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Wallingford crime: Meth heads and grass thieves

Here's a recap of recent crimes here in Wallingford: SeattleCrime's Jonah Spangenthal-Lee reports "two 'methheads' driving an egg-like car shot up another man's vehicle" here in Wallingford on the evening of May 23. From SeattleCrime: ...The victim exited I-5 at 45th NE and was driving westbound around 10:15 p.m. on May 23rd when another car pulled up next to him, and the passenger in the other vehicle threw something at his car. The victim initially thought the passenger had thrown a…

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Death Cab’s Ben Gibbard recalls his old Wallingford apartment

All week long, MTV online is running a series called Death Cab for Cutie: Seattle Sonics, in honor of the band's latest album, Codes and Keys. The article talks about the band's origins, which began in Bellingham; but did you know that when they packed up and moved to Seattle in 1999, front man Ben Gibbard took up residence in the brick apartment building on Corliss? It's true! And you can watch the clip below where they stand in front of…

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Northwest Center Donation Truck

It's spring, so we've all finished our spring cleaning, right?  What, you haven't?  That's ok.  The Northwest Center Donation truck can help. They won't clean your house, but they will take some of those gently used, no longer needed, items off your hands. The Northwest Center is a local 501(c)(3) nonprofit serving the disabled since the sixties.  And they have a drop off truck right here in Wallingford at 1550 N 34th Street, next to Essential Baking.  Conveniently also next to…

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4H Poultry Show at Seattle Tilth

Nina Finley, founder of Wallingford-based 4H club chapter, "Cooped Up in Seattle", let us know about the 4H Poultry Show taking place this Saturday, June 4th, from 10am to Noon at Seattle Tilth's Children's Garden, behind the Good Shepherd: June is Busting Out: Poultry Show with 4H! Saturday, June 4; 10 a.m. - Noon Location: Children's Garden behind the Good Shepherd Center (map). Seattle Tilth's Children's Garden is hosting the 4H and the Poultry Show! See young people showing their chickens and…

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Which Way Wednesday

Tomorrow is a big day for Wallingford. Not only is it the first Wednesday of the month, thus Wallingford Art Walk, but it's also June 1st, the grand re-opening and relocation of the Wallingford Farmers Market. A day for getting out and celebrating? Maybe, hopefully. But it's no longer the beautiful alignment of the planets that it was in past years. In past years, a warm sunny day took you to the festive, if undersized, bazaar that sprouted in Wallingford Center's…

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Trophy Cupcakes on The Cooking Channel

*Updated Tuesday, May 31 at 11:54am Last night, the Cooking Channel aired Childhood Favorites: Unique Sweets, featuring Trophy Cupcakes at the Wallingford Center location. The program highlighted Trophy's "Hummingbird Cupcakes" (banana pineapple coconut cake with cream cheese frosting, zOMG!) and a few of Trophy's patrons made their television debut! If you missed the program, here's a list of dates/times for the re-broadcast: June 4: 5:30pm June 6: 10:30pm and 2:30am June 24: 9:30pm and 1:30am The Cooking Channel can be found…

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Radar speed signs on Aurora

If you've traveled on Aurora Avenue North lately, you might have noticed a radar speed sign that's posted at N. 48th St. facing southbound traffic.  According to the SDOT Blog, in the next couple of weeks, there will be another one installed on the northbound side near N. 39th St. The signs are part of the Aurora Traffic Safety Project we told you about back in April, when SPD and WA State Patrol nabbed hundreds of traffic violators on Aurora in…

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