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Forget the annual early season plunge of the Mariners into baseball mediocrity…THIS is the most reliable harbinger of spring: it's time for the annual Seattle Tilth Alliance edible plant sale at Meridian Park! The main sale will be held Saturday and Sunday, May 6 and 7; there is also paid admission to a Friday evening (May 5) pre-sale. This is one of the biggest gardening events on the Seattle calendar, and attracts big crowds to the Wallingford neighborhood around Meridian Park…

Wallingford Community Council Annual Meeting and Officer Elections Wednesday, May 3, 2023, 7:00 PM Special guest: Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (District WA-07) In-Person at the Chapel of the Good Shepherd Center 4659 Sunnyside Ave N. Member check-in at 6:30pm, in the Chapel, followed by elections. Must attend in-person to vote. 7:00pm: Welcome and Officer Elections 7:20 pm - 8:00pm: Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal 8:00pm: closing remarks by Miranda Berner 8:15pm: adjourn Reminder: To vote in the election, you must be a current member…

Give Big is an annual celebration of our non-profit service organizations and a time to encourage you to donate to support them. It is sponsored by 501Commons, an organization that supports non-profits in many ways. This year the focus is on May 2 and 3 as days to Give Big, although you can, of course, donate to your favorite non-profit at any time, starting right now. The Give Big website lists and lets you connect with 1,200 non-profit organizations in Seattle…

What's for dinner? If you’re like us, you’re busy running the kids from one activity to the next.   Why not get some PIZZA from North Central Little League sponsor Tutta Bella? This week, through Thursday April 27th, if you use our coupon code, you can order from Tutta Bella and 20% of your sales will be donated to North Central Little League. Details: Code is valid Sunday, April 23rd  – Thursday, April 27th for any location (Wallingford, University Village, South Lake Union, Kirkland, and others)…

Thinking of buying a new mattress or bed-related items? You may want to consider holding off a bit to benefit our local high school: Day: Sunday, April 30 Time: 10am to 5pm Place: Lincoln High School, 4400 Interlake Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103 We received the message below from the performing arts folks at Lincoln: Lincoln Performing Arts is holding their first mattress fundraiser on Sunday, April 30th, from 10am to 5pm at Lincoln High School to raise money for programs.…

Erupting on the walkway of the Troll park in Fremont are new concrete mushrooms, embedded in the lush forest of what was once a homeless encampment. Now it is part of the new Troll Forest, built above the east side of the Fremont troll. The mushroom lantern sculptures are the latest park enhancements, built by noted sculptor Haiying Wu, who also built the firefighters memorial in Pioneer Square. Wu has been hired to build a statue of Nisqually leader Billy Frank…

On Saturday, April 22nd from 10am-1pm the Wallingford community will have the opportunity to help clean up the neighborhood at two locations. This activity is part of the City of Seattle Adopt A Street program. The Wallingford effort was initiated by Colleen Kurke and her organization Street Keepers inspired by cleanup efforts she has led in the past when involved with the Wallingford Chamber of Commerce. Colleen will be joined by assistants, Rhonda Bush from Historic Wallingford, and Ted Hunter from…