Wallingford, Seattle

Emerald City Spirits

Emerald City Spirits (118 NE 45th St), previously the Washington State Liquor Store across from Dick's. And, much to our surprise it looked like...a liquor store! Yep, things are mostly unchanged inside, although the selection of liquor seems to have expanded slightly, especially in the Scotch section. But, whereas before it was owned by the State, now it's owned by the Niesel family, three generations of them: Chet and Nancy, Sean and Greg. They purchased the business from the state, and,…

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Backyard Barter

There's only so much kale one person can eat. In our case, it's not that much. Carrots, though: can't get enough. With all the gardens in bloom around the neighborhood, it sure would be nice if we could somehow swap what we had extra of for what we had extra appetite for. We can! This Tuesday, there's a Backyard Barter and BBQ in Meridian Park from 6 - 8 pm: Simply, Backyard Barter is a community where neighbors barter locally produced…

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Farmstand

If you didn't make it to the Wallingford Farmer's Market for your local produce this past Wednesday, here's your reminder that today, Saturday, the City Grown Seattle Farmstand stand at 41st and Eastern will be offering freshly harvested crops from 10 am - 2 pm today. City Grown vegetables are grown in plots around Wallingford, Ballard and other nearby neighborhoods. This week's harvest includes spinach, lettuces, kale, chard, carrots, beets, bunching onions, romanesco cauliflower, broccolini, parsley, and bok choy. -- On an…

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Wallingford Weekend

Hey-ho, it's the first weekend of summer, and if we're lucky enough, temperatures should break 60 degrees. We're a hearty lot here in Wallingford though, and this weekend's weather will be perfect for strolling through the neighborhood. Here's a few things you can do while you're out and about: Oasis Gallery Furniture Sale - Saturday and Sunday, from 1:00-4:00pm Oasis Gallery owner Alex writes, "We have a lot of high quality furniture, display items, track lighting, baskets and much more -…

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Spoke & Food

Make plans to have dinner out next Tuesday (June 26), and then grab your bike and head to one of these host restaurants participating in the third annual Spoke & Food event, from 6:00 - 10:00pm. The participating restaurants will in turn donate 20% off their total revenues towards the food bank and resource center at FamilyWorks. Last year, the Spoke & Food event raised over $3200 for the Children's Garden Program at Seattle Tilth. If you want to ride in the neighborhood, Julia’s is one of the…

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‘Spotted’ House is Painted/Up for Sale

Back in December, we asked readers to vote on a new color for an unusually-bespotted house on Latona at NE 40th St. The home, now in a deep "Segovia Red", is now for sale. Fremont-based Green Canopy Homes wrote to tell us they've transformed the house into a "Studs-out Builtgreen" home with high-efficient systems, sustainable finishes, energy efficient lighting and appliances, and planted an edible landscape full of veggies and blueberries. According to the company, "this home went from consuming 43,000 kW/h of…

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Neighbors rally at the new ‘Stone34’ site

Wallyhood reader Judy tells us that over 60 neighbors gathered on a drizzly Monday night to protest the new Skanska project in lower Wallingford, "Stone34". In an email she forwarded to us, the intent from the neighbors was to let the City Council know that they "want fair and sensible zoning laws" and "that it’s not appropriate to give special privileges to the developer Skanska, allowing them to build 20 feet over current zoning." On Monday, July 9, the City Council's land…

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