We want to meet you! It's been almost two years now since we started writing Wallyhood, and in that time, reading your comments, getting your tips and learning about the neighborhood, well, it's all started to feel like family. You know, a family that lives in the same neighborhood but never actually lays eyes on each other. Which is a weird kind of family. Time to set that straight, we say! As we mentioned last week, we're holding our first ever…
Who doesn’t enjoy a classic homemade spaghetti dinner--and wait--you don’t even have to cook! You are cordially invited to St. Benedict School’s (4811 Wallingford Ave North) Spaghetti Dinner, Sunday, November 14, 11am-7pm. The 6th Grade Class will be dishing up dinner from scratch and are ready to host neighbors, family, and friends. There will be delicious food, prizes, and a raffle. All proceeds from this event will support the 6th Grade Science and Environmental Camp at Camp Hamilton. Margaret took her…
The votes for Readers' Choice are in! The judges have made their picks! It's time now to reveal the winners of our first annual pumpkin carving contest: Judges' Pick: Scariest - Sharptooth Funniest - Drunken Pumpkin Represents Wallingford - Welcome Political - San Francisco Giants Kids' Entries: Scariest - Cranky Cat Funniest - Tobias's pumpkin Coolest Design - Ghoulish Ghost Most Structurally Sound When Completed - Raphael's pumpkin Readers' Choice: Grownups: Jerry Dog Kids: Spider Congratulations to our winners! We'll…
Friendship can't really be quantified, except perhaps on Facebook, where, thanks to the random efforts of Charles Brashears, we topped 1,000 Friends today. As of this writing, we're up to 1,004. We feel loved. As a small token of our appreciation for ushering over the threshold of this milestone*, we are presenting Charles with a gift certificate worth 1,000 cents donated by the newest Wallingford business, A Muddy Cup (266 NE 45th St) coffee shop. Thank you, Charles, and thanks to…
Wallingford Community Senior Center invites you to a free evening event: “Aging Well: Challenging Myths, Embracing Possibilities.” This evening kicks off “New Thinking for Healthy Aging”, a series of learning conversations and workshops. Not just for seniors …. aging touches us all! Adults of all ages are encouraged to attend and participate in this dynamic discussion. Bring your friends, parents, neighbors; build your communities. Keynote Speaker: Cyrus Appell, MD. Palliative care & hospice physician, and active Wallingford neighbor. Co-leader of Sustainable…
The Fearless Critic Seattle Restaurant Guide lists Wallingford's Joule (1915 N. 45th St.) and Art of the Table (1054 N. 39th St.) as top eateries in its food category. The Fearless Critic is a series of restaurant guide books edited by Robin Goldstein (The Wine Trials and contributor to the New York Times Freakonomics blog). The Fearless Critic series has published restaurant guides for Houston, San Antonio, Washington, D.C., and Portland, Oregon, and makes its debut in Seattle this year, with…
Did you know Kris Kringle lives in Wallingford? He's my neighbor Dick (Kris Kringle isn't actually his name) who's such an expert gardener that he confidently picks and eats wild mushrooms. These are Birch boletes growing near the roots of a birch in the traffic circle. He says they taste like Shiitakes. (NOTE: DO NOT TRY THIS YOURSELF AND POISON YOURSELF AND BLAME US). Dick's house is on the corner behind him and his garden fills every inch of space along…