In the mood for a party? The Wallingford Community Senior Center (WCSC) invites you to join us virtually for games and a good time as we celebrate autumn and raise funds to keep our Center going. We hope to see you Saturday, November 6, 6:00-8:00 p.m. Your $25 registration on the Center website (or call Dani at 206-461-7825) will help to fund Center activities for North Seattle seniors. A trivia game and a live auction will be highlights of the evening. …
An event hosted by Historic Seattle: Join us in person on Thursday, October 14th for our 7th Annual Heirloom Apple Event! Occupants of Wallingford’s Good Shepherd Center have been caring for an urban orchard of apple trees for over 100 years. In celebration of this year’s harvest, we are trying something new – a sitdown tasting experience of the unique heirloom apple varieties from this year’s harvest facilitated by Tara Macdonald, our incredible Good Shepherd Center Lead Gardener! Interested in trying…
Two guys walk into a bar…one is vaxed, the other one goes home Starting on October 25th, you will be required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccine for indoor dining, drinking and at gyms and events in King County, Washington. Those without proof of vaccine will need to show a negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours. This decision was made to keep communities safe with King County reporting high rates of COVID-19 hospital admissions and fatalities, noted here on the…
We hope you were able to attend the neighborhood candidate forum last week (catch the recording here). Ballots are headed to you next week. Here is another opportunity to hear from our mayoral candidates hosted by a nearby group: Roosevelt Alumni for Racial Equity (RARE) is hosting something a little different - a free online discussion session with just Seattle’s mayoral candidates Bruce Harrell and Lorena Gonzalez on October 11th at 7pm focusing primarily on the candidates’ views on racial equity and…
You’ve previously read on Wallyhood about the Historic Wallingford Treasure Hunt along 45th. Many of your neighbors, especially the children, have enjoyed trying to match up the photos and clues in the brochure with the buildings and signs. The time has come to collect the entries and name the winners. Actually, a random number generator was run to pick the winners out of almost all the entries since almost everyone succeeded in getting almost all the queries correct. Each of the…
Wallingford Community Council joins 15 other neighborhood associations in hosting a General Election Candidate Forum on Sunday, October 3rd at 6:00PM. Hear from the following candidates: Mayor Bruce Harrell Lorena Gonzalez City Council Position 8 Teresa Mosqueda Kenneth Wilson City Council Position 9 Nikkita Oliver Sara Nelson Zoom link to join (no registration required): https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85390205667 Sponsoring organizations: Seattle Fair Growth Beacon Hill Council Central Area Neighborhood District Council Cherry Hill Community Council Green Lake Community Council Madison-Miller Park Community Group…
Contributed by Kate Johnson: Flutist and leader, Puget Sounds Wind Quintet Experience classical music that's a little off the beaten path...right here in the Wallyhood at the Good Shepherd Center! In a classical concert that stretches to the contemporary while grounded in approachability, local professional ensemble Puget Sounds Wind Quintet will display the diverse qualities of the winds of the orchestra. Hear the world premiere of Wind Quintet No. 3 by northwest composer David P. Jones, and four other living composer works in the classical contemporary…