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When: Wednesday, October 25, 2023, from 6pm to 9pm Where: Fremont Mischief Distillery, 132 N Canal St, Seattle, WA 98103 The Wallingford Community Senior Center is back at Fremont Mischief Distillery for the first time since 2019 for our Fall Reception. We will celebrate this year’s triumphs and growing opportunities for older adults in Wallingford and the greater Seattle area. The center is excited to share news about community events, programs, and services with new and familiar friends alike. Enjoy drinks,…

Historic Seattle, the city's top preservation advocacy and education organization, has awarded Historic Wallingford its 2023 Community Advocacy Award! Each year, Historic Seattle hosts the Preservation Celebration to support its mission to save meaningful places that foster lively communities. At the event, honorees are also recognized with awards for their achievements in historic preservation in categories such as Best Preservation Project or Outstanding Stewardship. Here's what they had to say about our neighborhood champion: Historic Wallingford has been instrumental in creating a historic district, organizing…

We posted The End of Wallyhood? on September 20, 2023 and received responses from many of you imploring us to keep the blog alive and a number of RSVPs to our meeting next week. Thank you! We are glad to know the blog has been a meaningful part of your Wallingford community experience. We are also grateful for the suggestions for change and ideas for improvement. Now, back to those RSVPs...without your help, we cannot create a new vision and carry…

Does the seemingly ceaseless litter on the sidewalks and curbside along 45th and side streets bother you? On Saturday, October 14th from 10am -1pm, you have the opportunity to lend a hand to clean up the neighborhood. Colleen Kurke, operating as Street Keepers, adopted N 45th from I-5 to Stone Way via City of Seattle Adopt- A- Street program to tend. This program supports community member’s efforts to improve the appearance of their neighborhood by supplying basic tools such as gloves,…

Seattle walks loud to end colon cancer Colorectal Cancer Alliance and local allies host second annual Seattle walk October 7 Marking its second year walking loud in Seattle, the Colorectal Cancer Alliance is hosting the annual Seattle Walk to End Colon Cancer on Saturday, Oct. 7 at Gas Works Park. In its inaugural year in 2022, more than 620 people walked to reject the stigma, stop the silence and cancel colon cancer. This year’s walk is expected to be even bigger,…

This post comes from Eleanor and Josephine, Girl Scout Troop 42013 -- Thank you, Elanor and Josephine, for your contribution to the Wallyhood blog and the Wallingford community!  Two New Signs at Meridian Playground Have you seen the two newly installed signs at Meridian Playground? They are two mosaics created by a couple of local Girl Scouts, (us!), Eleanor and Josephine, earning our Silver Award. The Silver Award is the second highest award a Girl Scout can earn. We worked with Seattle…

Wallingford has been in the news lately, and not in a good way. There was a recent child endangerment incident, the tragic house fire and family deaths, a Medic One vehicle whose windshield was smashed on 45th with a rock while on a response, and the murder of a tent camper along NE 40th. Earlier in the year, there was a startling home invasion in which the residents were thankfully unharmed. This past weekend I watched the evening news and saw…