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THIS JUST IN: See below for an additional holiday market! There are a couple of holiday markets happening in Wallingford this Saturday, December 6th. Hopefully you can make time in your Saturday schedule to check them out! Jingle Pots at Throw & Build Pottery Studio Throw & Build Pottery Studio opened about a year ago at 2510 N 45th Street. (See Wallyhood’s February story introducing Throw & Build to the neighborhood.) This holiday season, they have teamed up with four other nearby…

It is that time of year: parties, open houses, and dancing the night away! Maybe you’re feeling a little blue before the holidays—because you have not treated yourself to something new (or my case, something not-so-new) this year. You are so in luck, since the Assistance League Thrift Store is having its fourth annual Cashmere and Luxury Event starting next week. From Thursday, December 4th, through Saturday, December 13th, the shop will feature cashmere clothing and other luxury items that they…

Every holiday season, I intend to make the trek down to Lake Union to see the Christmas ships, and every year... I miss it. This will not happen in 2025! I vow to see the spectacle with my own eyes. The Christmas Ship Festival is put on every year by Argosy Cruises. You can buy a spot (all ages) on the official Christmas Ship™ (The Spirit of Seattle™) to experience the holiday magic firsthand, with 21+ follow boat cruises available on…

I have noticed now that I am retired, or just getting old, that I do not shop the way I did when I was younger and part of a larger family. I remember being a new mom and getting excited about Christmas shopping for my daughters. Christmas was not all that great for me when I was growing up, since my father passed away on December 23rd when I was seven years old. One of the things that I promised myself…

If you have visited the Wallyhood website in the last few days, you may have noticed that we’re sporting a new look. I put together the original design back in 2008 when I first launched Wallyhood. At the time, I felt pretty clever using my Photoshop skills to grab the letters from the old Food Giant/QFC sign and turn them into a HOLLYWOOD-style sign on Gas Works’ Kite Hill. I even made special versions for holidays and, once, for our advertiser,…

You thought October flew by? Well, news alert: November is almost over! That means that in addition to figuring out whether you’re spatchcocking or turduckening your fowl, or what to bring the host who has the aforementioned quandary, you get to start thinking of holiday gifts! Unless you’re like an old colleague of mine who would start counting down to Christmas in June… I bet her gifts are all wrapped and under the long-since decorated tree. Anywho, now that I’ve spiked…