A history of Wallingford in 4 minutes
Tyson Baty, local real estate agent and Wallingford neighbor shot this cool video about the 'hood. Check it out! I learned a few things myself.
Meridian Playground
Restoring the Historic Good Shepherd Orchard
The Friends of Meridian Playground (FOMP) are proposing to restore the historic orchard in Meridian Playground by replanting some of the fruit trees that have died and been removed. Some details of the plan were previously described in a Wallyhood post. Since then a poll has been completed by more than 100 neighbors, almost all of whom liked the proposal. Some folks preferred one part, some another. Now we all need to start work on making it happen. The Parks Department…
Get Gas—Eat at Tutta Bella
The title here is, of course, a play on the famous and apocryphal roadside diner sign that allegedly read: Eat here, get gas. In this case, however, you need to do the gas part first. Then, you get a discount at Tutta Bella. Wallyhood received a notice from our friends over on Stone Way about a clever promotion they are doing to "celebrate" record-high gas prices. But you need to retain a receipt from a recent fillup to show at the…
Lavender, Lemonade and Learning on the Wallingford Plant Tour
This post comes to us from neighbor Margaret Jerabek, age 10. Register now for the final guided neighborhood tour for the Visions of Wallingford project. Melissa Irish will walk us through the “eclectic side” of 45th street this Thursday, July 7, 2-4pm. A local group of residents, including several school kids, parents and even a six-month-old baby toured Wallingford on Sunday June 26. This guided neighborhood tour was part of the Visions of Wallingford community filmmaking project. We met up at…
Images from July 4 Celebration
This July 4 brought back the Seafair celebration and fireworks at Gas Works for the first time since 2019. If you couldn't attend, here is what you missed!
Neighborhood Constitutional Quiz on July 4th
If you will be walking around Wallingford on our nation's holiday, you might want venture over towards Fremont and stop by 1005 N 36th Street where Loren Kinman and fellow quizmasters have been hosting a Constitutional Quiz every July 4th for 20 years (not counting a hiatus the last two years)! For a mere $0.10, you can enter the contest. If you answer the question correctly, you win an ice-cold American beer. To celebrate the 20th year, the first person to…
Seafair Returns to Gas Works This July 4
After a two-year, pandemic-induced hiatus, the Seafair Summer Fourth celebration on Lake Union and at Gas Works park will take place once again this Independence Day! This year’s celebration is sponsored by Amazon. You’ve probably heard of them. While festivities culminate with the fireworks display after dark, events and entertainment begin mid-afternoon and stretch through day. Two beer gardens will be available to slake your thirst, and of course, there will be food. Live music will be performed throughout the day…
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