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This Friday, December 14th, the Christmas ships will be sailing around Lake Union and through the Fremont Cut for the annual Parade of Boats, and we should have a good view of the festivities here in Wallingford. There are musical performances aboard the lead ship at 7:20 p.m. in the middle of the lake, and 8:10 p.m. at Evanston Plaza in Fremont. For those unfamiliar with the Christmas Ships, here's some info from their website. The Argosy Cruises Christmas Ship™ Festival is a ship-to-shore holiday celebration that has…

An apartment building, with retail on the street level! Okay, so no surprise there. What is somewhat of a surprise is that, after all this time, something is actually going to emerge in the space once occupied by Kitaro Sushi at 1624 N. 45th. Kitaro burned down December 7, 2011 as we wrote about here. I'm not sure an exact cause was ever determined, but reports at the time said the fire was electrical in nature. A dentist's office was also…

The end-of-the-year holidays are often at time when people look to share some of what they have with others who might have less. If you're such a person and are looking for such an opportunity, look no further than FamilyWork's Holiday Helper Family Sponsorship: This year, we asked each child to choose a winter item they need and a toy they're excited about. Our goal is to fulfill their wishlists and send each family home with a board game, so everyone…

Hey, itchin' for some cultchuh? Wanna see some free theatah? Wallingford Presbyterian Church (1414 N 42nd St) is hosting Taproot Theatre Company’s Christmas Touring play Foolish Wiseman, here in Wallingford, walking distance from you, tomorrow morning, Sunday, December 9th at 10:30 am. Meet Ogion [o-jun], the comical and little-known fourth wise man. Afraid of the dark, this befuddled hero has little chance of following the Bethlehem star until he runs into two thieves, Leah and Jacob, who believe it would be profitable…

Megan James from Seattle Pops (1401 N 45TH St) writes: We are offering Christmas Trees again this year at Seattle Pops (1401 N 45th Street, Interlake & 45th) with 100% of the Profits going to Adopt a Family Charity through the Salvation Army. Thanks to the community, last year we were able to provide for two local families in need who had just transitioned from a shelter to their own home and were in need of basic necessities as well as…

As promised, here's a round-up of opportunities to do your holiday shopping hyperlocally, from Wallingford artists (and very close neighbors). Leading us off, Cindy Krafft writes: I'm an artist in Wallingford making geeky and sometimes feminist quilts. My website is 8-bitquilts.com . I'll also be the featured artist at Outsider Comics in Fremont during the First Friday Art Walk this coming week! Yara El Hage writes that she's from Lebanon, but has been living here in Wallingford for the past three…