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Megan Dulgar Okabayashi
Megan Dulgar Okabayashi

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Megan is a humanitarian hailing from the Midwest. She has two shifty children and a doting husband, and has fallen in love with Seattle.

Wallingford Community Senior Center Summer Picnic – June 8th

Megan Dulgar Okabayashi May 30, 2023 Leave a Comment

Wallyhood heard from Deborah Barnes with the Wallingford Community Senior Center announcing a summer event for members and the community:

Summer Kickoff Picnic, Thursday, June 8th from 12:00 until 2:00 pm.

Summer is almost here and it’s time to welcome the sun! Let’s meet for lunch in the pavilion on the west side of the Good
Shepherd Center and enjoy the sunshine, good food and good music. The picnic lunch is $5.00
for members of the Wallingford Community Senior Center and $7.00 for non-members.

See you there!

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“The Wallingford Local” – A Live Radio Broadcast at the Farmer’s Market

Megan Dulgar Okabayashi May 24, 2023 Leave a Comment

Historic Wallingford is teaming up with Wallingford’s own Feliks Banel to do a once-a-month live radio broadcast this summer at the neighborhood Farmers Market in Meridian Park.

Historic Wallingford is teaming up with Wallingford’s own Feliks Banel to do a once-a-month live radio broadcast this summer at the neighborhood Farmers Market in Meridian Park. Called The Wallingford Local, the show will be broadcast live on SPACE 101.1 FM, a people-powered, arts-focused community radio station, the last Wednesday of the month beginning May 31 from 5-6 pm. It also will be available via livestream and podcast.

Many know Feliks from …

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Wallingford Farmers Market Opening – May 24th!

Megan Dulgar Okabayashi May 13, 2023 Leave a Comment

Few things assure me that summer is really coming to Seattle more than the return of the Wallingford Farmers Market! With the sun shining this week, I am ready — drooling as I conjure to mind the combination of ripe tomatoes and Oaxacan style cheese eaten while sprawled on a blanket in the grass. And neighbors, we don’t have to wait much longer!

The market returns to Meridian Park at the corner of Meridian Avenue N and N 50th Street on May 24th! This farmers market is recognized as one of the best in the state and promises to keep …

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Return of the Fairy Garden

Megan Dulgar Okabayashi May 7, 2023 2 Comments

Every so often, magic reveals itself in this world.  You can catch it here and there, if you know how to look.

This is a story of theft and destruction, but it’s also the story of magic and of neighborly generosity right here in Wallingford.

Late last December, 16 year old Wallingford resident, Julia (@the_fairy_gardener on TikTok) was returning home from a family ski trip when she saw darkness in the place where twinkling lights usually surrounded her fairy garden. As she approached, Julia found strands of broken lights dangling from the trees. Moving in closer, she discovered that the …

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WALLiNGFORD SMALL BUSiNESS SiP & SHOP

Megan Dulgar Okabayashi April 15, 2023 Leave a Comment

Wallingford small businesses invite the community to sip and shop

Thursday, April 20th from 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Stop by to check out Wallyhood local businesses, enjoy a beverage or snack and hang out! If this event is a hit, these shops hope to repeat this the third Thursday of each month and have more local businesses join in!

Participating Small Businesses:

Bottle Works 

Cedarhouse Flowers

City Cellars

Pacific Northwest Shop

Peti

Wally Pets

206 Burger Company

If you are a Wallingford based small business with interest in participating, contact Parnel ([email protected]) or Matt ([email protected])…

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Friends Across the Wires Play Comes to Wallingford – April 16th

Megan Dulgar Okabayashi April 11, 2023 Leave a Comment

Seattle Historical Theater Project invites the public to a free production of Friends Across the Wires — April 16th 3:00p.m. at Wallingford United Methodist Church, 2115 N. 42nd St., Seattle

Friends Across the Wires explores the impact of the Japanese American incarceration during WWII through the lens of young people in Seattle. The play follows best friends Kiyoko and Peggy, students at Seattle’s Broadway High School, from the bombing of Pearl Harbor through the end of Kiyoko’s incarceration at Minidoka. Based on first-person accounts, interviews, and additional primary source research, the play offers an intimate exploration of friendship while examining …

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SPAMALOT to Support Schools

Megan Dulgar Okabayashi March 13, 2023 Leave a Comment

We heard from a Wallingfoord resident and Lincoln High parent about an upcoming production of Spamalot — Thanks for the tip, Lynn!

Opening March 24th, Spamalot! raises money for the arts within Seattle Public Schools. Local community theater company, Woodland Park Players, is staging the musical at Shoreline Community College later this month. Since its inception, Woodland Park Players has granted $37,000 to our public schools. Proceeds from these performances will benefit this worthy grant program.

“We’re inviting the Wallyhood community to support our schools by getting tickets and bringing friends, neighbors and family along for this Monty …

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