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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…

We hope you are all looking forward to the first Wallingford Porchfest coming this Saturday, June 26th. From 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM you can enjoy walking the streets of our neighborhood to hear some live music by local bands. The final lineup and map are below. Don't forget to tip the musicians on Venmo: @wallingfordporchfest. Need more information? Checkout Facebook.

June 21-27 is National Pollinator Week! Did you know that we are just entering into National Pollinator Week!  We can all support "the birds and the bees" (and the butterflies, bats and other native species) in our home gardens.  If you are growing fruits and vegetables it is critical to make a pollinator friendly habitat for successful food production. A pollinator-friendly garden contains a variety of flowering plants that provide blooms from spring to fall. This will support the food needs of…

For the second year running, the Fremont solstice parade is canceled. In lieu of naked cyclists and a fun family parade, the Fremont Arts Council is hosting a whole week of self-guided art walks, live mural painting, art cars, and stationary floats. Full details can be found at https://fremontfair.com/. Stationary floats can be found all over the neighborhood on both Saturday and Sunday, but the art cars are only around on Saturday afternoon. See these perennial favorites on Saturday, June 19th…