If you’re just finding out about this now, then it’s probably a bit too late to round up some friends, locate 50-100 milk cartons and construct a vessel that actually floats. But you can still swing on by Green Lake this Saturday between 10:30 and 5:00, and watch the folks who were able to get it together and build a craft. The Seafair Milk Carton Derby, in its 47th year this year, takes place in the southwest corner of the lake…
Jake Weber, Executive Director of FamilyWorks, sent this thank you note for Molly Moon's: Did you know that Molly Moon’s Homemade Ice Cream recently celebrated its 10th anniversary in Wallingford? This shop is Molly’s original site (now there are eight) and has been a destination for thousands of visitors to Wallingford each year for scrumptious, locally sourced handmade ice cream. What you might not know is that because of Molly’s strong humanitarian values, thousands of FamilyWorks’ food bank customers have access…
The developers of new townhouses are holding an open house for the community on Tuesday, July 10th, from 5:30-7:00 p.m. at Zoka (2200 N 56th St.). The new townhouses will be located beside the Burgundian. The flyer for the event can be downloaded here. The community has had a lot of thoughts about development and density. This is a great opportunity to discuss these topics with the developers themselves. Get the developers views on parking, the impact of HALA on their…
Join us on Saturday, July 14, as we walk in the 69thannual Wallingford Family Parade – Seattle’s oldest parade! For years, this event was known as the Wallingford Kiddie Parade and has long been affiliated with Seattle’s summer festival – Seafair. Bagpipers parading down 45th Street – many parades ago. We’ll gather between 10 and 10:30 a.m. in the grass field at Meridian Park. Please RSVP to [email protected] and sign in with us when you arrive– parade organizers require us to compile…
Our friends at Floating Bridge Brewing, one of our neighborhood’s nearest breweries, have hosted quite a few fundraisers since they opened their doors just a couple of years ago. Now, they offer us the opportunity to lend a helping paw to our local furry friends. Dawn writes: Working behind the bar, I can tell that the news and politics, local and national, are adding more annoyance and stress than ever, this is one of the reasons why doctors recommended to use…
The Wallingford Family Parade is calling all volunteers. Mike Ruby, long time contributor to the neighborhood and the blog, writes in: Be a part of one of Seattle’s oldest and most loved events, the Wallingford Family Parade! This year’s parade date is July 14, Bastille Day, so producers have proclaimed all of Wallingford “French for a Day!” We need HELP! It takes a village to make an event and we’re a mere skeleton crew. If you have a few unfettered hours…
In addition to the festivities and fireworks happening tomorrow in Gas Works Park, you can test your knowledge of our constitution and maybe earn a beer. See the below note from Wallyhood reader Loren: Hey Wallyhood, this is Loren from the Constitutional Quiz (as heard on NPR). As some of you already know, every 4th of July we quiz folks, who are on their way to Gas Works for the fireworks, about the Constitution—it's 10 cents, and a correct answer earns…