Ladd and Lass Release Party to Benefit U District Food Bank

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Ladd and Lass Brewing, the nearest brewery for some of our neighborhood, will be holding a release party for their newest hazy IPA with benefits to go to the U District Food Bank. Day: Saturday, April 15 Time: 2-10pm Place: Ladd and Lass Brewing, 722 NE 45th St, Seattle, WA 98105 Jessie from Ladd and Lass writes: Hope all's well on the other side of I-5. I'm excited to share a fun release party we have planned for this Saturday, 4/15,…

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Friends Across the Wires Play Comes to Wallingford – April 16th

Seattle Historical Theater Project invites the public to a free production of Friends Across the Wires -- April 16th 3:00p.m. at Wallingford United Methodist Church, 2115 N. 42nd St., Seattle Friends Across the Wires explores the impact of the Japanese American incarceration during WWII through the lens of young people in Seattle. The play follows best friends Kiyoko and Peggy, students at Seattle’s Broadway High School, from the bombing of Pearl Harbor through the end of Kiyoko’s incarceration at Minidoka. Based…

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New Life for the Old Mejari

In case you were wondering what’s up with the old Mejari Fusion place next door to Murphy’s…our friends at City Cellars shared this pic of the liquor license application for a Greek restaurant to be run by a familiar name in Seattle: Kostas Opa, Inc.  Old timers (as we fossilized relics from the Age of Dinosaurs like to call you youngsters) in the area might recall a restaurant that operated for 20 years in the heart of Fremont called Costas Opa,…

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Wallyhood to Sue Seattle Times Over Infringement

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We have learned that a suit by Wallyhood of the Seattle Times is imminent and may come in the next few days to weeks. At issue are a number of “methods and practices” unique to the blog that have been copied by the Times without apparent license or attribution. When asked to summarize the issues, editor Megan Dulgar Okabayashi pointed to the most serious transgression by the Times. “We tend to end every sentence with a period, and then that is…

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Ship Canal Encampment: Gone! (…for now…)

It’s happened. Long promised, routinely ignored, obfuscated and talked around—and tenaciously covered by KOMO—the dismantling and cleanup of the notorious Ship Canal encampment is well underway on the day that it commenced (Monday). KOMO, which must have a wholly-owned subsidiary dedicated to encampment reporting, had featured a story that said today would be the day. The State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), on whose property this camp has existed and persisted since sometime after the last Ice Age, had committed to removing…

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Wallingford Community Council Needs Your Input

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Fellow Wallingford Neighbors, The Wallingford Community Council (WCC) Board wants to hear from you! How can we best represent our neighborhood? Please take 5 minutes to fill out THIS SURVEY  to help the WCC Board set priorities for 2023-2024. NOTE: Survey closes Saturday, April 15th, 2023. Thank you! And Happy Spring! Our mailing address is: Wallingford Community Council PO Box 31698 Seattle, WA 98103-1698

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