Time to shake off the rust and bring back the live music!

Mark your calendar for Saturday, June 26th when local bands will be playing porches around Wallingford. This will be a great time to walk the ‘hood, hear LIVE music (!!) and support musicians. Here’s more from the event page which you can follow on Facebook to learn more about the bands, stay tuned for updates and view a final schedule and map:

About Wallingford Porchfest
We are a community project designed to bring live music back to our people! With multiple bands of all types performing on our …

If you enjoyed Fiesta night in March, you have another chance this week to enjoy a tasty meal and support your local community. The theme this time is Hawaiian – try some Luau chicken, pork or tofu and some tropical beverages to go. Pecado Bueno/It’s All Good Catering are doing the cooking and proceeds benefit St. Benedict School.

Here are the ordering instructions. Be sure to place all orders by this Wednesday.

Click here to order, making sure you order only from our menu (other menus are not available for the 30% fundraiser). You do not need to setup…

Hey Wallyhood – Several weeks ago, we posted about the broken window at Fainting Goat and encouraged readers to pop by and support the business. Well, you showed up for the Goat! Owner, Yalcin Ataman sent this follow-up note and I’ve been remiss in posting it:

Last Tuesday’s sales were amazing, I believe a lot of Wallyhood readers/neighbours came to the store help us recover some of our loss. This event reminded us how valuable it is being part of this community. Thank you for being a voice of this beautiful neighbourhood. I am glad they think of us and…

We love seeing people support Wallingford business. This past week, it was District 4 Councilmember Alex Pedersen who took a stroll through 45th street, stopping at Murphy’s and The Octopus Bar. He highlighted it in his newsletter and encouraged neighbors beyond the ‘hood to swing by our main drag. Thanks for the good word, Alex.

If you aren’t already receiving Councilmember Pedersen’s email and you live in District 4 (or not, and just want to know more what he’s working on or how to reach him), click here to sign up. You can also view his blog here: https://pedersen.seattle.gov.

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Some of you may have seen the window of Fainting Goat Gelato on 45th Street was broken by a rock last weekend. Fortunately, they are all patched back up, but they could use our support. I exchange messages with owner Yalcin Ataman and he expressed how the pandemic has impacted their business, making it harder to stay open.

I stopped by tonight to grab a couple of pints and remembered the neat connection to history they have – a creamery once occupied the space they are in. …

If you are like me, Friday night often means supporting a local business and getting takeout. Next Friday night, we offer you a unique opportunity to start the weekend off with a great meal AND a chance to support Wallingford’s own St. Benedict School.

Thanks to Pecado Bueno (just down the road in Fremont) and It’s All Good Catering, you can order a delicious Mexican dish with fun additions such as a jug of margaritas or chocolate chip cookies (do I have your attention yet?) with 30% of the proceeds benefiting St. Ben’s.

Place your order using the instructions below …

If you have missed the nice cutover to Ballard via Green Lake Way, you may be in luck – partially, anyway. Sometime soon, they are planning to open one-way travel southbound on W Green Lake Way [still closed as of Monday, 3/1].

An updated Traffic Control Plan is being drafted to allow one-way travel southbound on W Green Lake Way for people driving to access the Lower Woodland Park Off-Leash area parking lot as well as the Tennis Court lot. Due to the lead time in ordering materials to protect the users of the Keep Moving Street (on the northbound …