Wallingford, Seattle

Walgreens Coming to Wallingford

In a recent press release, commercial real estate firm Meriwether Partners announced that it acquired Wallingford Plaza -- the office building on the corner of Stone Way and N. 45th St. Part of the space, including the ground floor, has been leased to Walgreens: Wallingford Plaza is a 3-story, 30,554 square foot building with ground floor retail and two floors of office located at the corner of Stone Way North and North 45th Street in the heart of the Wallingford neighborhood…

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Birds, Bees, and a Goat

Last week, we told you about Seattle Tilth's city-wide Chicken Coop and Urban Farm Tour.  This week, we get to announce the Wallingford-centric "Birds, Bees, and Maybe a Goat." Cameron Miller, who is helping coordinate this year's Wallingford Walks, invites us all: This has been a very popular event where walkers visit several 'urban backyard farms' in the neighborhood. This guided walk will make stops at homes where the owners keep bees, chickens, ducks, rabbits, goats, as well as grow fruit…

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Meeting tomorrow to discuss motel site on Aurora

Fremont and Wallingford residents who live close to the empty Thunderbird Motel/Fremont Inn on Aurora received letters from Catholic Community Services (CCS) about a meeting they're holding tomorrow (Wednesday, 7/13) to discuss the site's future. The meeting starts at 6:30 pm at the Fremont Abbey (4272 Fremont Avenue N.) Before it was sold in 2010, the Aurora Avenue motel had a long history of being a "chronic nuisance". The CCS letter provides some insight into their proposed plans of low-income housing:…

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Perche’No Winemaker Dinner

Perche No Vino and Pasta (1319 N 49th St) will be hosting a special winemaker's dinner this coming Monday, July 18th Tuesday, July 19th, featuring Pamela Lenzi, producer of Fattoria Petroio Winery, just northeast of Florence, Italy. The $65 four-course dinner includes four wines and live music. Seating is limited, so you're encouraged to make your reservations now. Not sure if it's your thing? Take a peek at the menu and then call Perche No at (206) 547-0222 for reservations. (Perche No is a…

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Wallingford to Chidamoyo

Back in December, we read an article in the New York Times, Zimbabwe Health Care, Paid with Peanuts, on a hospital in Chidamoyo, Zimbabwe, that accepted barter in exchange for medical services. Faced with astronomical inflation, Zimbabwe abandoned its own currency and switched to the US dollar some years ago, but that currency, too, can be hard to come by: “It’s very difficult to get this famous dollar that people are talking about,” said Esther Chirasasa, 30, who hiked eight miles…

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Neighborhood Greenway meeting this Wednesday

Last week, we gave you an update on the bike boulevard (now a "Neighborhood Greenway") coming soon to Wallingford. Another meeting is taking place this Wednesday evening, July 13, from 7-9pm at Mosaic Coffeehouse (4401 2nd Ave NE). The meeting is open to anyone interested in providing input on the Greenway, and the goal for this particular session is to come up with a list of questions/suggestions to pose to the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), in terms of the route's…

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