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Operation Beautification Wallingford

Brooms and rakes? Check. Plastic bags and gloves? Check. Comfy shoes, canned goods, and an appetite for baked goodies? Check, check, and check! Ladies and gentlemen of Wallingford, Earth Day is fast approaching, and that means it's time once again to clean up our beloved neighborhood. Everyone is welcome to attend and lend a helping hand (or two) for the third annual "Operation Beautification Wallingford" which takes place next Saturday, April 21 from 11:00AM - 2:00PM at Wallingford Center. The event…

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Scratch Deli food truck at Wine World

A new food truck called Scratch Deli is offering midday fare outside of Wine World Warehouse (400 NE 45th St.). Scratch Deli offers sandwiches and soups made from, well, scratch. Owner Ian Thackaberry is a former butcher at Whole Foods, and anything that isn't made in-house is supplied by local farmer's markets. Sandwiches from chicken salad to a Blue Cheesesteak Sandwich are priced between $6-$7, and you can get potato salad or chicken noodle soup as a side for under $3. There are…

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Neighborhood Matching Funds Workshops

Suppose you had a great idea for a large neighborhood project. Maybe you'd like to start a community P-patch, or install a "Little Free Library" kiosk, or maybe you want to improve or update safety features of a building in the neighborhood. How do you get started? Well, you can visit Seattle's Neighborhood Matching Fund website for starters, but if you're serious about seeking a matching award from the city's Large Projects Fund, you'll have to attend one of their three…

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Recycling Challenge February Update: We’re # 2 !

The results from the Think Green Recycling Challenge for February are in, and Wallingford's Friday North route slipped into second place. Our diversion rate lagged behind that of Friday South, represented by Rainier Beach Community Club, by a mere .06% . The last day of the entire Recycling Challenge contest was March 30, so all of the garbage, recycling, and food waste that is going to be weighed has been weighed, so there's nothing more we can do there.  Results for…

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Color Without Fear

Patricia has been an architect in Wallingford for over 30 years. Her Wallyhood role is to provide a forum about Wallingford architecture. Questions, musings, rants and raves about design may be addressed to her. The queries may be pragmatic or theoretical. Energetic blog discussion will, hopefully, follow. She looks forward to hearing from you! Are you thinking about a color change for your house? Perhaps not the exterior, maybe just a room or two? In our neighborhood, you’ve seen strong house…

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Rogue Chickens

Reader, Wallingford romance writer and CoolMom Kimberly Christensen has a neighborly request to the owners of some wayward poultry: Attention chicken owners in lower Wallingford (near Irwin’s): Twice within the last week a trio of hens has made themselves at home in my front yard, scratching and pecking for worms amongst my lovely (and now somewhat trampled) tulips and daffodils. I would love for these chickens to stay in their own yard. While I admire people who keep chickens, I am not…

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