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Wallingford’s ‘Wurst’ is simply the best

Great neighbors of Wallingford! It's time once again to rejoice in the absolute wurst smell of the neighborhood! The Great Wallingford Wurst Festival is next Friday and Saturday, September 16 and 17th at Saint Benedict School (4811 Wallingford Avenue North). And lo, the Festival has a fantastic live music lineup this year, featuring the Wurst music by The Lost River Band, Caspar Babypants, and Dudley Manlove Quartet who will rock the block. Want more? I'll give you some of the Wurst…

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Louder than a Bomb

Rev. Jim Carter of the Wallingford United Methodist Church sent this along: Wallingford UMC, along with Seattle Slam, are pleased to be sponsoring a screening of the award-winning documentary Louder Than A Bomb at WUMC on Friday, September 9th. The event starts at 7 pm with live performances from members of Seattle Slam and other young artists from the community. The film begins at 7:30 pm. Light refreshments will be available. There is a suggested donation of $5 per person, with proceeds to…

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Calling all Wallingford do-gooder ‘geeks’

Back in January, we told you all about the super cool Geeks Who Drink Monday night trivia at Blue Star Cafe & Pub (4512 Stone Way N.), where teams compete against one another to claim the top geek spot of the night. Now, the Wallingford COMMUNITY Senior Center (WCSC) is looking for a few good "geeks" to come and join in the fun, and to help raise money for the Center. Geeks Who Drink is holding a special "Quiz for a…

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New PEPS groups for fall at Good Shepherd

Program for Early Parent Support (PEPS) is offering two new groups this fall designed especially for parents with two children. Both of these groups will meet at the Good Shepherd Center (4649 Sunnyside Avenue North, Room 326): Second Time Around is a parent support group for parents who have more than one child, including a new baby. Unlike the Little Peppers group below, they come to the group with just their new baby. The difference between the Second Time Around group…

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Wallingford Wednesday

Don't let the post-Labor Day-here-comes-the-dang-rainy-season blues keep you indoors just yet.  The weather is fine this week, and Wednesday will be a great day to get out and rub elbows with neighbors because Wallingford has four - yes, four - separate events you can attend on Wednesday.  Enjoy them all! Wallingford Farmers Market at Meridian Park.  3:30 pm - 7 pm.  Curious as to what'll be available this week?  Check out Zachary Lyons' "What's Fresh Now".   (Psst.  The market operates the rest…

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Community Council and Meridian Playground Fix Up

This Wednesday at the Wallingford Community Council (7:00 - 9:00 pm, Good Shepherd Center, Room 202) we'll have Pamela from the Parks Department attending. I was fortunate to work with her and Ron from the Meridian School on the Meridian Playground renovation a few years back and she is being brought back to deal with maintenance issues. First, we're looking to have the Meridian Playground sculptor, Patrick Maher, replace the sculpture that had the arm ripped off a couple years ago.…

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AOT and Bristol Bay

Bristol Bay is a long way from Wallingford, in southwest Alaska, but if you enjoy wild sockeye salmon and eating at Wallingford restaurants, you've got the motive and the opportunity to get involved in an important environmental issue. Bristol Bay produces the world's largest sockeye salmon fishery and one of the largest king salmon runs, with as many as 60 million sockeye returning every year, 40% of the global supply, but there's a threat looming: several mining companies have been eyeing the…

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