Don’t let a little rain spoil your evening

Though the rain is expected to taper by 6pm, there may be a drizzle or two during the Farmers Market and Art Walk tonight; but Steve Franco-Ross from the new KeyBank has this good news to share: I am looking up at the sky and seeing the forecast on my iPhone and I am a bit discouraged about the weather...However, the Wallingford businesses are still dedicated to host the June Wallingford Art Walk this evening from 6 PM to 9 PM,…

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SWAT at 42nd and Corliss

We just got a note from a reader who reports a large police SWAT team presence at 4200 and Corliss. That's all we know for now, if you find out more, please share. UPDATE 6:56 pm: Reader Andrea told us: I live nearby and came home to find a SWAT van and about 5 police cars plus three black (undercover?) cars blocking my street. Concerned I asked them what was going on and they said there was a domestic disturbance that…

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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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