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We wrote to the Harrell and Gonzalez campaigns with a couple questions for Wallyhood. The Gonzalez campaign went silent despite multiple requests for comment. Harrell came through with flying colors though, so we're running each answer as a post on Wallyhood. Wallyhood: Jenny Durkan has been saying that before Covid-19, 40% of our homeless population became homeless outside Seattle, but now that number is up to 60% and climbing (note: this means that if Seattle's population of homeless is constant, then…

The Wallingford Center Merchants have stepped up as an additional sponsor for the last week of the Where in Wallingford? Treasure Hunt. If you have a partially completed form, do the best you can with the rest of it and turn it in at one of the sponsors by September 15 so you can be in the drawing for the prizes. If you have not yet explored the wonderful Wallingford commercial district along 45th, go by one of the sponsors to…

The Wallingford Library Branch will reopen on Monday, September 13. New hours will be 1 pm to 8 pm on Mondays and Tuesdays and 11 am to 6 pm Wednesdays and Thursdays. Masks are required of all users, regardless of vaccination status. The current schedule is for full service to be restored by the end of October. Pick ups of books requested on-line can now be routed to Wallingford for pick up next week.The Fremont Branch is currently open everyday except…

Wallingford welcomes a new neighbor: IRG Physical & Hand Therapy has opened a new clinic in Wallingford and is now accepting new patients. Located in the Wallingford Center, this is the 35th new clinic for IRG Physical & Hand Therapy, with four clinics now residing in the Seattle area. We heard from Amber Ackerson, Communications and Events Specialist: IRG Physical & Hand Therapy places high value in community involvement for each of our clinic neighborhoods, frequently offering wellness and education opportunities to…

We published a story earlier in the week about a hot dog lunch benefiting the Wallingford Senior Center. I am sad to report this is another gathering postponed due to the recent surge in COVID cases brought on by the Delta variant. When folks are ready to get back out there and eat a hot dog in support of the Senior Center, we will be back with an update! The Center remains open for other activities! PREVIOUSLY STORY: Well yes, the…

Well yes, the Romans called it the 'Dog Days' because the sun rises in the Canis Major (the Big Dog) star constellation in the sky in late August, but for our neighborhood it signals the Great Hot Dog Party at the Wallingford Community Senior Center. Come on August 25th, from 11:30 to 1 pm, to celebrate that fabulous Coney Island invention, the hot dog. We won’t have sand and salt water, but we will have all the fixin’s for a hot…

"This shingled tower rises from a building that has been adapted to serve a different use. The building still has features that reveal its original use, such as the garage doors." Q: What was the original use of this building? ****************************************************** This is just one of the photos and hints to help you solve the Treasure Hunt of the Wallingford business district along 45th. Grab the kids and take them out for a walk to spot the answers to questions posed…