On Thursday April 21, the Wallingford Chamber of Commerce is holding its first annual "Cheers to Wallingford" Business Expo. This year "Cheers to Wallingford" will be held at Wine World from 4-7pm. The chamber is currently seeking vendors. Businesses can have a booth for just $50, and Wallingford chamber members get a $25 discount. If a vendor is a member of the chamber they can come for free if they plan to donate food. If the vendor is not a member…
It's that time again (theme music please): What in the Wallingford, where you, the reader, try to identify a photo taken in Wallingford in the hopes of winning fabulous prizes donated by Wallingford businesses. First, the answer to last week's puzzle. At left, the puzzling picture, and, at right, a slightly more recognizable shot of this lovely bit of yard art located over on Corliss Ave between 42nd and 43rd. We received several correct answers (and a few incorrect answers), but…
Want to know the exact current temperature outside? Normally, you'd be able to look up the local weather--but local usually means what the current temp is at Sea Tac or Boeing Field. Well, thanks to reader Rob C., we can now pinpoint the exact temperature right here in Wallingford. Rob wrote in the Wallyhood Forums, For Xmas I got one of them geeky home weather stations, and it's been working fine for several months now - it's even online, so you…
Here's an update on last night's meeting to discuss the North Transfer Station designs. The update was provided by Bill Benzer, the North Transfer Station project manager: At last night’s workshop Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) North Transfer Station stakeholder group narrowed five concept designs to two to help guide the design process for the new station. This was a continuation of the March 7th meeting, where the stakeholders scored five concepts based on weighted criteria developed ahead of the meeting. The…
Top o' the mornin' to ya, neighbors! Whether it's green libations, Corned Beef and Cabbage, or a good ol' fashioned sugar rush you're wantin', here's a couple of ideas for celebratin' St. Patrick's Day this Thursday---all within stumbling distance from your home: Murphy's (1928 N. 45th St.) celebrates St. Patrick's Day all weekend long, beginning at 11am on Thursday, with live music from the Carrigaline Irish Band, Dan Maher, and the Seattle Firefighters Pipes and Drums Band will appear at 8:30pm. …
Finally, a little bit of good news from the Seattle Police Department with regard to a car prowl this morning, around 3:45 am. According to the SPD Blotter: On March 15th, at approximately 3:45 AM, North Precinct officers responded to a call from a citizen stating there was a car prowl in progress in the 4200 Block of 2nd Avenue NE. The caller stated that it appeared the suspect vehicle was in the middle of the street and that three individuals…
The Open Enrollment period for Seattle Public Schools begins today, March 15, and runs through April 15. This is for students who are new to the district, including incoming Kindergartners. Here are the following steps you need to take to enroll your child for the fall: Click here to go to the Seattle Public Schools website for step-by-step instructions and enrollment forms. First, you need to determine which school is in your attendance area. It's pretty straight forward if you choose…