30 PM The night starts at the Chapel Performance Space (link) up on the 4th floor, where we will all meet and organize the neighborhood path that we will take. From there, we will all…

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Car Prowler Arrested in Wallingford

SPD Blotter reports that a 23 year-old suspect was taken into custody yesterday after a witness found him trying to break into a car on Stone Way, near N. 45th St. It was around 7:15 a.m. (on Tuesday, December 18) when the witness noticed a person trying to break into a car, according to the Blotter. When the suspect couldn't get the door open, "he pulled a handgun out of his pocket and used it to try and smash the car's…

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USPS Blue Mailbox Locations in Wallingford

There are fewer boxes in Wallingford, but here's a fairly complete list: If you want to read the map online, click here; and below are the locations, typed out, with clickable links that will take you to each entry's map: 1329 N.47TH ST (WALLINGFORD STATION OUTSIDE, and across the street) 1723 N. 46TH ST WALLINGFORD N (& N 46THSW CORNER SEATTLE, WA 98103-1523) 1900 N. NORTHLAKE WAY (MARINER SQARE SHOPPING CENTER, SEATTLE, WA 98103-0892) 2110 N. 45TH St. (MERIDIAN N. & N…

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Hip-Hoppin’ Ultra Fly

The Hallows Church, a gospel church "in the process of being planted in the Fremont/Wallingford neighborhood" (renting space from but unaffiliated with the Fremont Baptist Church at 717 N 36th St) is holding a swing-dancing fundraiser for Family Works this Thursday, Dec 20th starting at 6:30 pm. Kim writes: I just wanted to let your blog/our community know about an event taking place on December 20th from 6:30-9:00 pm to benefit Family Works in Wallingford. It's a swing dance at 717…

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King County Social Justice / Equity Maps

If you nerded out on Nate Silver this past election, you may get a kick out of a series of maps King County has created. They show key demographic features of the county specifically related to income, race, ethnicity, and other social justice relevant measures. They're meant to be used by county staff for community engagement, program planning, and equity analyses, but also to help members of the communities understand the way the county is put together better.

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Car Theft

Last week, Jeri wrote: Hi there. I just wanted to share that we had our car (a dark green 1996 Honda Civic) stolen from in front of our home sometime between 8pm last night and 8am this morning. I was hoping you could share this on your blog in case anyone saw anything suspicious and also so to inform others to keep an eye out so they don't experience the same unfortunate situation. We did file a police report but have…

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Forums Are Back

After a long hiatus, hiding out from spambots, the Wallyhood Forums are back! These are an incredibly important part of the Wallyhood experience, because it's an opportunity for the readers to create the conversation. One of the problems with the "blog" format of community site is that unless one of the writers happens to write an article about a particular topic, there's nowhere for people to go to talk about it. As a result, comments sometimes get stuffed irrelevantly at the…

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