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The best part of a neighborhood are the neighbors. Wallyhood heard from the sister of Jessie Kerani Aleya VanVorhis, a longtime Wallingford resident and friend to many, who recently passed. The following words about Jessie are shared by Naomi Strand (one of Jessie's sisters). Jessie Kerani Aleya VanVorhis, an amazing blaze of energy in a small body, passed away December 29th, 2022 at the age of 35. Jessie was born in Calcutta, India and died on Whidbey Island, Washington. Her special…

Metro is exploring how to revise its bus routes to better serve the new Lynnwood Light Rail station. In the process it also took a look at a bus serving both the Northgate and University District stations and is proposing to eliminate the service through Wallingford. The map shows a dotted line, which is the #20 bus line that is to be eliminated. You can provide Metro with comments on their website through March 10.  The page only talks about Lynnwood…

After a long hiatus the Spaghetti Dinner, hosted by St. Benedict Middle School students and families, will be back in action on Sunday, March 12th. Meal reservations at the Italian-themed cafe(teria) are available from 12:00pm - 7:00pm and include spaghetti with your choice of marinara or meat sauce, Caesar salad, and garlic bread. Wine, beer, and baked goods are available for an additional cost at the event. Tickets are $16.00 for Adults and $10.00 for Seniors or Children. proceeds go towards environmental camp…

Some years ago a candidate for the Mayor of Paris, France proposed she would make sure Paris was a “15 minute city” with access to the essential commercial and public facilities within a 15 minute walk of each resident. That idea has caught on with urban density advocates and is part of the motivation for proposed upzones in Seattle. Recently a UW graduate student, Nat Henry, asked himself if he could map Seattle to see where it is already a “15…

Sometime this fall, hopefully in October, Figurehead Brewing will be opening a new location (their second) at 3513 Stone Way, a few doors up from the Pacific Inn. I recently met with Bob Monroe, head brewer and owner of Figurehead at the new location, which is in the very early stages of a significant build-out. The space was formerly used as a woodworking shop and more recently for storage, but has fallen into a state of disrepair that will require extensive…

Honestly Good Food and Drink Just on the Southwest edge of Wallingford, along the Burke Gilman Trail sits an old train station which, over the last 80 years has hosted several iconic Seattle businesses. In addition to a train station, this spot has been a bicycle shop, a café and now, a (mini) bar with killer Korean street food. I first discovered Minibar when my husband's hockey team rented it out for a holiday party. Wandering in, I was delighted to…

Visions of Wallingford, the neighborhood community project, is culminating in a film screening Thursday, March 16th at the Good Shepherd Center. Tickets are free and going fast - sign up here. Help is needed! Volunteers can sign up here. The project has been part learning, part dialogue with the intention of collaborating on a vision for the future of the Wallingford’s built environment. We first covered the project and it's leader, Ari Hock, in May of 2022. Since then, we have…