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Spoke & Food = Biking & Dining for a Cause

The fourth annual Spoke & Food takes place next Tuesday, July 30, from 5:30 to 9:30pm. That's when folks hop on their bikes and visit one (or more) of the 19 participating restaurants,who, in turn, donate 20% or more of all diners' checks during the event. 100% of those proceeds go directly to a Seattle-area non-profit. How cool is that? Very, I'd say! In fact last year, $4,450 was raised for FamilyWorks. This year, the event will benefit Bike Works, a…

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Beer, Bikes, and Outdoor Movies at Gas Works Park

The 4th annual Clips Beer & Film Tour, the travelling beer and film festival, is headed to Gas Works Park this Friday night, July 26. Sponsored by New Belgium Brewing, Clips Beer & Film Tour brings 18 independent short films to be projected on an outdoor screen, as well as 18 of New Belgium’s “Lips of Faith” varieties of beer for movie-goers to try. 100% of the event’s proceeds goes to Nature Consortium, a local grassroots, community-based organization that brings people, art, and the environment together. At…

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Help Harvest Fruit Trees

Mariah at Lettuce Link asked us to repost our call for volunteers to help harvest fruit trees so that they can donate it to local food banks. "I’m still particularly looking for folks to volunteer as Harvest Leads in Wallingford," Mariah adds. Here’s the skinny: Harvest Fruit for Donation! The Community Fruit Tree Harvest, a program of Lettuce Link at Solid Ground, serves our community by gleaning fresh fruit from backyard trees to donate to food banks and free meal programs. Fruit Tree…

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Wallingford Family Parade & Festival Fun Times!

Wallyhood welcomes our newest contributor, Victoria Dzenis. On July 9, 2013, Wallingford played host once again to the Annual Seafair Wallingford Parade, known for many years as the “Kiddie Parade”. Considered the longest running Seafair Parade, the Kiddie Parade was in danger of not happening at all in its 64th year, until the Wallingford Chamber of Commerce (WCoC) and the Wallingford Community Senior Center (WCSC) teamed up to make it happen. The event organizers made some changes to the event this…

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Shannon Conner to leave Hamilton Middle School

Shannon Conner, Assistant Principal for 8th Grade at Hamilton International Middle School, will take leave of her post so she can serve as Principal for McClure Middle School. In a letter to the Hamilton community, Shannon writes: Dear Hamilton International Community: I am writing this letter to you with very mixed emotions. Hamilton International has been such an ideal place for me to land and to begin my new career as an administrator.  Here I learned so much about the intricacies and…

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New Turkish Eatery to Replace Golden Olive

Wallingford photographer, Rebecca Sullivan wrote to tell us some good news about the former Golden Olive space: Just thought you might like to know, the Golden Olive space is being renovated by Sedat Uysal, the owner chef of Cafe Paloma in Pioneer Square. Maybe you know the place, it's a very popular lunch/dinner place with a strong European cafe feel. Sedat is a well-known and beloved Seattleite and Cafe Paloma is a gathering place for artists, musicians, Pioneer Square business people…

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Bicycle ‘Alley Cat’ Poker Run Tomorrow

The inaugural free bicycle “Alley Cat/Poker Run/Wine Tour” event takes place tomorrow, (Saturday, July 20) from 12-5pm. starting at Wine World w/stops at 4 other Wallingford/Fremont locations. Sounds intriguing? Here's the skinny: Bicyclists will receive a few free tastes of wine at each stop and a playing card. The person with the best “hand” accumulated along the way wins prizes at the end from each of the host wine shops. You must arrive on a bike to participate. 1st Stop -  Wine…

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