All events are at, or meet up at, the Wallingford Community Senior Center, 4649 Sunnyside Avenue N, Suite 140 (lower level of the Good Shepherd Center). Gini Tripp “Multi-Medium Artist Wanna Be” Presentation Monday, February 3 3:15 to 3:30 pm plus time for Q & A Come in and see the current display of art, jewelry, and accessories with a presentation by the artist. Our artist presentations have been insightful and inspiring, and we are looking forward to this one.…
The following was submitted to Wallyhood by: Daniel Nguyen, Supervising Librarian 206-615-0911 [email protected] The Seattle Public Library is thrilled to announce that starting Saturday, Feb. 1, the Wallingford Branch will be open six days a week! This expansion is part of the library’s effort to increase access at nine locations citywide, adding a total of 78 more open hours weekly. “With this expansion, our patrons can visit our Library spaces more days a week to use the services that are most important…
Schools are truly the heart of any neighborhood, and in Wallingford, we’re lucky to have some wonderful options. When my family was deciding where to put down roots, finding the right schools quickly became a priority. At the time, we were told to look at the high school rankings first and assume the elementary and middle schools feeding into it would be solid. Others suggested focusing on elementary schools, given how much can change in the years between now and high…
The month of January is named in honor of the Roman god Janus, who is symbolic of beginnings and transitions. For many of us, January is a time of optimism, filled with resolutions and plans for the New Year. Gardeners are optimists by nature and we commonly shrug off our failed harvests with a “Well, there’s always next year”. Winter is a time of rest in the garden as our dark, cold, rainy weather does not support new plantings and the…
In April 2024, Seattle Parks & Recreation began a public engagement process for renovating the play area at Meridian Playground. This project aims to make site improvements to the play area located within the western half of the former Home of Good Shepherd property. Most components of the play area were constructed in the early 1980s, and revised in 2002, and some equipment was replaced through a Neighborhood Matching Fund project in 2011. Several elements/features within the play area such as…
One of the endearing and enduring features of Wallingford is that it is full of little jewels, unique establishments that are often overshadowed and overlooked because of the oversized influence of other places and events. But nestled right in the heart of the neighborhood, on 45th, is a restaurant called Harvest Beat that is quite wonderful. Those of you who peruse Facebook, the newly ungoverned purveyor of discord and distress, might have occasionally seen offers from Harvest Beat in the…
After 50 years serving the PNW twist on Mexican food, Taco Time on 45th and Corliss closed in July. According to an article published in The Seattle Times, business slowed significantly during the pandemic, and increases in the cost of labor and food caused them to close this location. The funky mirrored glass building, built in 1990, was soon covered with graffiti and its parking lot was littered with trash. Taco Time had a special place in the hearts of locals,…