Joule’s Urban BBQ Series

Memorial Day weekend marks the beginning of barbecue season; but for most of us, grilling under the cover of an umbrella until July 5 is kind of a drag. If it's a cookout you're craving, forget having to kill all of the spiders that have found refuge in your BBQ over the winter and head to Joule's Urban BBQ which kicks off next Sunday, June 5 and continues every Sunday through August 28 at 3pm. Adults $20, Kids $12. Every week…

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Coming Soon: Chroma Salon

Chroma, a new hair salon, will be opening by the end of June at 1905 N. 45th St., in the larger space formerly occupied by Not A Number.  Chroma will be an Aveda Salon focusing on hair and featuring a wide assortment of Aveda retail products.  Owners Dan Deaver and Bryce Francis have been Wallingford residents for five years, and in an email to me, Dan told me that they're excited to be located in Wallingford and are shooting for the…

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Wallingford featured on ‘CityStream’

Wallingford, Wallingford Center, and Trophy Cupcakes are mentioned in the current edition of Seattle Channel's Magazine Show, CityStream. You can view the program via the embedded link below, or go to: http://www.seattlechannel.org/videos/video.asp?ID=3071121 Seattle Channel Video can be played in Flash Player 9 and up

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Wallingford Garden Tour

Are you ready to see spring in full swing? Our neighborhood has an incredible assortment of gardens, and if you come out to the Wallingford Garden Tour on Sunday, June 5, from 10am-4pm, you'll get a chance to talk with the owners and creators of several gardens and meet other garden lovers. Jennifer Veninga, Wallingford's Garden Tour coordinator gives us a summary of what you can expect to see on the tour: Enjoy a self-guided tour of ten private gardens in…

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Crosswalk safety

Reader Toby sent us an email the other day about an aggravated driver attempting to make a left hand turn at the corner of Stone Way and 40th St. while he and his family were in the crosswalk: We live in the Wallingfringe neighborhood east of Aurora and west of Stone Way. Every so often, I've been driving east on 40th and nearly hit by cars turning left onto Stone Way from westbound 40th. Today, my kids and I were crossing…

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Many burglaries occur through open and unlocked doors

Thanks to Eric Fisk and Janet Stillman of the Wallingford Neighborhood Office, our new North Precinct Crime Prevention Coordinator, Terrie Johnston, has provided us with her first monthly report which we're happy to share with you here: Dear Block Watch Captains and Contacts: I  just completed my first month as your North Precinct Crime Prevention Coordinator.  I have introduced myself to the University, Broadview, Wedgwood, Pinehurst, Wallingford neighborhoods and have meetings scheduled in Blue Ridge; Ballard; Crown Hill; Sunset Hills and…

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The Piecycle: Delivering pies. On a bike.

Max Krushaar is on a quest to bring pie to the people. The 22 year-old UW student with a double-major in art and theater spends his weekends baking pies and delivering them to residents in the U District and Wallingford by bicycle. He's been written up by The Stranger, raved about by Cakespy and even has a loyal following on his Facebook page. He keeps his business small and simple by limiting his pie deliveries to only Friday and Saturday nights…

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