Wallingford, Seattle

Brooks Sports will move to Wallingford

Brooks Sports, a manufacturer of running shoes, apparel and gear announced today that it will move its global headquarters from Bothell to the new Skanska development at 3400 Stone Way. According to the press release: With a move-in date slated for late 2013, Brooks Sports, Inc.—parent company to Brooks and Moving Comfort—will occupy roughly 80,000 usable square feet of the 120,000-square-foot building, which is located across the street from Seattle’s popular Burke-Gilman Trail. The ground floor of the new Brooks headquarters building…

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Save Some Cash With Your Trash

The Green Recycling Challenge is up and running with its new website: http://www.wmnorthwest.com/seattle/seattlerewards.html Starting in mid-November, the data graph will be updated each month and we’ll be able to see how our 'hood is doing at reducing its landfill footprint. In the middle of the web site above, use the "Click Here" link to find Wallingford in the Friday North area on the Seattle route map.  Friday refers to the day that garbage, recycling, and yard waste are picked up. Wallingford…

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Wally Pets costume contest

Wally Pets announces their 1st Annual Costume Masquerade! Dress your pet in costume and swing by Wally Pets from October 28-31 for a chance to win Best Dressed pet! Wouldn't that be cool? Your pooch winning Best Dressed? Imagine how your neighbors will smile through clenched teeth, how they'll demonstrate petty jealousy as you and your winning weiner (dog) stroll past. But it's not just about the title. There are real stakes involved here:  the winner will receive a free 15…

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Halloween at Wallingford Center

Bring your little ghosts and goblins (or in my case, Super Mario and Princess Peach) to Wallingford Center on Halloween (Monday, October 31) from 4-7pm for some tricks and treats, Wally style. Before you head out, check the pantry to see if you've got any non-perishable food items to donate for the center's 5th Annual Fall Food Drive, which will benefit FamilyWorks. See ya there!

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Derby Salon hosts fundraiser at Wine World

This Friday, October 21, Derby Salon is hosting its fifth annual "Beautify for Breast Cancer" event at Wine World (400 NE 45th St.) beginning at 6pm. The fundraiser is in honor of Stacey Piper, a former stylist of Derby Salon who lost her life to breast cancer, leaving behind her daughter, 6 year-old Peyton Piper. Derby will donate all proceeds from the night to breast cancer research and to Peyton Piper's benevolent fund. The event includes a hair show, "Locks of…

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The Anna Banana Milk Fund

Last week, Molly Moon's Homemade Ice Cream was lauded as Small Business of the Year by King County Executive Dow Constantine. Now, owner Molly Moon Neitzel has propelled herself into orbital awesomeness by teaming up with Wallingford's FamilyWorks and introducing the Anna Banana Milk Fund. With $10 donations a month, the Anna Banana Milk Fund will provide individuals and families with enough organic whole milk for an entire month. The deliveries will be made every week to FamilyWorks by Smith Brothers Farms,…

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Stormwater: Life in the gutter

Curious about what happens to stormwater once it runs down into the city's gutters? It may sound like a snoozer (at least for me, I got a "C" in Aquatic Pollution in college), but I get the feeling that Stokley Towles' one man performance, Stormwater: Life in the Gutter, provides an interesting, if not downright funny perspective as to what goes on deep within the bowels of our beloved city (ponder whether beavers should be on the city's payroll? That's damn…

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