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Julie Martin
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The end of Wallyhood?

Julie Martin September 20, 2023 5 Comments

Have you ever thought of writing a post for the Wallyhood blog? Or, maybe you have had an idea and wanted to get the word out to the community? Or, perhaps you have questions about strange happenings in the neighborhood that you’d like to see investigated?

Why are we asking these questions?

We editors feel we are at a critical juncture and are debating if the blog should continue. If you glance over the past several months of stories, you will see that the vast majority of stories have been written by a very small number of writers – primarily …

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The Great Wallingford Wurst Festival returns this weekend

Julie Martin September 12, 2023 Leave a Comment

3 Days Away: The Great Wallingford Wurst Festival! 16 bands, 14 vendors with booths, TVs in the beer garden (ages 21+) showing the UW and WSU football games on Saturday morning, games, fun, and the return of the used book room! Friday, September 15, 2022, 4 p.m. – 10 p.m. and Saturday, September 16, 2022, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.

The Wurst Festival is a community event, hosted by St. Benedict School, to raise money for our school by bringing together the school’s families and the surrounding neighborhoods, for a fun, entertaining fall festival. 

The vision for the festival …

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Last week of “Exploring Wallingford”

Julie Martin September 9, 2023 1 Comment

As summer winds down so too does Historic Wallingford’s self-guided summertime activity Exploring Wallingford. The organization teamed up with four neighborhood sponsor businesses to offer this exploration of the neighborhood. The public is invited to pick up a free brochure through September 15 at these locations:  

Verity Credit Union – 4545 Stone Way N Cedarhouse Flowers – 1621 N 45th St. Yazdi – Wallingford Center, 1815 N 45th St. Slave to the Needle Tattoo – 403 NE 45th St. 

The rich, colorful brochure highlights 18 natural, historical, and artistic points of interest on Wallingford Hill between 40th and …

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Ready for Aging

Julie Martin September 1, 2023 Leave a Comment

If you’ve ever thought about ‘getting your affairs in order’ this is the workshop for you.

Ready for Aging is a workshop for seniors on how to prepare for aging and end of life planning and organization. With important information for everyone to learn, this class welcomes and engages people of all ages. Join to learn how you can be best prepared!

“Your family will praise you for your consideration!” – Ready for Aging participant

Wednesday, September 6, 2023

1::00 to 4:00 pm

$10 members, $20 non-members

Call to register: 206-461-7825

 

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Save the date: The Great Wallingford Wurst Festival 2023!

Julie Martin August 14, 2023 Leave a Comment

SAVE THE DATES:

THE 2023 GREAT WALLINGFORD WURST FESTIVAL

Friday & Saturday, September 15 & 16, 2023

St Benedict Catholic School is carrying on the 40 year tradition with the return of its annual fundraiser: The Great Wallingford Wurst Festival, Friday & Saturday, September 15 and 16, 2023.

The Wurst Festival is held on the school grounds (between 48th and 49th streets on Wallingford Ave.), and is a community, family-friendly street fair featuring live music from 16 local musical acts and bands, great food, bouncy houses, a “Fun Zone” filled with games for kids with fun prizes, a …

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Reply by Fri – University Bridge Planning Study

Julie Martin August 11, 2023 Leave a Comment

This post comes to us from neighbor Sarah Warren. 

Isn’t Wallingford a great place? We’ve got QFC, a slew of fantastic restaurants and bars, 2 hardware stores, a post office, a library, doctors and veterinarians, schools, some great parks, a farmer’s market, and great neighbors. Why would anyone ever want to leave? And yet, sometimes we find reasons to get outside the boundaries of our cozy little neighborhood. And when we do, it’s nice to be able to do that via transportation routes that are convenient to our chosen mode of travel. And that’s why those of us who use …

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Tour the Seattle Chocolate Factory with Wallingford Community Senior Center (Thurs 8/11)

Julie Martin August 9, 2023 Leave a Comment

Tour the Seattle Chocolate Factory with Wallingford Community Senior Center. We will leave WCSC by van at 1:15 for the 2pm factory tour in Tukwila.  Lunch will be available prior to leaving, save room for chocolates! Lunch is $5.00 for members and $7.00 for non-members. The price of the tour for members is $14.00 and for non-members it is $16.00. We will be back around 3:45. FYI: The tour is not ADA accessible, there are stairs. Questions? Call Amanda at 206-461-7825.…

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