Wallingford, Seattle

Operation Beautify Wallingford

The Wallingford Chamber has been busy building up their plans for this weekend's Operation Beautify Wallingford, where they hope the community will come out and help spruce up the 'hood just in time for Spring (and, not coincidentally, next week's 40th anniversary of Earth Day). Things will kick off at Wallingford Center around 1o am, with coffee, drinks, tools and assignments for volunteers. Come by and help out! From 1 to 3 pm, returning volunteers can enjoy music, food (courtesy of…

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Parking Enforcement Update

 Last week we posted a note from Carrie, who got a parking ticket in front of her own residence.  The post, aptly titled "Please, Drive Your Car Regularly" prompted 35 comments & questions, including a few about the 72 hour rule.    The question of vacation & business trips came up -- will we be ticketed if we go out of town for a week and leave a car in front of our house?   There were also questions about whether vehicles are ticketed any time…

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What You Think, When You Think It

There have been some great discussions in our Forums and comments sections this past week, here are some highlights: Beware of the Norovirus!  For those health fanatics out there you can learn the latest breaking news about a virus affecting our area...it makes me a little Noronervous! Moon Temple, a neighborhood restaurant and bar is a great late night karaoke stop, read what your neighbors have to say about it. Moon Temple is one of my personal favorites, if you want…

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Comments back

If you've had trouble leaving comments on Wallyhood posts recently, we apologize. We are experimenting with a new system, and it's been having some problems. We've turned it off and reverted to the old system until we can get it sussed.

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What Flavor is Wallyhood? You Decide!

What flavor is Wallingford? Lime "green" with just a hint of granola (though perhaps not as crunchy as Fremont)? Next month, Fainting Goat Gelato celebrates their one year anniversary here in Wallingford.  To mark the occasion, Wallyhood and Fainting Goat are teaming up to hold a contest in which readers can send in their ideas of what flavor gelato truly represents our neighborhood. Post your entry below, in the comments section, now through April 26. On Friday, April 30, we will…

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Not a Number against the ropes

Not a Number, Wallingford's longest-resident oddment shop, sounds like they're getting roughed up by the economy. We just saw this come across Twitter: Hey, we need your help to stay in business! If you like what we do for Wallingford come in! Or help find Number6 a job! Following the link back to their Number6.org blog, we find the following: As many of you may know, Number Six and the Head Cheese currently run a small brick and mortar gift shop…

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