Meowtropolitan is Ten Years Old

Cat cafés have become a global sensation, filling social media feeds with images of charming felines soaking up attention from delighted visitors. What many may not realize, however, is that Wallingford is home to its very own cat café. Conveniently located near the intersection of N 45th Street and Stone Way N, Meowtropolitan offers a welcoming and thoughtfully designed space where humans and cats can connect. Founded in 2015, Meowtropolitan was established with a clear mission: to provide a calm, stress-free…

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February is Fab at WCSC

All events are at, or meet up at, the Wallingford Community Senior Center, 4649 Sunnyside Avenue N, Suite 140 (lower level of the Good Shepherd Center). Creative Time Together 1st and 3rd Mondays Starting Monday, February 2 1:00 to 3:00 pm Creative Mending is now Creative Time Together! Join a group to share ideas, techniques, and work on your artistic endeavors in a warm and inviting environment. Come in with your mending or fabric-based project, or bring in your paints, collage,…

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Seed Selection, Seed Starting, and Seed Swapping

Seed Selection With the holidays behind us and the short (but lengthening) days of January in front of us, all thoughts turn to… seed starting? Well, maybe not ALL thoughts, but certainly some thoughts! The new year brings a slew of seed catalogs to my mailbox, which make for cozy reading on the couch. Who can resist Snow Crown (cauliflower), Purple Sun (carrots), Bright Lights (Swiss Chard), or my personal favorite, Cash Machine (zucchini)? Purchasing seeds from local growers provides a gardener with…

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New Child Psychology Center Opens Its Doors at the Good Shepherd Center

Wallyhood received the following announcement from Dr. Patty Bardina, founder of PEACH: the Psychological and Educational Alliance for Children: The Psychological and Educational Alliance for Children, or PEACH, officially launched its clinic in December 2025, in a corner of Wallingford’s own Good Shepherd building. Choosing this historic home for wayward girls as a center of support for children and adolescents seemed fitting. Offering a wide range of psychological services designed to help children, adolescents, and young adults receive the support they…

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Dick’s Celebrates 72 Years with 19¢ Burgers

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As they do every year, Dick’s Drive-In will be celebrating the anniversary by offering hamburgers priced as they were when they opened in 1954. The actual anniversary is January 28, but the drastically reduced-price burgers will be available over four days at different locations. Here in Wallingford, we will have the opportunity to enjoy a 19¢ burger at the place where it all began, the Dick’s on 45th, on Monday, January 26. Some details: Date: Monday, January 26 Time: Regular business…

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Lincoln Playfields at Lower Woodland Park: An Update on Option A and Option C

It has been over a month since Wallyhood published a proposal by Friends of Lower Woodland Park, Lincoln Playfields Option C. Since that time, a very encouraging 265 neighbors have come forward to publicly reject Option A and endorse Option C. This is a phenomenal amount of feedback in the doldrums of a Seattle winter break, so thank you Wallingford! Friends of Lower Woodland Park are providing this update on what we have heard from Seattle Public Schools (SPS), details on…

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Revive I-5 Project Update: Northbound I-5 Lane Reductions for Most of 2026

We knew it was coming, but now it’s here. I have not been keeping up with the Revive I-5 project plan—I thought the southbound lanes were still being worked on, based on the schedule outlined in October. But no, this week the real work began on the northbound lanes. According to WSDOT, “Northbound I-5 in Seattle is reduced to two lanes across the Ship Canal Bridge until June. The express lanes will remain open northbound-only 24 hours a day.” Here are…

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