Wallingford, Seattle

Wallingford’s Truly Helpful Collective

Wallyhood welcomes our newest sponsor, Wallingford's Truly Helpful Collective (WTHC), located at 4423 Corliss Avenue North, between N. 44th and 45th streets. The marijuana dispensary offers medication in many different forms from edibles, drinks, topicals, and the usual flowers, to concentrates and safe extracts, and all of WTHC's medication is grown locally by patients. In order for WTHC to serve someone, they must present their original, tamper-proof recommendation from a valid Washington State physician, and a valid Washington State ID. WTHC…

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Goddess Festival Saturday

The Goddess Festival, the local music and crafts event that debuted at Meridian Park last August, is coming back this coming weekend, Saturday, August 25th to Lower Woodland Park. Says they:  THE GODDESS FESTIVAL: PARTY WITH A PURPOSE A Community Festival For All Ages Utilizing Local Entertainment and Carnival Games to Raise Money For Three Seattle Nonprofits Benefitting Youth, Family and Seniors. In a city full of progressive residents who take pride in localism, Tara Babette Shuttleworth of “Babette’s Events” is…

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S.O.S. (Save Our Sandbox)

By now, you've probably heard the story about Tangletown resident, Paulo Nunes-Ueno, who installed a sandbox for his kids on the planting strip in front of his home, and was warned by the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) to move or it face a daily fine of $500. Here's the original story that ran in the Seattle Times on August 3. Basically, someone filed an anonymous complaint about the sandbox because it was too close to the street, and in violation of…

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‘Babalu’ building up for sale

It almost seems ludicrous for me to call it the "Babalu" building since it's been a Wallingford landmark since 1926; but hey, it made for a snappy headline. The building I'm referring to, of course, is the one in brick, located on the corner of N. 45th Street at Wallingford Avenue North, which is up for sale for a mere $5,500,000. Here's the listing: One of the most prominent corners in Wallingford is up for sale. 11,000 square foot mixed use building with…

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Serving Up Love Alongside Lunch

This past year I had the pleasure of spending many hours in the lunchroom of the joint “McDonald-Lowell APP Elementary Cohousing Unit” at the former Lincoln High School (sometimes also referred to as the “home for wayward elementary schools”). There’s not a ton of great things to be said about a high school being used as a holding space for 600 elementary school students, though each program really did make the best of it. However, one of the shining lights of…

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Reminder: The Goonies at Gasworks

Don't forget that this Sunday evening (8/19), The World is Fun (TWIF) is hosting a fun evening at Gasworks Park, including a screening of The Goonies. The fun starts at 6:30pm, and the film begins at sunset. The Goonies is a great kid-friendly flick from 1985, written by Steven Speilberg and directed by Richard Donner, and features the young Sean Astin (who later became a Hobbit) and Josh Brolin (who went on to scare us with his uncanny George W. likeness).…

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Warm temps remind us to be watchful neighbors

Summer, glorious summer, what took you so long? While many of us enjoy our one and only week of basking in the warmth, it's also a good idea to check-in with our neighbors and family members who are most at-risk for heat-related illness. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) "People who have difficulty getting around or who have health conditions are particularly susceptible. The elderly and the very young also merit special attention during periods of high heat and…

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