The Wallingford Home Tour, originally slated for Saturday, October 3, has been canceled, according to Janet Stillman, Director of the Wallingford Neighborhood Office. The reason for the cancellation is that there aren't enough homes for the tour. This annual event provided the public with a chance to see many of the beautiful Craftsman Bungalows here in Wallingford. Proceeds of the Home Tour also supports the cost of running the neighborhood office.
Don't forget to swing by the Farmers Market today, as the season is winding down with only three weeks left to enjoy local, tasty, fresh produce and other goodies--all in one fell swoop. Iron Chef and our lady of the Tilth, Maria Hines will be on-hand for a cooking demonstration between 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., so you won't want to miss out on all the fun. Remember, too, that participating merchants in the Wallingford Center will reward you with a…
The Wayward Music Series announces six graphical scores by John Teske to be performed Thursday night, September 16th, at the Good Shepherd Center. Graphical music scores? John Teske describes his compositions as follows: These scores are based on the idea of sound coming in and out of focus. The graphic notation provides the architecture of the piece, leaving the note-to-note details to be uniquely expressed through improvisation. Each score will be performed twice by ensembles of Seattle instrumentalists and vocalists, to…
Ah, the Wallingford Wurst Festival. What a grand old tradition. It is the best of times, it is the Wurst of times, you could say. This year, the Festival will be Friday, Sept. 17th, 4 PM - 10 PM and Saturday, Sept. 18th, 10 AM - 10 PM in the playground and building of St. Benedict School. They are in their 28th year of housing Festivals and no Wurst for wear. What's the Wurst that can happen? Food! Wursts of course! …
Since the first Wallyhood post appeared back in January 2009, it's grown considerably: over 1,600 stories, five writers contributing regularly, ten sponsors, 9,000 unique visitors per month, 2,100 Twitter followers, over 800 Facebook fans and, as of this writing, a record 116 comments on a single post (carrying on the most respectful discussion of a controversial topic one can imagine on a blog, we'll add). The level of engagement and interactivity we've achieved in our little neighborhood of Wallingford is gratifying…
We recently reported that the next Transfer Station Stakeholder Group Workshop was set for Sept. 14, 5pm-8pm. This is correct. But the address was not. The meeting will be held at ISB's administrative offices in Fremont (837 N. 34th Street) and NOT at the labs across from the transfer station at 1441 N. 34th Street. The new location is near the Fremont bridge, southeast corner, just behind the JP Patches statue. Hat tip to Allison.
The recent announcement of SHARE's indoor homeless shelter coming to the Gift of Grace Church in Wallingford has left many in the local community with unanswered questions, even after the notification meeting SHARE held last Sunday. As Wallyhood reported earlier, the main areas of concern for meeting attendees centered around the insufficient notification process by the both the church and SHARE to the community, concern over the screening process for shelter residents, the impact to the preschool, and uncertainty regarding ongoing communications…