Once again, the Wallingford Community Senior Center is hosting its traditional spaghetti dinner from 6 to 7 pm on Friday, April 17, 2026. Only $10, and the menu is terrific! To sign up, please call 206.461.7825, e-mail us, or visit our website. WCSC is located at 4649 Sunnyside Avenue N, Suite 140 (lower level of the Good Shepherd Center).
When I was young, I did not live near a public library, and my mom rarely took me since it was not convenient. Luckily, I could visit my elementary school library after school, since I was a walker. Our librarian encouraged us to stop by every day to check out a book, which mattered because we only visited the library once a week during class time. A bookmobile also came through our neighborhood each month, bringing many of our favorite books right…
The Freeway Estates Community Orchard (FECO) plant sale returns for 2026 this Saturday afternoon, April 11th. FECO was started in 2010 by a group of determined area volunteers when the plot was just grass and invasive plants. Today, they offer several events throughout the year, and the annual plant sale is one of them. The plant sale arrives just in time to kick off the gardening season, featuring veggie starts, flowers, native and ornamental plants, dahlia tubers, ornamental bulbs, fruiting plants,…
The following was submitted to Wallyhood by Jeff Carter on behalf of the Wallingford Community Council. WATERWAY 20 GRANT PROJECT UPDATE: Public Meetings Public Meeting #1: 📅 Wednesday, April 8, 2026 | 7:00–8:30 pm | 📍 Gasworks Brewing, 2441 N Northlake Way The Wallingford Community Council (WCC) will hold the first meeting to discuss the opening of Waterway 20 (near Gas Works Park) on April 8th at Gasworks Brewing. We’ll hear from the primary consultant from Shannon and Wilson, Inc., who will…
As if there wasn’t enough to worry about of late…neighbor Everett posted this alarming notice on Facebook, and with his permission, we are sharing it here. He didn’t have detailed information on the affected routes, but thought it might be near Midvale Avenue North. PSA for Wallingford Neighbors: Mail Theft/Postal Truck Break-in If your mail is handled by the Wallingford Post Office, please take note. I went to the post office today [Tuesday, March 31st] to check on a package that was…
On the border of the Wallingford-University District neutral zone, on the east side of I-5, there is a venerable old retail artist supply store called Artist & Craftsman Supply (4350 8th Avenue NE). It has outlasted everything else that has been housed in the small and now forlorn retail complex across from the Blue Moon Tavern, including the old Mac Store and the giant and now-defunct Petco. Artist & Craftsman Supply remains the go-to location for just about everything related to…
Big news from just across the Ship Canal: the Fremont Troll is getting a sibling. In an announcement that took many by surprise, the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture revealed preliminary plans for a new sister Troll sculpture, this one to be installed not in Fremont, but right here in Wallingford, essentially making us the Troll’s official next‑door family. According to the City, the project is part of a broader effort to “expand the regional troll narrative,” ensuring that Fremont’s…