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Dotted Line Open Studio and Holiday Party

While the Wallingford Art Walk is on a brief hiatus, one local studio plans to be open for December's first Wednesday: Annie Huntley, owner/designer of Dotted Line Jewels and the StuStuStudio, is hosting an open studio holiday party tomorrow (12/7), from 6-10pm. Annie will be serving up holiday cookies, mulled wine, and she'll have affordable art available for purchase including photography, jewelry, and multi-media work by local artists. Look for silk screened apparel by Sam Trout (Samtrout.com) and collage art by…

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Center for Wooden Boats signs lease for N. Lake Union site

Back in September we told you about the possibility of having a Center for Wooden Boats (CWB) location over here, on the north side of Lake Union, as a second, complementary site to their current South Lake Union location. Cool, yes? Well yesterday, the Center for Wooden Boats and King County Metro signed an interim lease agreement to make that possibility one step closer to becoming a reality. The lease allows the CWB to use the land, owned by King County Metro,…

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Twisted Christmas at Key Bank

Tomorrow (12/6), the Wallingford KeyBank branch (1700 N. 45th St.) is hosting the Bob Rivers Show from Oldies 95.7. They'll be giving away tickets to their upcoming sold out annual Twisted Christmas concert featuring comedian Richard Lewis and Spike and the Impalers on December 15th and 16th. KeyBank will also be serving up hot chocolate from Chocolati and bagels from Blazing Bagels. What: Bob Rivers Show Meet 'n Greet/Twisted Christmas Concert Giveaway Where: KeyBank 1700 N. 45th St (map) corner of…

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Wallingford Chamber Celebrates the Season

Are you as ready for the holidays as I am?  Let's kick the season off together with the Wallingford Chamber as they host an evening of caroling and goodwill. What: Wallingford Chamber Celebrates the Season When: Saturday, December 10th at a brand NEW TIME! 3:30pm – 4:30pm Where:  NW plaza of Wallingford Center , 1815 N 45th St. Seattle, WA 98103 (map here) Cost:  Free!  But you might have to give up a couple of smiles. There will be plenty of cheer…

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Stranger Danger

Protected Static sent us a note this afternoon with the Hamilton International Middle School weekly newsletter. The top announcement is a good safety reminder for everyone: Safety Alert We place the safety and security of our students as our highest priority, and are sharing the following information with you. Late yesterday afternoon, a Hamilton student was walking from a friend's house near the school to the bus stop.  The student was approached by a man who tried to grab her. The student kicked the…

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SDOT/Wallingford Neighborhood Greenway Open House

Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) will host an open house to discuss the Wallingford Neighborhood Greenway installation on Thursday, December 8, from 6:00-7:30pm in the Commons at Hamilton International Middle School (1610 N. 41st St). Everyone is invited to learn more about the construction and use of the first segment. The Wallingford Neighborhood Greenway will start at Latona Ave NE and NE 44th Street. The greenway will travel west on NE/N 44th Street and turn south onto Burke Ave N. From Burke…

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Woodlawn Santa Decking the Halls

I love this time of year for many reasons, one of which is my annual phone chat with Woodlawn Santa (aka Sharon Ehrig), who usually leads the conversation with a rousing "Ho ho ho!" This year, she had something else to add: "Christmas is going up!" This is great news.  Even better, Santa has a clean bill of heath this year. You may recall that last year Santa battled breast cancer and was unable to put up her usual Christmas lights…

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