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This post comes to us from Tara Katz, Director of the Fremont Community School.  In a world full of large corporate daycare centers, it is rare for small, independent centers to open these days. It is even rarer to find a childcare center gently nestled into one of Wallingford's 100-year-old homes. Almost five years ago Fremont Community School (FCS), a small nonprofit preschool, was able to purchase a wonderful house located in lower Wallingford, kitty-corner to The Bouldering Project on N…

The U District Street Fair  has been with us for 50 years and keeps getting better each year. Just a short walk over I-5 to University Way NE, south of NE 50th St to NE 41st St. It is this coming Saturday and Sunday, May 20 and 21 from 11 am to 6 pm. This year expect more than 175 artist and craft vendors stretching all along U Way, some you’ll be glad to see back again this year and some…

Some of you may have heard about the controversial cherry trees down by the Pike Place Market that stirred a larger conversation about the fate of trees in the city. Wallyhood was recently contacted by Sandy Shettler, a local resident with a strong interest in urban trees and preserving those that remain. She and Kersti Muul, an urban conservation specialist and arborist, sent us the following sad article on the demise of two venerable old oak trees that had shaded the…

Few things assure me that summer is really coming to Seattle more than the return of the Wallingford Farmers Market! With the sun shining this week, I am ready -- drooling as I conjure to mind the combination of ripe tomatoes and Oaxacan style cheese eaten while sprawled on a blanket in the grass. And neighbors, we don't have to wait much longer! The market returns to Meridian Park at the corner of Meridian Avenue N and N 50th Street on…

Every so often, magic reveals itself in this world.  You can catch it here and there, if you know how to look. This is a story of theft and destruction, but it’s also the story of magic and of neighborly generosity right here in Wallingford. Late last December, 16 year old Wallingford resident, Julia (@the_fairy_gardener on TikTok) was returning home from a family ski trip when she saw darkness in the place where twinkling lights usually surrounded her fairy garden. As…

An update from the Seattle Department of Transportation Hello neighbors, Crews have returned to the project area and will begin signal installation, channelization, demolition, and restoration work in the following areas: NE 45th and 8th Ave NE NW Market St and 11th and 14th Ave NW N 46th from Phinney Ave N to Green Lake Way N NE 45th and Brooklyn Ave NE This work is expected to continue in the coming weeks. Please note that the schedule outlined below may shift. Thank…

The day to Give Big is here. This is the day when our Wallingford social service organizations need you to step up and make a contribution to help them get ready for a busy summer. Wallyhood published a post with details about our neighborhood's eight major social service organizations last week.  Go here to get links directly to their webpages. Take a look back to read about Assistance League of Seattle, Boys & Girls Club, Family Works, Historic Wallingford, Solid Ground,…