Wallingford, Seattle

Snackdown: Wallingford vs. International District

The Seattle Neighborhood Snackdown has moved to its semi-finals stage and along with it, our beloved neighborhood. Early on in the contest, Wallingford flattened Madrona and then went on to the next level where we bested Fremont. Now we're up against the International District and so far, it's a pretty close race. We've got until Sunday to lock this down, so every vote counts. Click here to do your part, and Wallingford will soon have another smell co-mingling with the mouthwatering…

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Word from Cat

A reader wrote in about bumping into Real Change vendor Cat outside the PCC in Fremont and asked us follow up with her about where she's been recently, and why she's left her spot in front of Bartell Drugs. Cat sent us an update providing insight into the jockeying for locations which goes on among our street community: To answer your query as to why I moved my selling location from the Wallingford Bartell's [sic] to the Fremont PCC  I will do…

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Apply now for 2012 arts & cultural funds

Every year, our neighborhood hosts a number of community arts and cultural events, adding to the funky, artsy, and sometimes quirky vibrancy of Wallingford. Some of these events, including the Edible Book Festival, HonkFest West, and the Seattle Improvised Music Festival (SIMF), receive annual funding through the Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs' Neighborhood & Community Arts program which serves to "Help Seattle’s neighborhood art councils and community-based groups produce annual festivals and events that enhance the visibility of neighborhoods, promote…

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Wurst Festival

Reminder: today (Friday) and tomorrow they're holding the 29th Annual Wallingford Wurst Festival at St. Benedict's School. If you've got kids, it's a ton of fun: so many bouncy-house slides, bouncy-house tumble rooms, bouncy-house obstacle courses, they should call it the Wallingford Bouncy House Festival. That lacks a certain alliterative appeal, though. Plus there's food, music**, crafts, a biergarten* and all sortsa blingy goodness. Yeah, the weather may kinda suck, but if you waited around for good weather in this town,…

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3400 Stone Way

Think about the Burke Gilman Trail for a moment.  Think about where it reveals itself to the neighborhood at N. 34th & Stone Way.  Now imagine a a vibrant, active building that has a relationship to the trail - a living building that connects the community.  What if that building takes little or nothing from the earth, not even during construction, and then gives back to the environment in return? Skanska USA and Fremont Dock Company are teaming up to bring…

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Zaw’s Grand Opening party this Saturday

Zaw Pizza has been open for a couple of weeks now, but this Saturday, 9/17, they'll be celebrating with an official Grand Opening of their new store on Stone Way (4612 Stone Way North, in the old 7-11 spot) from 2pm-6pm: Grand Opening celebrations will feature hot-off-the-BBQ pizza samples, freshly baked cookies, and Dry Soda sampling as well. Look for the white tent in the parking lot and drop on by the party! The newest Zaw is now open everyday at…

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Second site for Center for Wooden Boats…here!

The Center for Wooden Boats (CWB) is a fun destination in South Lake Union offering family outings like the Wooden Boat Festival in July, free Sunday sailings across the lake, sailing lessons, maritime exhibits, and even Tugboat Storytime on the Arthur Foss. Long before Lake Union Park was developed, the CWB added life to the waterfront on the south end. Makes you wish we had something like that here on the north end, huh? Well, we may just be in luck!…

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