Celebrity Seattle Librarian (what a great phrase!) Nancy Pearl will grace our shores on Wednesday, Dec. 15th at Wallingford's own Wide World Books and Maps at 7 PM to do a reading of Book Lust to Go. 20% of proceeds from all shop sales from 6 PM to close that night will be donated to Solid Ground. According to Wendy Platt of Wide World, Nancy is "a self-proclaimed reluctant traveler" so the recommendations in Book Lust to Go are for both…
Zachary Lyons from the Farmers Market Association asked us to post this announcement for an upcoming meeting: WALLINGFORD FARMERS MARKET 2011 SITE A meeting was held on November 2, 2010 of the newly formed Wallingford Farmers Market Steering Committee. During the meeting everyone confirmed their support for the farmers market to continue operating in the community. The Seattle Farmers Market Association helped the committee determine the following criteria for a suitable site: Size of the site must be large enough to…
Who doesn’t enjoy a classic homemade spaghetti dinner--and wait--you don’t even have to cook! You are cordially invited to St. Benedict School’s (4811 Wallingford Ave North) Spaghetti Dinner, Sunday, November 14, 11am-7pm. The 6th Grade Class will be dishing up dinner from scratch and are ready to host neighbors, family, and friends. There will be delicious food, prizes, and a raffle. All proceeds from this event will support the 6th Grade Science and Environmental Camp at Camp Hamilton. Margaret took her…
Have you ever looked at the Good Shepherd Center, with its stately old brick facade, lush gardens outside, the sounds of children's laughter floating in from Meridian Park in the back, and thought to yourself: "why don't I have my office there?" Well, it's time to make your dreams come true. Mark Willson from Historic Seattle gave us the heads up that two offices (one ~120 sq ft and one ~260 sq ft) have come open, and they're seeking new tenants.…
The votes for Readers' Choice are in! The judges have made their picks! It's time now to reveal the winners of our first annual pumpkin carving contest: Judges' Pick: Scariest - Sharptooth Funniest - Drunken Pumpkin Represents Wallingford - Welcome Political - San Francisco Giants Kids' Entries: Scariest - Cranky Cat Funniest - Tobias's pumpkin Coolest Design - Ghoulish Ghost Most Structurally Sound When Completed - Raphael's pumpkin Readers' Choice: Grownups: Jerry Dog Kids: Spider Congratulations to our winners! We'll…
The Fearless Critic Seattle Restaurant Guide lists Wallingford's Joule (1915 N. 45th St.) and Art of the Table (1054 N. 39th St.) as top eateries in its food category. The Fearless Critic is a series of restaurant guide books edited by Robin Goldstein (The Wine Trials and contributor to the New York Times Freakonomics blog). The Fearless Critic series has published restaurant guides for Houston, San Antonio, Washington, D.C., and Portland, Oregon, and makes its debut in Seattle this year, with…
Six years ago, a couple of sushi chefs, Takashi Ogasawara and Jennifer Douglass, decided to leave their day jobs at Wasabi Bistro in Belltown and open their own restaurant here in Wallingford. Since then Rain Modern Infusion Cuisine, as it's officially known (and "Rain Sushi" as everyone we know calls it) has managed to carve out a hip, urban and creative niche amongst the many sushi restaurants Wallingford is blessed with (and we're not just saying that because they sport a…