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As reported in the pages of Wallyhood way back in February 2023, Magnolia mainstay Figurehead Brewing was planning an expansion to a new, second location at 3513 Stone Way. The owners had been hoping to open in October 2023, but issues with permitting delayed construction for several months. After some bureaucratic touch-and-go, the long wait is over and the new space will be rolling open their doors to the public on Tuesday, April 16 at 11:00am. Co-owner Bob Monroe was kind…

Quite a number of Seattle Public Library branches will have their hours shortened for the next couple of months. Our neighborhood branch will be closed Fridays and Saturdays through June 4. I’m not sure when these closures began, but they’re recent. Hopefully, you didn’t show up last Friday or Saturday to find the doors locked. Staffing is one of the issues causing the closures. According to the SPL blog: The Seattle Public Library is scheduling intermittent branch closures at several locations…

You’re likely not hearing it here first, but this news bears repeating: There’s a very good chance that Wallingford icon, Murphy’s Pub, could soon close. The property at 45th and Meridian containing Murphy’s, Kostas Opa, Rugs of the World, and the old Fat Cat Records building will soon be put up for sale. A new developer would likely demolish the existing structures and build up to 150 residential units. Prior to listing the entire property, the owners of Murphy’s came to…

April 18th 7-8:30 Good Shepherd Center room 202. An overview of the Seattle Comp Plan by City Planning Experts, Jim Holmes and Michael Hubner. April 23rd Deadline to renew or join WCC for eligibility to vote for 2024-2025 WCC Board. May 8th 7pm Good Shepherd Chapel, elections for 2024-2025 WCC Board and speaker from city government (yet to be determined). The Wallingford Community Council annual elections are scheduled for May 8th at 7pm in the Chapel of the Good Shepherd Center,…

Here come the bands, the drill teams, and cute kids in costume and much more! Summer is fast approaching and soon a long time Wallingford tradition will be here. The Wallingford Parade, a Seafair event, will be held on Saturday, July 13th starting at 11 a.m. and will start at N. 45th and Bagley, head west to Interlake, then south. This event harks to the beginning of Seafair in the early 1950s and is now in its 7th decade. The theme…

While not technically in our neighborhood, the Freeway Estates Community Orchard (FECO) at 6030 6th Ave NE  is not far away – just east of Green Lake, alongside the west edge of I-5 and just south of Ravenna Boulevard. FECO was started in 2010 by a group of determined area volunteers when the plot was just grass and invasive plants. We’ve promoted their annual plant sale here before, and the 2024 sale is here! Details: Date: Sunday, April 7 Time: 1-4pm…