Wallingford, Seattle

Center for Wooden Boats signs lease for N. Lake Union site

Back in September we told you about the possibility of having a Center for Wooden Boats (CWB) location over here, on the north side of Lake Union, as a second, complementary site to their current South Lake Union location. Cool, yes? Well yesterday, the Center for Wooden Boats and King County Metro signed an interim lease agreement to make that possibility one step closer to becoming a reality. The lease allows the CWB to use the land, owned by King County Metro,…

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Twisted Christmas at Key Bank

Tomorrow (12/6), the Wallingford KeyBank branch (1700 N. 45th St.) is hosting the Bob Rivers Show from Oldies 95.7. They'll be giving away tickets to their upcoming sold out annual Twisted Christmas concert featuring comedian Richard Lewis and Spike and the Impalers on December 15th and 16th. KeyBank will also be serving up hot chocolate from Chocolati and bagels from Blazing Bagels. What: Bob Rivers Show Meet 'n Greet/Twisted Christmas Concert Giveaway Where: KeyBank 1700 N. 45th St (map) corner of…

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Wallingford Community Council Meeting Wednesday

The Wallingford Community Council will have its regular monthly meeting at the Good Shepherd Center on Wednesday, December 7th at 7:00 PM. Among the items on the agenda will be a presentation from the artist selected by SPU to create both temporary and  permanent art for the site of the new transfer station. All are welcome.

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Wallingford Chamber Celebrates the Season

Are you as ready for the holidays as I am?  Let's kick the season off together with the Wallingford Chamber as they host an evening of caroling and goodwill. What: Wallingford Chamber Celebrates the Season When: Saturday, December 10th at a brand NEW TIME! 3:30pm – 4:30pm Where:  NW plaza of Wallingford Center , 1815 N 45th St. Seattle, WA 98103 (map here) Cost:  Free!  But you might have to give up a couple of smiles. There will be plenty of cheer…

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Wallingford Etsy?

We got a note recently from a Wallingford-based artist who sales her work on Etsy, an Internet-based marketplace for handmade (and vintage) crafts and goods. What with all the gift-buying going on this time of year, we thought it would be nice to try to help keep it local, even over the Internet. So, if you sell your work on Etsy (or otherwise sell your handmade products onlin) and you live in Wallingford, send us a link to your store and…

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Food and Soap

There are a couple opportunities around Wallingford to help folks out this weekend: Wallingford Center is wrapping up a food drive to benefit Family Works. They've raised 195 lbs of food and would appreciate what else you have to offer. Salon Metro (1714 N. 45th) is collecting toiletries such as you might have collected from your last hotel visit  for the Orion Center and Youth Care Transistional Living Program to benefit the homeless and those in need. The shelter requests unopened shampoo, conditioner, straighteners, curlers,…

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Stranger Danger

Protected Static sent us a note this afternoon with the Hamilton International Middle School weekly newsletter. The top announcement is a good safety reminder for everyone: Safety Alert We place the safety and security of our students as our highest priority, and are sharing the following information with you. Late yesterday afternoon, a Hamilton student was walking from a friend's house near the school to the bus stop.  The student was approached by a man who tried to grab her. The student kicked the…

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