Wallingford, Seattle

Wallyhood (Last Minute) Gift Guide

Updated (See Not A Number) Thursday, 1:20PM It's the Wednesday before Christmas and -- c'mon, fess up -- you still have to get some last minute gifts.  Well, fear not, neighbors, as we've put together a handy little guide for super-cool gifts found right here in Wallingford.  Best of all, they're mostly around $20 or less!  Many thanks to Wallywriter Chris and Reader Laura who helped put the list together. Amita, the Art of Gifts (Wallingford Center) Open 10 a.m. -…

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Boys and Girls Club Gets Kinect(ed)

Christmas came to the Wallingford Boys and Girls Club (WBGC) a few days early, thanks to a generous donation from Microsoft.  Yesterday, the club received an Xbox 360 with Kinect.  The software company donated the console and two games to 4,000 Boys and Girls Club locations nationwide.  As a special bonus, WBGC also received 13 additional Kinect games, courtesy of the Hotmail team, who shipped them using their new Active View feature.  Club members were invited to come and try out…

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Wallingford Real Estate Report

(Ed. Note: Courtney Cooper is a Wallingford-based realtor and a Wallyhood sponsor. We asked if she'd share her perspective on how the real estate in Wallingford is shaping up. She's agreed to contribute a regular update. This is the first. Welcome, Courtney!) Wallingford Real Estate Update: Whew!  2010 is about to be in the history books and this year has been one for the real estate books.  How has the market affected Wallingford home sales? In order to find out, let’s…

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Wallybits: Neighborhood Schools Edition

Seattle Public Schools may be on winter break for the next two weeks, but there are some exciting pieces of news we wanted to share with you: McDonald School selected as elementary International School: On Wednesday, December 15, Superintendent Dr. Goodloe-Johnson announced that McDonald School was selected as the new elementary International School.  Implementation is contingent on funding and would not start before September 2012.  A community meeting will be held at the Lincoln High School Library on Thursday, January 13,…

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Christmas Ship Gas Works Finale

Argosy officially opened their Christmas Ship season with a visit to Gas Works Park on Dec 1st.  Now the Christmas Ship will be back to serenade us during the Argosy Grand Finale on Thursday, December 23rd. You'll be able to hear the Seattle Girls' Choir Prime Voce from the shores of Gas Works Park from 9:45pm - 10:05pm.  Or listen in from one of the Argosy boats.  Or from a kayak festooned with colorful strings of lights.   Whatever makes you happy.…

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Treetop Acupuncture

Usually, when we talk about "our neighbor" here on Wallyhood, it's in a general sense: we're all neighbors, right? Well, it's a pleasure to welcome our newest Wallyhood sponsor, a  neighbor in the stricter geographic sense: Lesli Dalaba lives next door. We remember some years ago, our new housemate Rob peering out the window and remarking that his acupuncture teacher was walking in next door. Sure she is, she lives there! At the time, she was practicing at the Neighborhood Acupuncture…

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