Wallingford, Seattle

Saturday Night: Spaghetti and a Movie

Families, neighbors, friends, and superheroes are all welcome to the Wallingford Community Senior Centerthis Saturday night (June 1, from 5:30 to 8:30pm) where they’ll be offering a spaghetti feed, followed by a screening of “The Incredibles”. The movie runs 105 minutes and is rated PG. The Wallingford Community Senior Center is located in lower level of the Good Shepherd Center (4649 Sunnyside Avenue N). The event is free but donations are appreciated. Call or email to reserve your spot(s): [email protected] or 206-461-7825

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Community Council Annual Meeting Wednesday, May 29

Wallingford Community Council Annual Meeting Wednesday – May 29th – 7:00 PM Good Shepherd Center: 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N. WCC will hold its Annual Meeting this coming Wednesday. Larry Phillips, our representative to the King County Council will be the special speaker. Councilmember Phillips will discuss County actions  critical to Wallingford residents such as transit service and the use of county property in our neighborhood. The Board will also briefly report on its activities over the past year and plans for…

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Tap Out Cancer

Ryan asked us to post a link to his team's fundraiser for breast cancer research, being held tomorrow, Tuesday at 6 pm at the Burgundian in Tangletown: A night of beer drinking to benefit the Baker 10 and their efforts to raise funds for breast cancer research. Elysian, Fremont, New Belgium, Firestone Walker, and Sierra Boulevard Breweries all will be donating kegs for us to take down. All proceeds will go directly to life saving cancer research at Fred Hutch. We…

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ÜbrLocal Üpdate

Last month, we posted about Übrlocal, which launched in April with the goal of connecting YOU with as much locally produced food as possible. Liz Smith, one of Übrlocal's founders, wrote to tell us about a couple of new developments. 1) In partnership with Seattle Tilth we are offering shares of their 17 week CSA for pickup at the Wallingford Farmers' Market or home delivery for $3.99/wk anywhere in Seattle. More information about the CSA and the Seattle Tilth Farm Works program can be found here. 2)…

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Poetry and Fire Hydrants

Suich writes: "Check out the bright red fire hydrant at the NE corner of 1st NE and NE 42nd...and newly planted grass!  I love this idea!" So we drove to the spot Thursday evening (My foot is in a cast, so don't judge on the drive part) to check it out and snap a pic: On our way home, my husband pointed out the Poem Bench on Eastern at 40th St. A little faded, but still very quaint. I pulled a poem from one of…

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Wallingford Farmers Market Opens Wednesday

The 2013 Wallingford Farmers Market season kicks-off this Wednesday (May 29) at Meridian Park, from 3:30PM to 7:00PM. (with chef hours from 3-3:30PM). Seems to me, despite some initial skepticism, that the Meridian Park location has been a good fit for the market, as the park provides more space for more vendors, and serves as a destination for shoppers, picnickers, and families alike. In fact, the new location was one of the reasons why  Washington State Farmers Market Association named Wallingford the…

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Cheese Wizards Say ‘So Long’ To Wine World

Cheese Wizards have announced that they won't be serving up at Wine World & Spirits any longer. The mobile purveyors of gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches had been doing business outside of Wine World since October, but the lack of visibility from pedestrians and cars on 45th, along with the Wednesday "Happy Hour" and Saturday midday time slots made the location impractical for them. Tom Saxbe, co-owner of Cheese Wizards tells us, "We've started a couple new lunch services in Ballard at Trupanion Pet…

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