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Weekend in Wallingford

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Here are a few tips to help you enjoy your weekend right here in our own neighborhood: Both City Cellars in the heart of Wallingford and Wine World down by I-5 have wine tastings on Friday. City Cellars will feature wines from Reininger Winery, specializing "in crafting elegant and finely structured red wines from hand-harvested, ultra premium grapes" while Wine World will have a set of South Seattle wineries on tap (do you say "on tap" about wines? Probably not.) Wayne Horvitz…

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Wallyhood Forums Round-Up

Want to spread the word or have something to share with the neighborhood?  Check out the forums section of Wallyhood for announcements, referrals, questions, and of course Wallingford neighborhood gossip!  Here are some highlights: The Panhandling discussion continues as several of our readers have reported an SUV trying to scam individuals into giving them gas money or money for their children.  Maybe someone will obtain the license plate number and report the information--be on alert Wallyhood! Need a good place to donate…

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‘S Wonderful. ‘S Marvelous. ‘S Wellegant.

The good folks at B.F. Day's PTSA are throwing the school's biggest fundraiser of the year, Swellegant, this Saturday night, March 5, at Fremont Arts Abbey (4272 Fremont Avenue North), from 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm.  Tickets are $40 in advance, $50 at the door, and covers dinner plus two drink tickets.  The evening includes cocktails, Hors d'ouevres, live music, a silent auction, plus a "Golden Raffle". In years past, they've auctioned off some awesome items like vacations to Ireland, Buddy…

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4th of July fireworks will go on

One Reel announced that they have secured 80% of the required funding to produce the Family 4th at Lake Union, and as such, the show will go on this year.  Businesses such as Allstate Insurance, Adobe, Smith Brothers Farms, Underdog Sports, along with many private contributors, added to the donations by Microsoft and Starbucks totaling $400,000.  One Reel is still trying to secure the remaining $100,000, but has every intention to move forward. “We had planned to secure our budgetary goal…

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‘Zoo Doo’ is Poo for You

Here's an interesting Wallingford fact:  did you know we are neighbors to the most exotic "doo" in the Pacific Northwest? Well, if you didn't know--now you do!  Call yourself lucky because Woodland Park Zoo is the home to this amazing and nutrient packed "doo" and if your luck continues you may be able to obtain some of this prized Zoo Doo for your garden or yard. The twice yearly event, Fecal Fest is fast approaching at the Woodland Park Zoo.  Due to a limited amount of…

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Art Walk

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Happy March everyone! Tomorrow is the first Wednesday of the month, and thusly, Wallingford Art Walk. The weather people say it's supposed to be cold and rainy, but you're Seattleites, so that doesn't slow you down, right? For what it's worth, we had ourselves a grand time this past month touring the neighborhood with Baby Z in tow. We caught up with news at Not A Number, chatted and listened to music at Wallingford Center, enjoyed some good snacks and conversation…

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Fresh Fitness on Solid Ground and Fit to Feed

Have you been telling yourself lately that you need to get to the gym or try a new workout? Well, let me give you a good reason and a little push to try the newest workout craze Zumba, at Fresh Fitness and Dance Fit to Feed Fundraiser Event (4430 Corliss Ave North), Friday, March 4th, 6:30 pm. You may be asking, "what is Zumba?" According to Fresh Fitness and Dance: Zumba® fuses hypnotic Latin rhythms and easy-to-follow moves to create a one-of-a-kind fitness program.…

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