On Thursday April 21, the Wallingford Chamber of Commerce is holding its first annual "Cheers to Wallingford" Business Expo. This year "Cheers to Wallingford" will be held at Wine World from 4-7pm. The chamber is currently seeking vendors. Businesses can have a booth for just $50, and Wallingford chamber members get a $25 discount. If a vendor is a member of the chamber they can come for free if they plan to donate food. If the vendor is not a member…
Want to know the exact current temperature outside? Normally, you'd be able to look up the local weather--but local usually means what the current temp is at Sea Tac or Boeing Field. Well, thanks to reader Rob C., we can now pinpoint the exact temperature right here in Wallingford. Rob wrote in the Wallyhood Forums, For Xmas I got one of them geeky home weather stations, and it's been working fine for several months now - it's even online, so you…
Here's an update on last night's meeting to discuss the North Transfer Station designs. The update was provided by Bill Benzer, the North Transfer Station project manager: At last night’s workshop Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) North Transfer Station stakeholder group narrowed five concept designs to two to help guide the design process for the new station. This was a continuation of the March 7th meeting, where the stakeholders scored five concepts based on weighted criteria developed ahead of the meeting. The…
Top o' the mornin' to ya, neighbors! Whether it's green libations, Corned Beef and Cabbage, or a good ol' fashioned sugar rush you're wantin', here's a couple of ideas for celebratin' St. Patrick's Day this Thursday---all within stumbling distance from your home: Murphy's (1928 N. 45th St.) celebrates St. Patrick's Day all weekend long, beginning at 11am on Thursday, with live music from the Carrigaline Irish Band, Dan Maher, and the Seattle Firefighters Pipes and Drums Band will appear at 8:30pm. …
The Open Enrollment period for Seattle Public Schools begins today, March 15, and runs through April 15. This is for students who are new to the district, including incoming Kindergartners. Here are the following steps you need to take to enroll your child for the fall: Click here to go to the Seattle Public Schools website for step-by-step instructions and enrollment forms. First, you need to determine which school is in your attendance area. It's pretty straight forward if you choose…
As a home to such a large Japanese-American community, Seattle is filled with aching hearts this past week. Issian, a Japanese restaurant on 45th Street, has offered to help in one small way. As many of us may already know, Japan has been hit by a series of devastating earthquakes followed by a tsunami, which engulfed many people's lives, connections, and memories. Many of our families and friends are without shelter, safety, with no end in sight. As a part of…
Two e-mails about fresh Wallingford burglaries greeted us this morning. First, from Andrew: My house at 43rd & Corliss was broken in to between noon and 9pm today (Friday). The burglar entered through a locked window in the rear of my house in a fenced yard, by breaking the latch on the window. Despite there being several valuable items left about, the burglar only took about $40 in quarters, but rifled through nearly everything in the house. When a police officer…