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Historic Wallingford invites you to celebrate our business district's “reopening” from the pandemic with a neighborhood treasure hunt. This fun, self-guided activity is a chance to get the whole family outside and explore Wallingford’s historical architecture and flourishes of art. So grab the kids and go for a walk along N 45th.The treasure hunt leads you along N 45th, and sometimes just to the north or south, to solve clues and discover things about the history of Wallingford. How It Works…

For those not entirely in the know as regards the doings of the National Hockey League during the height of the summer, the league will be holding an “expansion draft” this Wednesday. This is to allow the league’s newest team, our Seattle Kraken, to acquire a roster of players for the upcoming season. The Kraken will be allowed to select one player from each existing team within the limits of various and sundry league rules. The event will be held onstage…

The City of Seattle is considering the permanent closure to vehicles of the road (see image below) that connects Green Lake and Wallingford with Phinney Ridge and Greenwood. However, there has not been any community outreach on this decision. Residents who have experienced the negative effects of this road closure have started a petition to reopen the road and invite all impacted to consider signing it.    The street was originally closed to automobile traffic as part of the construction on Green Lake…

This Saturday, the Wallingford and Fremont Buy Nothing communities have organized a completely free, neighborhood-wide garage sale event. Yes, this means everything is free! All neighbors are welcome to participate whether by giving or receiving items. You don't have to be a member of the Buy Nothing or Freecycle communities to participate. Just show up and help keep used stuff out of the landfills. What: FREE garage sale When: 6/10/2021 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Where: Locations are marked in…

Many of you have at least a passing awareness of Nickelsville, the semi-nomadic community of people without permanent housing. In Wallingford, we have a Nickelsville “tiny house village” in the Northlake area, near Ivar’s Salmon House. Nickelsville, however, encompasses more than the Northlake site, and includes another village at Othello, in south Seattle. And, there are other tiny house villages in Seattle besides Nickelsville. A recent Seattle Times article counted eight villages with a total of 298 houses; it described plans…

[Note: The Ballard Library cooling center hours have been updated.] The Weather Service has called an "excessive heat watch" and is predicting temperatures over 90 degrees starting Saturday and a high of 100 degrees on Monday, continuing too high all through the week. What can you do if the heat is getting to you? Here are some official "cooling off" places that will be open and air conditioned where you can retreat. The Northgate Community Center will be open Saturday and…

Hi! I’m Carly, a 16-year-old who has been playing piano for over a decade and teaching it for 6 years. I started my little business called Kid-to-KidMusic 6 years ago and, as a 10-year-old, taught piano to other kids in the neighborhood. Right now we have openings for kids between ages 5 and 15. I teach over Zoom to ensure everyone’s safety, and another teacher can take in-person students if that is preferred. Lessons are 30 or 60 minutes at $20…