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Cider sippin’ with City Fruit

(Wallyhood welcomes Wallingford resident Barb Burrill, a lady with a lopper and a ladder. Barb is an urban orchard steward in Wallingford for City Fruit and also oversees the recycling/composting program at John Stanford International School. She'll be sharing some tips from time to time on caring for fruit trees and on keeping Wallingford green.) Did you know that Wallingford has its own group of stewards that take care of public apple trees along the Burke-Gilman Trail? A group of Wallingford neighbors (coincidentally,…

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Lost dog: Tamara

Update: Saturday, September 24, Susan wrote to tell us that Tamara has been found and is back home. She was spotted at the Zoo, and the Zoo Keeper saw the ad on Craigslist and called to let Susan know she was safe. Susan added, "Thanks to all the neighbors who were looking out for her." Susan wrote to tell us that her sister's dog has gone missing: My sister's dog got out of the house while we were at the fair…

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Neptune Theatre Grand Opening

Though it's slightly beyond our borders, we didn't think anyone would mind a post about a week of free grand opening events happening at the Neptune Theatre (1303 NE 45th St.), beginning this Sunday, September 25. The Neptune was recently converted from a single screen movie theatre to a live-performance venue, and is now operated by the Seattle Theatre Group (STG), which also manages the Paramount and Moore Theatres. Here's the lineup of events from Sunday, September 25 – Thursday, September…

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No Phone Books

Tomorrow is your last chance to opt-out of Yellowbook and SuperPages phone book deliveries for the fall. The City of Seattle's Opt-Out Registry (www.seattle.gov/stopphonebooks) is free for residents and businesses to use for notifying publishers to stop delivering phone books. If you've already done this once before, you're golden, but you can also check your "account" to make sure you've checked off what you don't want by clicking here. The City of Seattle tells us that so far, 55,000 Seattle homes and businesses have…

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Young neighbor raising money for friend with brain cancer

Savannah, a seven year-old Wallingford neighbor, is raising money for brain cancer research in honor of her friend, Torin, who has been battling brain cancer for the last two years. Savannah and her mom, Margie, will be taking part in a 3k walk during the Run of Hope Seattle 2011 at Seward Park, and she hopes to raise $1,000 in donations from friends, family, and neighbors. On her team page, Savannah writes: Torin is my friend I know through Kung Fu.…

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Fall Fecal Fest

Hoping for a great big, steaming pile of 'Zoo Doo' for your garden this fall? You have until this Friday, September 23 to submit a postcard to the Woodland Park Zoo for their Fall Fecal Fest. You can also get Bedspread, "A composted mulch made from the manures and bedding of the zoo’s non-primate herbivores. Bedspread is like Zoo Doo but contains higher amounts of wood chips and sawdust. It is excellent fertile mulch for perennial beds and woody landscapes such as…

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This Friday, Wallingford Eats

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It's not enough that Wallingford has some of the finest eateries here in Seattle, but we have a pretty broad spectrum, too. From New York-style hot dogs to Greek, Afghan, Mexican, Italian, French, and everything in between, I'd say we've got eats covered. And starting this Friday, we'll have mobile food aplenty, located right on the Uptown Espresso parking lot. Wallingford Eats will be serving up a variety of street foods from 5-9pm. Here's the scoop from Amy Novak: No more…

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