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What in the Wallingford

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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…

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Let’s talk about the weather

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…

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Transfer Station designs: down to two

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…

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St. Paddy’s Day in Wally-o’Hood

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. …

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Car prowlers arrested

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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…

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Open Enrollment begins for Seattle Schools

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…

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Smash Coupon

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Smash Wine Bar and Bistro is offering a great deal through the Green Lake Moms / Wallyhood Deal Coop: $25 for $50 worth of food and drink! The usual restrictions apply (e..g, can't be used for Happy Hour pricing), but $25 off this great little restaurant is not to be missed. We had an interesting conversation with Dana Hannon, Smash's owner, about the relative merits of the coupon sites when we were setting this up and it was good to hear that…

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