Winter in the Garden with Tilth

Garden looking tired and needing to be put to bed?  Tilth can help you get its jammies on and tucked under the covers: Putting the Garden to Bed; Nov. 6, 10 AM- Noon Fall is a fantastic time to replenish the soil that has offered you its bounty all year long.  Find out how you can maximize this important time of the year and jump start your garden next spring. What about making use of all that rain that's coming soon? …

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Smash!

If you've been meaning to try Smash Wine Bar (1401 N 45th St), here's an opportunity: today's LivingSocial Deal of the Day gets you a $50 certificate for food and drink for $25 at Smash (nb: not good for happy hour priced items). Sounds like a fine way to break up the autumn gloom. (Disclosure: Smash is a Wallyhood sponsor.) (Fuller Disclosure:  We bought this deal, and if three people who follow the link above do as well, ours is free.)…

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Help Support Our Local International Schools

As residents of Wallingford we are surrounded by great schools and education options.  Now our international schools are asking for our support.  Out of five local international schools, Wallingford is glad to be the home to two, John Stanford International Elementary and Hamilton International Middle School. Wallingford residents are invited to the First Annual Celebrating Connections Event and Auction, Thursday, November 4, 5:00pm.  The event will be held at the Fisher Pavilion, Seattle Center, 305 Harrison Street.  The proceeds and donations from this…

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Wee Wally Halloween

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…

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Wally-ween Weekend – For Grownups

(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,…

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Stone Soup Theater’s Latest Who-dunnit

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…

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New Puddle Announced

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…

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