Wallingford, Seattle

Bargain Raccoons Panhandling from SUV’s!

Wallyhood's Forums are full of insider's information straight from readers.  Read on! Panhandling From SUV's - Unbelievably, several readers reported being asked for handouts from drivers of SUV's around the neighborhood, especially along 50th Street.  As K2mosaics says, when you go out activate your "scam-dar". Bargain Vet Services - We love Fido and Fifi but why not shop around for lower fees?  These readers have found huge price differences for basic services and share their secrets. Raccoons! - Speaking of critters,…

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What in the Wallingford

We did a little better at stumping you this past week than we did the week before. It took closer to six hours for Barb to correctly identify the mosaic crowning the bollard at 40th and 4th Ave NE, as opposed to the 6 minutes it took for Jared to identify the top of the Taco Time sign. Let's see how we do this week. As always, first one to leave a comment on this post identifying where and what is…

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3/1 Deadline for Family 4th Fundraising

Last year, people all over the Pacific Northwest donated their time and money so Seattle could enjoy the Family 4th at Lake Union one last time.  But then, it doesn't have to be the last time.  One Reel is committed to making sure the event happens every year.  They just need our help to pull it off. But we haven't guaranteed this year's 2011 celebratiaganza.  Not yet.  Donations are still essential to making the 2011 Family 4th at Lake Union possible.…

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Wallybits: Seattle Schools Edition

Last week, School Superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson released a statement to all Seattle Public School families about the $36.6 million dollar budget shortfall for the 2011-12 school year.  As a consequence, the School Board is faced with making decisions about what to fund and what to cut.  Right now, there are two action items that require immediate public attention:  one is for Seattle Public School families and the other is for homeowners citywide. Today, Seattle Public Schools released a survey for parents…

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Wallingford Greenhouse Project Needs Volunteers

Calling all Wallingford green thumbs! The Greenhouse Project is looking to recruit some volunteers to help grow fresh and organic produce for local food banks.  Volunteers will be dedicating their time towards growing thousands of vegetable starts in a lower Wallingford greenhouse, which then will be distributed by Lettuce Link to P-Patches around the city.  All vegetables will then be donated to food banks. If you're interested in volunteering for the local greenhouse project there is an orientation and workshop on Saturday,…

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Wallyhood Reader Meet-Up

We heard so many nice things from the people who came to our Wallyhood readers meet-up back in November that we've decided to do it again. To make sure we pay proper respect to all your North Wallingfordites, this next Wednesday, February 23rd from 7:00 - 9:00 pm, we'll be gathering at Bandolero (2253 N 56th St) up in Tangletown. As before, there's no agenda, no purpose, just a chance to come together with your neighbors and share some conversation. With…

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Sustainable Wallingford – Climate Action Event

Sustainable Wallingford is holding a political letter writing party.  Which reminds me of the last time I went to a political letter writing party.  It was for Howard Dean, and I lived in South Carolina.  Yeah, there were like, 3 of us.  And my co-workers kept calling me a Communist. Anyway, if you enjoy the near-dead art of letter writing, or if you'd like to send a message to Olympia about the environment, you're in luck.  Sustainable Wallingford will be meeting…

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