Given that Wallingford has become the top spot for trick-or-treating for the second year in a row, your children's first priority is to exercise their right to demand candy from the neighbors. But since Halloween falls on a Sunday this year, there's lots of fun neighborhood activities all weekend long to help add to, and work off the sugar rush. Here's what's in store for the kiddies of Wallingford: Friday, October 29 Oom Yung Doe (4319 Stone Way): Halloween Safety Workshop…
(Updated 4:12 p.m.) Since Halloween falls on a Sunday this year, it's become an Über holiday--jam-packed with activities all weekend long--kinda giving people more bang for their buck in the costume department. Now at least you can justify getting that cat suit cleaned before wearing it. Better hurry though, because we've found a ton of activities for grownups, including lots of costume parties and contests.(Parents, don't worry, we'll cover the Halloween festivities for the Wally-wee set in a separate post!) Friday,…
Tonight, Stone Soup Theater (4035 Stone Way North) will preview its newest production -- The Real Inspector Hound and The Boundary, a "play within a play" comedy murder-mystery, directed by Zachariah Robinson. The production will run Thursdays through Sundays beginning tonight (10/28), until November 21. Here's a summary from Stone Soup: Two theatre critics, Birdboot & Moon attend a performance of a British, 'who-dunnit.' The mystery is set in the 1920's at a weekend party at Muldoon Manor, where 'all roads…
In Monday's Seattle PI, Scott Gutierrez wrote about a new puddling situation along the Burke-Gilman Trail at Meridian Avenue North, near Gasworks Park. The puddle is the result of recent construction along the trail. The City is aware and will resolve the problem by the end of the year. Til then, keep your feet dry! Mr. Gutierrez's story got some of the WallyWriters to thinking last night. One of us asked, "When you see a big puddle, are you tempted to…
On a daily basis I look around my house and wonder why I have multiple bins, toy chests, and baskets full of toys. I try to conquer and organize, but the task is endless. Just yesterday I went through my son’s toys and got a bag together to donate, eliminating some of the clutter while thinking that the amount of toys my kid winds up with is astonishing, and it'll just continue to grow if I don’t take a stand. Seems…
The other day, Wallingford neighbor Beth posted something on the Wallingford Moms site that caught my eye: A group of parents have gotten together to host a fundraiser at Tutta Bella (4411 Stone Way N.) on Thursday, November 4 (from 5:50 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.) for Diane Broderick--a beloved co-op preschool teacher who had been recently diagnosed with breast cancer. I e-mailed Beth and she provided me with more details: Diane has been teaching preschool co-op for over twenty years and…
Wallyhood reader Kimberly C. writes: With all the discussion going on about homelessness and Wallingford, I thought maybe it would be nice to feature some of the organizations in Wallingford that provide services to the homeless. The ones I know about are: FamilyWorks/Solid Ground and the 45th Street Clinic. Perhaps a volunteer profile as well? Seems like a lot of interest in what is being done locally and organizations to support other than SHARE. Thanks, Kimberly We thought this was a…