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 …

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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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 48^th and 49^th 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 …

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 …

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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Historic Wallingford is pleased to announce its second annual self-guided exploration of the neighborhood called Exploring Wallingford. The public is invited to pick up a free brochure at one of these sponsor locations between August 1 and September 15: 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 45th streets. A QR code in the …

You may have seen the posters for open mic night this Friday, August 4th. Only in the unique neighborhood of Wallingford would this be held in a chiropractic office. That’s right, we’re up for community in many different ways and spaces.

I stopped in and met the Sweeney Family Chiropractic owner, Kendall Sweeney, and asked about the event. Sweeney has been in the ‘hood since 2019 and expanded her space during Covid. This isn’t the first time she’s hosted open mic. The last one brought in a wonderful group of diverse neighbors for an evening of music, poetry and …