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Lumen Bioscience has expanded into the space formerly occupied by the Essential Bakery on the northeast corner of 34th and Woodlawn just east of the transfer station. Lumen’s main office is just kitty corner across the street at 1441 N 34th St. The Essential Baking Company closed down their Wallingford cafe back in 2020, and the space has sat empty ever since. I tried repeatedly to contact them to find out what they intend to use the new space for, but…

Back in March, Wallyhood published an article about Mahamed Mohamud, a FamilyWorks and Wallingford Boys & Girls Club volunteer who tragically drowned last summer in Green Lake (Seattle Times article, Kiro 7 article).  Earlier this year, Mahamed’s mother, who still is an employee at FamilyWorks, worked with Lincoln High School staff, the Alliance for Education, and a group of community members to establish a scholarship in Mahamed’s name for graduating seniors at Lincoln.  Kirby Lochner, Communications Coordinator at FamilyWorks, passed this description…

This is purely a coincidence, I think.  But almost immediately after one of Wallyhood’s loose cannon editors included a snarky joke about the Route 44 bus line in an article that was mostly unrelated to it, we heard from Darrell Bulmer, communications/outreach lead for the city’s Route 44 upgrade project.  For the record:  Darrell lives in the neighborhood AND rides the 44 bus. Darrell graciously overlooked (mostly) my previous snide jest, and wanted to update Wallingford about the Route 44 corridor…

Many of us, especially the cranky old-timers (like me), have gotten pretty good at lamenting the pace of changes in the city and our neighborhood.  It’s a kind of standard Wallingford small talk, perfect for sitting in the rocking chair, chewing tobacco, and spitting into coffee cans…oops, sorry, wrong century…perfect for getting caught up, drinking sauvignon blanc during happy hour on the deck at Ivar’s Salmon House: “Have you seen all the condos and apartments going up on Stone Way…?” or,…

Kids on 45th, which stopped doing business in March of 2020, has now vanished from 45th Street entirely. During a recent drive-by, I noted that the interior of the store had been entirely demolished and all traces of the former signage on the exterior of the building had been removed. The space is part of a single parcel which extends from Bottleworks to the west at 1710 N 45th to the east end of the block opposite the QFC. The businesses…

Last week was the first week of the 2022 Wallingford Farmers Market which now runs every Wednesday 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm through September 28, 2022. It's one of my favorite ways to celebrate summer (or at least warmer weather!) - walking to the park, sampling delicious food and drink, watching the kids play and greeting neighbors old and new. Here are a few more notes from the website: About You'll find a wide variety of seasonal farm produce from Washington…

It's hard to imagine as I shake off the chill of last week's evening little league games, that Porchfest 2021 saw temps into the upper 90s! Let's hope that on Saturday, June 25th, we hit a weather sweet spot. Over a dozen bands will play for the 'hood from 12:00 - 8:00 pm. Final details are in the works right now, but most venues will be in the Meridian/Tangletown area. For those of you new to Porchfest, this is a great…