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FamilyWorks, our neighborhood food bank and family resource center, recently shared exciting news with Wallyhood: a successful $7 million campaign that will more than double the number of families served in the coming years, while also highlighting the deepening crisis facing families in our community. The following update comes from Rehana Lanewala, FamilyWorks’ Director of Development and Communication:   Seattle-based nonprofit FamilyWorks has just raised $7 million through our Nourishing Communities Capital Campaign, ensuring that thousands of local families will continue to have access…

On Saturday, May 31, Throw & Build Pottery Studio, located at 2510 N 45th Street, will be hosting a Spring Pottery Sale from 10:00 to 4:00pm. The studio will feature wares for sale from several local vendors, some of whom have been and will be featured on Throw & Build’s Instagram page. Local roaster Kuma Coffee will be there with their coffee cart, so you can put that new mug you just purchased to immediate use. There will also be a…

If you are new to my Retiring in Wallingford series, let me share that when I retired, I moved across the country on a plane with two kitties to live near my daughter. I shipped a few boxes of my must-haves through UPS and started over. Since I was moving into a 550 square foot studio apartment, I went to thrift stores and consignment shops to round out my decor. In my career, I owned a couple of small businesses, one…

Did you know that May is National Historic Preservation Month? This commemoration was first established in 1973 as National Historic Preservation Week by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The theme for 2025 is centered on celebrating the “power of place” and the ways in which preservation benefits lives and communities. Wallingford is home to one of Seattle’s largest collections of early twentieth-century residences and several designated historic landmarks, all contributing to the sense of place that we find and enjoy…

Here at Wallyhood, we usually keep our stories nestled within the cozy confines of our beloved Wallingford neighborhood. But when a 15-block-long extravaganza pops up just a stone's throw away, we can't help but make an exception. Enter the 54th Annual U District Street Fair, held on May 17–18, 2025, along University Way NE. Today marked day one of the two-day festival, and I made the dry and comfortable walk along 45th into the U District, only for the skies to…

On Monday, April 21st, Wallingford celebrated the opening of a new coffee shop and market, Stone’s Throw Coffee, in the location of the former Bounty on the northwest corner of Stone Way N and N 45th Street, in the heart of Wallingford.   Prior to the opening, I sat down with Jeff Lindstrom, who owns the shop along with his wife, Renee. This will be a true family-run business, as their children, Sonja and Bea, will also be supporting the shop.…

Support your neighborhood small businesses by joining local businesses for a Sip and Shop on the 3rd Thursday of each month from May to September. Enjoy beverages and other treats from 4 to 7 pm while you browse what Wallingford neighborhood businesses have to offer. Starting at the east end of N 45th Street off I-5, you can walk all the way to Stone Way, stopping in the participating businesses described below, browse, and talk to the business staff.   Bedrooms…