Wouldn't it be nice if your street looked like the picture to the right? Well, it can! The Seattle Department of Neighborhoods is giving away trees for free as a way to beautify your neighborhood (and help the environment). Here's how it works, from their press release: Groups of neighbors from at least five households living on a street or block can request from 10 to 40 trees per project. In addition, every participating household can have a fruit tree for…
We've lived here in Wallingford for 17 years now, and this is the first time we made it up to the Kiddies Parade. We'd tell you all about it, but a picture is worth a thousand words, and we've got a full set of photos from Neil Parekh. If you're reading in e-mail, you'll have to click through to view. Everyone else, enjoy! If you took photos to share, please leave a link in the comments!
As the temperature soared to 90 on Thursday, my kiddos and I took advantage of the Wallingford wading pool’s limited hours and sought refuge in the cool water. Friday’s supposed to be another swelter, and thankfully the wading pool will be open again from 12-7 p.m. Keep cool, Wallyhoodites! (Just a Reminder - The Wallingford Wading Pool is open only on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, from 12-7 p.m. They only open on days that are forecast to be warmer than 70°,…
What kind of neighborhood blog would we be if we didn't remind you that tomorrow, Saturday July 10th is one the biggest Wallingford events of the year? No kind of neighborhood blog, that's the kind of neighborhood blog we'd be. Fortunately, we are every kind of neighborhood blog, so we're here to tell you that tomorrow, Saturday July 10th, is the 61st annual Kiddie Parade and Street Fair. The Street Fair on Wallingford Ave between 45th and 43rd kicks off at…
Let's make a list of restaurants / bars in Wallingford with outdoor seating, because this is probably the only set of days all year where you'll care so much. Here's what we know: Pour House Avila Iron Bull Murphy's Tilth May Cantinetta Chutney's Ivar's Smash Wine Bar and Bistro Rancho Bravo Tutta Bella Diggity Dog Wallingford Pizza House Meridian Market Kozue What did we forget? (Updated from comments)
Lots going on in Wallingford this Wednesday, so make yourself comfortable: First off, the weather report says it's supposed to get up to 90° F. That's nine-zero frickin' degrees! In Seattle! So everything else that we list below is just going to be double-awesome. Wednesday, as it is all summer, is Wallingford Farmer's Market at Wallingford Center, 3 - 7 pm. We're not going to list what all is ripe and in season this week because everything is ripe and in…
Traffic along Wallingford Avenue, above 40th Street, began to build by 11:00 a.m. As I mowed my lawn, I marveled over the families that hauled their blankets, coolers, chairs, strollers, and kids 8 blocks down the hill. By 3:00 p.m. the rain pretty much put the kibosh on my yard work, and the steady stream of people tapered down to a trickle. But around 6:00 p.m., the thickening crowd resumed their pilgrimage to Lake Union. During a dinner party at my…