Wallingford, Seattle

Seattle Restaurant Week Returns

Get your palates ready for sumptuous dining around Wallingford--and beyond. Seattle Restaurant Week happens April 8-12 and again on April 15-19, when restaurants will offer three-course dinners for $28, and some will even offer $15 for a three-course lunch. Not only will you have 150 restaurants to choose from, but you'll also have the chance to participate in a little contest called "Eat & Seek" if you own a smartphone. Here's the 411: All participating restaurants will post the QR code in…

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Library Levy Meeting

We Wallingfordians sure do love our library branch, no? If not for its size, then certainly for its convenience. Of course, since the last five rounds of library budget cuts, that convenience has waned a bit, and we often hear a collective groan during the annual week-long closure; but now, The City Council is holding a public hearing on a proposed Library levy that would provide funding for more library hours, an increase in staff, better collections, and improved technology. The levy is proposed for…

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King County Councilmember Larry Phillips

We'd like to welcome our newest sponsor here on Wallyhood, King County Councilmember Larry Phillips. As a representative of our district, we've asked him to share a few words. Take it away, Councilmember Phillips: I’m Larry Phillips, your representative on the King County Council.  I’ve been a longtime representative of District 4 on the council, and starting in 2012, the District 4 boundaries expanded east to 1st Avenue NE to include a large portion of the Wallingford neighborhood.  I look forward…

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PEPS Lecture: Choosing the Right Preschool

With all of the excellent preschool choices offered in the area, it can be downright maddening to decide which one will be the right fit for your child; but here's a lecture offered by PEPS that may help to take away some of the guesswork: Choosing the Right Preschool co-sponsored by PEPS and Grow Parenting with Anoo Padte Monday, April 9th, 6:30pm Good Shepherd Center (4649 Sunnyside Ave. N.) This workshop covers information on early childhood learning and preschools. Some of the topics…

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Adopt-a-Street Cleanup

If you dial the way-back-machine, you'll find that the first ever post on Wallyhood was about a group of folks living around Latona below 45th who adopted their street for regular clean-ups. Blessedly, they're still at it. This Sunday, April 1st the optimistically named East Wallingford Hot Tub Association will be hosting a spring clean-up of the streets in their neighborhood beginning at 10 am. Says they: Officially we have adopted 4th, Latona, and Thackeray between 40th and 46th although with enough people…

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Recycling Tips, Green Prizes

The “Green Team” at John Stanford International School invites you to learn more about recycling and food waste collection at home and at school Tuesday, April 3, from 7-8 pm in the JSIS cafeteria. This tip-packed session is open to the public and free of charge. Waste Management staff and Green Team members will answer your questions about how to get your unwanted stuff out of the garbage and into your recycling and yard/food waste carts. So bring your burning questions…

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Wallingford Family Fair

Save the date! July 7th will be the 63rd annual Wallingford Seafair Kiddies Parade, but the "Street Fair" part will be getting a new name and location. Instead of shutting down and occupying Wallingford Ave below 45th, the "Wallingford Family Fair" will be held at Wallingford Playfield (the park at 42nd / 43rd and Wallingford Ave). The hours will be the same, 10 AM - 5:00 PM on July 7th and will still feature crafts, food, live music, and activities for the…

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