Wallingford, Seattle

Bunny Bounce at Woodland Park Zoo

Woodland Park Zoo is holding its annual Bunny Bounce this Saturday, April 7, from 9:30am - 2:00pm, complete with egg hunts, bunny sightings, and lots of fun activities for kids from ages 1-8. Bring your own bag or basket for the egg hunts on the North Meadow. Guests can also watch as Woodland Park Zoo's animal residents are treated to Easter-themed baskets full of greens, flowers, berries, and other goodies. According to the Zoo, "(The treats) are part of the zookeepers’ ongoing efforts…

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Wallingford Walks

The 2012 Wallingford Walks season kicks-off on Saturday, April 14. Each month the walks feature different themes that offer a glimpse on some of the cool things happening around the neighborhood, beginning with Sustainable Landscaping. Here's the scoop: Saturday, April 14, from 10:00 – 12:00 – Sustainable Landscaping: Join an expert from Seattle Tilth http://seattletilth.org/ on a tour of Wallingford to discuss examples of sustainable landscaping. The topics will range from rain gardens, creative replacements for grass, rain collection, native plants, edible perennials, creative re-use of…

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Easter Fun at Wallingford Center

Bubbles, face painting, treat-filled plastic eggs, and of course that lovable long-eared galoot, the Easter Bunny. Once again, it's time for the annual Easter Celebration and Food Drive at Wallingford Center (1815 N. 45th St.), happening this Saturday, April 7. The festivities kick-off at 9:00am on the West Plaza: The Bubbleman performs 9:00AM on the West Plaza. Egg hunt 10:00 am - 10:10 am (Bring your own baskets. Don't be late. The hunt goes quickly). Meet the Easter Bunny, enjoy face painting and entertainment…

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WCC/SPU Transfer Station Contract

Last Thursday, March 29th, Seattle Public Utilities and the Wallingford Community Council presented their agreement regarding the rebuilding of the North Transfer Station, along with supporting amendments to the land use code, to the City Council's Planning, Land Use and Sustainability committee chaired by Councilmember Conlin. SPU presented a short visual summary of the benefits of the agreement to both the City and the community. The video summary and documents under consideration can be found at http://wallingford.org/get-involved/community-council/. The WCC will have…

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Skelly and the Bean

We're going to exercise Editorial Privilege today and write about a new restaurant we tried this last Friday that is (gasp) outside of Wallingford. Dining out can be a tough affair for us, as Mrs. Wallyhood has celiac disease. If she eats anything containing gluten (found in wheat, barley, oats and rye), she'll be ill for days, and wheat is one of those insidious ingredients that sneaks its way into more than you'd imagine. So, as we poked around for a…

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Art Walk Receptions

On Monday, we promised to give a shout out to the artists who would be in person with their work during tonight's Wallingford Art Walk (6 - 9 pm). Here's what we know: Kathy Liao will be at Fuel (1705 N 45th St) Sarah Diehl will be at Wallingford's Fremont Midwifery (44th and Burke) Jim says he's going to work on getting Lorraine Fryett to come to Smash Wine Bar We're sure there are more. Let us know what we missed!

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VHSEspresso

Long-time Wallyhood sponsor Scarecrow Video hit play on a new coffee bar, VHSpresso. Coffee is from Ballard's Seven Roasters Coffee, teas from Wallingford's Teahouse Kuan Yin and Chai from Tipu's. They also sell Theo Chocolate bars and a variety of sodas like Mexican Coke and Blenheim's Ginger Ales. Hours are Mon - Fri 7:00 am-- 8:00 pm and  Sat - Sun  9:00 am - 8:00 pm. They have a walk-up window, for coffee and such before Scarecrow opens at 1 1am. (Thanks for the tip, Rita!)

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