Debbie Wirfs loves her the vintage. A Seattle native, she's lived in Italy, California, and most recently Miami, where she started buying vintage clothing and selling them online. But she says she missed talking to people, seeing them try on the clothes, so decided to expand into the material world. Drawn back to Seattle, she set herself up in the Fremont Sunday Market and Atlas Clothing, but wanted something a bit more permanent, a store to call her on. Thus, several…
John writes: Northwest Chorale is a group of civic minded Individuals who enjoy gathering to rehearse and perform great works of music. Come see them perform Handel's Messiah December 14th 6:30 - 9:00 pm at the University Christian Church, 4731 15th Ave NE. There is no admission charge, but 100% of your donation dollars goes to Northwest Harvest. More info on the Northwest Chorale on their web site.
This Thursday, Dec 12 from 5:30 - 8 pm, you're invited to a community holiday party, Celebrate One Wallingford, hosted at the Wallingford Community Senior Center (in the Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N): Gather with neighbors and friends at this friendly, easy event for all ages. All are welcome to come and enjoy: Sweet and savory finger foods Cookie decorating Music making Crafts for kids And more! Kathleen Cromp, WSCS adds: This party, now in its third year, is our…
Bette writes: I drove past the Cosmopolitan / Wine world building around 4 pm on Saturday afternoon (Dec.7) and witnessed many fire and emergency vehicles and water POURING down the facade from the top floor. One window on that floor had water spraying against it on the inside (sprinklers I guess). Any word in this eye-catching event? Jessica Gonser from the UW News Lab has the answer: On Dec. 7, a water pipe burst in the Cosmopolitan Apartments and flooded the parking area. The fire…
Jordan Taylor writes: We at Calvary Wallingford Church would like to introduce ourselves to you. We are a church of 50+ people who desire active interaction within the Wallingford community on both a practical and spiritual level. [...] This holiday season our church is putting on a Christmas Concert at the Good Shepherd Center. We invite the neighborhood to join us for a night of festive singing and reflection of the Christmas Holiday. Join us for a joyful celebration of peace on…
Another month, another $2,000 for non-profits in the neighborhood, thanks to the Waste Management Think Green Recycling Challenge. You and your neighbors took part in eight outreach activities in November which earned the Friday North route* the cash award for completing the most outreach activities in November. You may have heard about the Recycling Challenge at the Wallingford Community Council meeting, at the Meaningful Movies, or at a recycled crafts party at Mosaic. Perhaps you were one of the 200+ folks…
Barb writes: We live in Wallingford and are putting out a plea for gently used adult coats, gloves, hats, scarves and/or anything to keep folks warm in cold weather. Looking for new adult socks too. We'll be collecting these until December 20th. Then on Saturday, 12/21, Steve and I will distribute them around to homeless folks, living on the streets, in the Seattle area. If we have anything left (and we doubt we will), we'll drop them at the usual spot which is the…