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Historic Wallingford will be holding a public meeting to present progress on the Wallingford Historic District - North. The application to the National Park Service for designation of the area north of 45th and south of 50th as a National Register Historic District is nearing completion. The meeting will be held at 7 pm on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, via Zoom. The meeting is free but you must register to join the meeting. Register at the Historic Wallingford website. The historic…

Fremont Community School (FCS) is a Waldorf-inspired nonprofit preschool that is dedicated to giving young children every opportunity to come together and learn in a vibrant, holistic environment. FCS has been serving families of preschool aged children from Wallingford, Fremont, Phinney Ridge, Ballard, University, and Greenlake neighborhoods since 1986.    On Saturday, December 11th, Fremont Community School will be holding an in-person Open House from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM for prospective families who are looking to enroll their child for the 2022-23 school year at the Orchard Preschool located at 3530…

PROPERTY ASSESSMENT Quite a few Wallingford residents have expressed concern about the seemingly strange property tax statement they just received. In previous years their total valuation seemed to split almost evenly between value of the land and value of the structure. This year they saw a house value of $1000 and all the rest in property. So the Wallingford Community Council invited King County Assessor John Wilson to come to its monthly meeting to answer questions for the folks assembled over…

An Uncertain Future On Wednesday, the owner of Open Books released a letter discussing the future of the business.  More than a business, Open Books is a shop that curates a community of poets, readers and literature lovers. It's a place to sink deeply into the perfect reading chair with a stack of books by your side and transform your afternoon. The letter, posted below, details how Open Books is looking for a new home upon learning that their lease expires…

For those of you who didn't make the rounds in the neighborhood, we wanted to share that Halloween is alive and well in Wallingford. More trick-or-treaters roamed the streets and more residents handed out candy. While some brave Wallyhood dwellers encouraged the old fashioned door-bell ringing of years past, others maintained the innovative delivery mechanisms born of the pandemic, like the candy cannon, the candy tube and the candy zipline.            

Hokkaido-Style Soft Serve Opens on 45th Street They say "hunger is the best sauce." After an enjoyable 40 minutes in queue waiting for Hokkaido-style soft serve at Indigo Cow, this is proven to be true. Like the old days of waiting for concert tickets, a new album to drop or a limited release craft beer, being in line for ice cream was almost as great as the final product. Ready for a treat, folks came from all around the greater Seattle…