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Easter Brunch in Wallingford

Every spring, our dining room table is cluttered with Easter baskets, boxes of stale Peeps, plastic eggs, and chocolate rabbits.  Oddly enough, though, I never really questioned the correlation between Easter and rabbits. I just took for granted they always lived hand in hand, until I came across some information about the ritual's origins. Turns out, we have the Germans to thank for importing the Easter Bunny into American folklore. He first appeared on the scene during the 16th century, when…

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Earth Day Event at Gas Works Park

Earth Day was launched on April 22nd, 1970 and is widely credited with launching the modern environmental movement.  This year, Earth Day's theme is A Billion Acts of Green: our people-powered campaign to generate a billion acts of environmental service and advocacy.  Wow, that's a tall order! But no worries, you can start doing your part by joining the Earth Day celebration at Gas Works.  Sierra Club, CoolMom, Earth Ministry, Washington Environmental Council and Climate Solutions host a free community Earth…

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Cheers to Wallingford Business Expo

Last month, we told you the Wallingford Chamber of Commerce was soliciting vendors for the first annual "Cheers to Wallingford" Business Expo.  Now we get to tell you that the vendors are all in place, and the Expo is here! What: First ever Wallingford Business Expo When: Thursday, April 21 4pm - 7pm Where: Wine World Warehouse, just off I-5 at 400 NE 45th St Cost: Nada, zilch, free! The Wallingford Neighborhood Office says, "Everyone is welcome!  Come enjoy the best…

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Wallingford Cleans!

Greg Martin from the Wallingford Chamber of Commerce (and our sponsor, Oom Yung Doe) sent these photos from Saturday's Spring Clean in Wallingford. According to Greg, 17 kids from the Boys and Girls Club, along with an additional 15 other folks from the neighborhood, came to lend a helping hand. Greg said that the group took an impressive 200lbs of garbage off the streets. Thanks to everyone who volunteered on Saturday! The Chamber thanks Wallingford Center for hosting the event in their…

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Filming at Gas Works Park on Wednesday

Filmmaker Nick Nelson wrote to give us the heads-up that he and a crew of about 20-25 people will be shooting a short film at Gas Works Park this Wednesday, April 20, from 2pm to 2am.  Nick wanted to assure the residents in the area that the noise level will be very low, and the lights they'll use to illuminate the park will not be jarring or interfering with surrounding homes and boats, and will run on a generator designed to…

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Who got busted on Aurora yesterday?

Yesterday, the Seattle Police Department, along with Washington State Patrol and Washington Liquor Control Board held a day-long Safe Driving Enforcement on Aurora. Jim Curtain from SDOT was kind enough to provide me with the most recent statistics from yesterday's operation, which I find staggering: Total charges -   670 Total citations - 509 Total warnings - 198 Total speeders - 331 Aggressive driving – 19 DUI Arrest - 6 Negligent Driving - 2 High speed - 66/40 Cell phone -…

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Community Kitchen Celebrates Earth

The theme for next Friday's Wallingford Community Kitchen is "Recipes from Around the World", in honor of Earth Day.  Join Rachel Duboff and company for a fun-filled evening of preparing and eating tasty food, and socializing with your neighbors at the Wallingford Community Senior Center (Basement of the Good Shepherd - 4649 Sunnyside Avenue N.)  The fun starts at 5:30pm and generally lasts until 9pm.  Here's what's on the menu for next Friday, April 22: Vietnamese Spring Rolls with Dipping Sauce…

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