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Read more about the article Assisteens Garage Sale Saturday, March 7th, Hosted by Assistance League of Seattle

Assisteens Garage Sale Saturday, March 7th, Hosted by Assistance League of Seattle

I began volunteering this past fall at the Assistance League of Seattle Thrift Store, a place I already knew well. Since moving to Wallingford three years ago, to begin my “urban retirement adventure” near my daughter, the store had become one of my favorite neighborhood stops. I still remember the first time I walked through the front door and felt instantly hooked. Instead of the dim church-basement thrift stores I was used to on the East Coast, I found a bright,…

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Read more about the article Halloween decoration giveaway this Saturday

Halloween decoration giveaway this Saturday

Santa Sharon has a deal for you. For more than 40 years, Sharon Ehrig decorated her home on Woodlawn Avenue North with thousands of Christmas lights and other decorations.  Her home was so brightly decorated that it was on the old-time Metro bus tour of Christmas lights for 10 years.  And for 18 years, Ehrig dressed in a Santa suit and sat on her front porch, rocking for hours as visitors passed by. But all that ended in 2011 after Ehrig…

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Phinney Garage Sale Day TODAY

View Greenwood Garage and Yard Sale in a larger map Sorry for the late notice, folks, but today, from 9 am - 3 pm, the fabulous Phinney Garage Sale Day, the best all-neighborhood garage sale day in the city is happening: Come out and join us for the 17th annual Greenwood Garage Sale Day! It's a great opportunity to meet your neighbors while buying and selling treasures! There will be a Flea Market in the lower parking lot of the Phinney…

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Wallingford Yard Sale Tour

Don't forget, in addition to the Wallingford (backyard farms) Walk, tomorrow is the John Stanford School's Wallingford Yard Sale Tour: eight homes (up from six earlier this week) around the neighborhood will be holding yard sales with donated items from JSIS families, with the proceeds benefiting the school. Here's the latest list of homes: View JSIS Yard Sale Tour 2010 in a larger map 2200 N. 38th St. 1818 N. 43rd St. 4011 Corliss Ave N. 3823 Burke Ave N. 4714…

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Yard Sale Tour

Yard sale season is upon us again, and the John Stanford International School is helping us kick it off with their annual Yard Sale Tour this Saturday, May 15th from 9:00 am - 2:00 pm. Like last year, there are six houses throughout the neighborhood that will be hosting garage sales as fundraisers: View JSIS Yard Sale Tour 2010 in a larger map 2200 N. 38th St. 1818 N. 43rd St. 4011 Corliss Ave N. 3823 Burke Ave N. 4714 4th…

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Wallingford Green Lake Garage Sale and Open Houses

Note the singular "garage sale". We're sure there are more out there, people unload their junk all year 'round, even January, but we could only dig one up to share with you. Open houses, on the other hand, we've got in spades. View Wallingford / Green Lake Garage Sales & Open Houses in a larger map Lots of fine homes out there, all waiting eagerly for your move in. We'd like to draw your attention in particular to 4333 Wallingford Ave…

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Art and Olives

We found a few interesting sales going on in homes around the neighborhood this weekend. The sun shining so warmly, it's well worth the walk to stroll over. At her home on 4033 Eastern Ave N, Rena is selling her home cured olives and spices. The olives themselves are brought fresh in a barrel from Israel. She opens them individually with a stone to let the brine in, then mixes them with spices and garlic, all from here garden here in…

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