Wallingford, Seattle

Fremont Midwifery moves to Wallingford

Geraldine Lee, Wallingford resident and owner of Fremont Midwifery, wrote to let us know that she's moved her midwifery practice to Wallingford: We're around the corner from the Joule/Fainting Goat/Sock Monster complex at 4428 Burke Avenue North.  We are extremely happy to join the neighborhood, and plan to offer the community the following: Walk-in baby weight check/moms meetup on Mondays - open to the community (we don't have to be the delivering providers). Vaccination workshops Birth preparation workshops. Fremont Midwifery will…

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Helicopter Activity Over Wallingford

If you were in the neighborhood around noontime, you probably heard a few helicopters circling around eastern Wallingford. Reader Richard was kind enough to send us this picture: Turns out, there was an armed robbery today at the Wells Fargo at the 4100 block of University Avenue in the U-District, which was confirmed by our neighborhood police contact, Terrie Johnston. A UW alert on Twitter described the suspect as a white male, in his 40s, 6 feet tall with a medium…

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Fuerte Fitness, a gem of a gym

Wallyhood welcomes back Fuerte Fitness as a sponsor, located at 1225 N. 45th Street, just west of Stone Way N. Fuerte Fitness specializes in personal training, and they also offer classes like Zumba and bellydancing, as well as nutritional guidance and community outreach. All month long in December, Fuerte Fitness will be celebrating its anniversary, with specials on nutrition packets, plus pictures with Santa are open for the public on Dec. 1 from 6pm to 7pm (please reserve your spot). Bellydancing series…

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Hannah’s Olives

Locavores take note!  Wallingford neighbor Rina Nicholson announces this year's homemade Middle-Eastern-style olive sale just in time for your holiday shopping.  While the olives themselves are shipped up (fresh) from California, the curing happens right here in Wallingford.  Some ingredients, such as garlic and chile peppers used to cure the olives, are grown in Rina's Wallingford yard.  Grape leaves are come from a neighbor's garden as well. Details of the sale: Who:  Hannah's Olives by Rina Nicholson What: Home Cured Olives…

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Yogurtland Now Open

Back in September, we told you that Yogurtland was coming to occupy the old Quiznos space on N. 45th at Sunnyside Avenue N. (2320 N. 45th St.) By the looks of it, that day has arrived. Yogurtland is open for a half day today but tomorrow (Wednesday, November 30) they'll be open during their regular hours (11:00am - 11:00pm) Need a reason to check them out? Here's a few. The Chocolate Hazelnut is wonderful. Owner Gregg Bennett told me that Yogurtland will…

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Medical Marijuana comes to Wallingford

Last week, we learned via Wallyhood Forums that a new business named "GMG" had moved into the other half of the building that Cutz Meridian operates out of.  We sent out guest blogger, Annie Mouse, to check it out.  Thanks, Annie! Grasshopper Medical Group (GMG) is now open in Wallingford, at 4515 Meridian Avenue North, Suite A -- next to Cutz Meridian and just behind Murphy's Irish Pub. I dropped by recently and was met at the door by two very…

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New tenants for 1441 North 34th

On Sunday, I spotted a Bekins moving truck that was unloading file cabinets & rolling them into 1441 N. 34th Street, where the Institute for Systems Biology used to be across from Essential Baking.  I talked to the movers and they had no idea who the new tenant is.  I'm not finding any other information about possible new tenants online. Hence this post. Can anyone fill us in?  Does anybody have any detailes?

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