The Wallingford/Fremont monthly Safety & Security Meeting will be held on Thursday, June 27, from 9:00am to 10:30am at the Seattle Bank (1227 N. Allen Pl.) Business owners and residents of the neighborhood are invited to participate in a roundtable discussion of current issues. RSVP here.
Happy days are here again -- especially if you're a parent to kids who love the Wallingford Wading Pool. The season kicks-off next Wednesday (June 26) and runs Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 12:00pm to 7:00pm through August 18. The wading pool will only open if the temperatures reach 70, and you can phone the hotline anytime after 9:00am to find out 206-684-7796. If you’re new to the wading pool scene, take a minute to familiarize yourself with Seattle’s wading pool expectations: Children…
Wallyhood welcomes two new sponsors, which also happen to be new to the neighborhood and right across the street from one another: Wally Apartments and Seattle Sound Repair are located on Stone Way at N. 41st St. Wally (4111 Stone Way North) is a boutique apartment building on Stone Way. They're currently leasing studio and one bedroom apartments with plank flooring, stainless steel appliances, and extra height windows. They have a fantastic roof deck with views of Lake Union, downtown, the…
Seattle's annual Night Out will be held on Tuesday, August 6, which means it's time to register; but did you know that you can apply for the city's Small Sparks Fund to cover the cost of your block party? Yup, that's what Jenny Frankl from Seattle's Department of Neighborhoods tells us: The $1000 Small Sparks Fund provides matching funds for neighborhood-initiated projects that promote community engagement. Your Night Out activity may qualify! Seriously –Block Party Outreach, Educational Fairs, Bike Parades, Neighborhood…
Hey foodies, up for a little adventure this week? Dishcrawl is coming to Wallingford this Wednesday. Julia writes: I'm writing to let you know about an awesome event I'll be hosting in Wallingford on Wednesday, June 26th at 7:00pm. Dishcrawl was founded on the idea of putting the community feeling back into neighborhoods, bring good people together or great food. In the past three years this company has taken off all over America and in parts of Canada. In one night we'll…
Longtime Wallyhood sponsor and final line of defense against the Netflixification of the movie world Scarecrow Video is hosting a party tonight, Saturday June 22 starting at 8 pm. Jen explains: Since Scarecrow Video opened in 1988, our mission has been to unite people with film. The execution so far has been pretty simple: Have all the movies, TV shows, and other random things anyone would want to watch, all under one roof. It’s also about the connection you get having…
Mariah at Lettuce Link wrote to tell us that we're approaching harvest season and that the community fruit trees will soon be ripe for picking. They're looking for volunteers to help harvest the fruit so that they can donate it to local food banks. Here's the skinny: Harvest Fruit for Donation! The Community Fruit Tree Harvest, a program of Lettuce Link at Solid Ground, serves our community by gleaning fresh fruit from backyard trees to donate to food banks and free…