Wallingford, Seattle

A Strong 2012 Finish for the Seattle Housing Market

For the 11th consecutive month the median sale price for single-family homes sold in Northwest Seattle, including Wallingford, met or exceeded the sale price for the same period a year prior. Much of this trend can be attributed to a nearly 50% decrease in the supply of homes compared to the previous year. The median sale price for single-family homes in NW Seattle was $420,000 for November compared to $379,000 for November of 2011. The average sale price for NW Seattle…

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Celebrate One Wallingford Tomorrow

This right here? This is your last reminder of Wallingford's biggest party of the year, folks. So get your dancing shoes on, dust off that purdy lil' Santa sweater you've got hidden in the back of your closet, and get yourself over to the The Wallingford Community Senior Center (WCSC) for “Celebrate One Wallingford” tomorrow, (December 13) from 5:30-8:00pm. Last year’s celebration was a fun-filled evening with carolers, cookies, and holiday entertainment brought to you by neighbors young and old. There was also good…

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Shots at AVTech

(Wallyhood welcomes its newest writer to our fold, Nicholas Kato.) What do we do when a reader reports gunshots in lower Wallingford? Well, as a gun enthusiast myself, who has the best 308 rifle I could fine - I say, gumshoe, of course. After hearing reports there was a man seen with a rifle on December 2nd at 34th and Burke, I walked the block last Friday to investigate. What I found was surprising, to say the least. Two spent 10-gauge…

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Goodbye, Subway

Lulu writes: Sad to hear that the Subway on 45th is closing on Tuesday. According to one of the employees, it is the slowest Subway in WA State. My kids loved it but we still have Taco Time! We got the news too late last night to call for confirmation, will call and confirm today. Michelle tells us that the Subway down on the corner of 34th and Stone Way has papered its windows up, as well. (Photo compliments of Google…

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“Celebrate One Wallingford” This Thursday

Last week, we told you to save the date for “Celebrate One Wallingford” – a party to celebrate our community together, but it bears repeating because of all the cool activities that are planned for the event. One of the highlights of the evening will be an all-neighborhood-inclusive musical component, and last year, it was great fun to watch neighborhood adults and kids demonstrate their musical talents. Here's a note from the organizers (with a shout-out to folks who'd like to perform during…

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Ode to a tree

Susan Lowney wrote to tell us that workers were forced to cut down a dying old tree at 49th and Densmore this week. "It's been my neighbor since I moved here in 1977," she writes, adding, "I understand that the remaining stump will be harvested for making furniture.  A fitting end for a dying tree."

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Field Closure at Wallingford Playfield

If playing ultimate Frisbee or soccer in the mud is part of your winter ritual, then you’ll need to head somewhere besides Wallingford Playfield this year. The Parks Department recently closed to field to allow turf rebuilding. And this year they mean it! They have erected fencing to render the field largely unusable. I guess they finally realized that Wallingford’s winter sports enthusiasts, dog owners and restless youth were not going to stay off the field simply because a sign politely…

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