Wallingford, Seattle

Weekend Roundup

Are you ready for the weekend?  I sure am! What a week!  Here's what's on tap nearby this weekend: Friday, October 22nd Apples and Pears, A Harvest Celebration. 5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. at the Wallingford Community Senior Center (WCSC), Good Shepherd Center (4649 Sunnyside Ave. N, room 202), basement level.  Tickets can be purchased ahead of time online through Brown Paper Tickets.  Pre-registration is $9.99 and tickets at the door are $15. Green Lake Pumpkin Flashlight Hunt for kids 4-11…

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Obama Roadblocks

Don't be surprised if it's a little tough to get around parts of Seattle tomorrow, POTUS is in town. The details of his schedule aren't made public for obvious reasons, but we did get this advisory: Tomorrow morning there will likely be closures on local streets as the President attends an event at a private residence, and then attends an event at 11 a.m. at the Edmundson Pavilion on Montlake Boulevard NE next to Husky Stadium. Rolling closures are again likely…

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Meridian Market items for auction

Earlier last month we were saddened to say goodbye to Meridian Market--a neighborhood staple for many.  What's sadder still is walking past the store's remains--a shadow of its former self, with empty shelves and stacks of newspapers accumulating by the front entrance.  We wrote in August that we hoped a buyer could come in to save the market, but nothing materialized. A public auction of the store's fixtures and equipment will be held at the space (2201 N 56th St.) tomorrow…

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Transfer Station Stakeholder Meeting 10/21

Seattle Public Utilities is holding its next stakeholder meeting for the North Transfer Station on Thursday, Oct. 21 from 5-8 p.m. at the Institute for Systems Biology (837 N. 34th St).  Not familiar with what's planned for the North Transfer Station?  Visit this previous Wallyhood post, which will link you to other background posts so you can get caught up! This week's draft meeting agenda includes: Overview of the four layout designs carried over from the 9/14 meeting Review of what's…

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Helpin’ with the Hoopla

This is Juan -- a 17 year-old staff member at the Wallingford Boys and Girls Club -- covered in Cool Whip.  Juan has been a Boys and Girls Club member since he was 10 and last year, he became the youngest and newest counselor. You can see what sort of initiation the newly minted counselors endure. Creaming the counselor is only one of the many fun activities offered at the Halloween Hoopla, and this year the Wallingford Boys and Girls Club…

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Julia Cascioppo, Abroad

Normally, we would have passed on this story. Sure, chanteuse Julia Cascioppio lives right here in Wallingford, but her farewell show before leaves for "holiday enagagements in Mauritius" is across town on Capitol Hill. But then, she sent us this awesome picture: How'd you like to be traveling across the world in India and see a gigantic billboard of someone who lives down the street from you? So OK, wish her well and head over to Travelers, 501 E. Pine St…

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Green Halloween 2010

It’s that time of year to start planning your ghoulish Halloween events. Get in the Wallingford spirit and make it a Green Halloween?  This year Wallingford has made it easy for our community to partake in this nationwide phenomena.  Green Halloween will be occurring locally at Wallingford Center and other surrounding businesses, Sunday, October 31,  from 3-5pm. It will be easy to spot the businesses involved, as they'll have Green Halloween signs posted in their windows.  Businesses that are contributing to Green Halloween…

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