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The Winter Olympics are wrapped up in South Korea, and now Seattle tumbles forward to our own Olympic Games. July 1-8, 2018, Seattle plays host to the Special Olympic USA Summer Games, and Wallingford has its own Olympic hopeful. Local gymnast and Roosevelt sophomore Virginia Wade will once again compete on the big stage. You may remember her Alpine Skiing competition in Austria in March 2017 as a member of the USA Special Olympic (SO) Women’s Alpine Ski Team. This time around…

Well, this isn’t exactly at the level of UFOs being definitely revealed to be aliens from another world or a “Loch Ness Monster” emerging from Lake Union, but … In walking around south Wallingford (between about Wallingford Ave and Eastern and south of 40th), I couldn't help but notice lots of lines painted on the street and even on the grass. They seem to be intended as a guide to upcoming work. I immediately suspected an SDOT project. I had a…

Greetings Reminding  you that Tom's talk is just a few days away. We hope to see you , Friday, March 23rd at 7pm Coffee and get acquainted starts at 6pm Seattle First Church of the Nazarene 4401 2nd Ave NE Seattle, WA 98103 Presentation by Thomas Veith Architectural Historian , Designer and Author The Cultural Value of Historic Neighborhoods Thomas Veith was contracted by the City of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods to conduct a survey of structures in Wallingford in 2005. Mr.…

[Editor's Note: Ellen is new writer for Wallyhood.  She is planning a series of articles about gardening in the neighborhood.  Welcome Ellen, and use the comments for possible future areas of interest for gardening articles.] “In the Spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love.”  Alfred Lord Tennyson Spring is in the air in Seattle and once the sun starts shining, this young woman's thoughts are turning to....planting seeds! After years of neglecting every plant gifted upon me,…

I just received this email from Wallingford's own Sweet Side: Back in October, we hosted The Food Network at The SweetSide as they filmed for the show Ridiculous Cakes. We have sworn secrecy to the network, but tonight our episode airs and we would love for you to watch along! The episode will play at 7 and 10pm tonight and the show is called Ridiculous Cakes! Let us know what you think! I don't watch the Food Network very often, but…