One year after opening the doors of their new brewery location at 3513 Stone Way N, Figurehead Brewing Company is having an anniversary party on Saturday, April 19, to celebrate the occasion. The event will be all day long, from 11:30 am to 10:00 pm, and family-friendly, with free root beer floats for kids. There will also be door prizes, live music, and the release of an anniversary white stout, which is a collaboration with Spinnaker Chocolate and Caffe Appassionato, Figurehead’s future and current neighbors at each of their two locations.

The event will also be an opportunity …

Mark your calendar for May 31^st! Historic Wallingford is partnering with the Wallingford Center to host a home maintenance and improvement fair at the Wallingford Center on May 31^st from 10-3pm that is free to visitors. Wallingford is home to one of the largest collections of early twentieth century residences in the city. The intent of the fair is to offer resources to steward these cherished homes while supporting the historic fabric of this community for all to enjoy. 

Experience history as you take a walk through the landmarked Wallingford Center, which is a fabulous example of …

Join your neighbors for an Earth Day Clean Up on Saturday, April 19th. Starting at 10 am, volunteers will gather at the southeast corner of N 45th Street and Wallingford Avenue N (across from QFC near Cascadia Pharmacy). Supplies, such as trash grabbers, gloves, trash bags, and safety vests will be available to help you safely beautify our neighborhood. The bi-annual clean up event is sponsored by the Wallingford Community Council, Historic Wallingford, and the City of Seattle’s Adopt-a-Street program. This is a family-friendly event, and kids are welcome. The organizers, Will and Mike will be able to plan for …

The gardening season for 2025 is upon us. The last frost day for Wallingford (zone 9a) is past, so it is time to roll up your sleeves and start tilling. April is the perfect time to start seeds indoors, or venture out to a plant sale event. The sooner you get started, the longer your growing season will be. To help with your summer gardening, there are two amazing plant sales taking place in the neighborhood in the coming weeks.

The first one, organized by Freeway Estates Community Orchards (FECO), will be on Sunday, April 13th, from 1-4 PM…

Wallingford has a new contender for the best burrito in town, and it’s not where you might expect. Nestled into the corner of a Shell gas station parking lot at NE 45th Street and Thackeray Place NE, Taqueria Juarez is serving up some seriously delicious Mexican fare. Even with Chipotle setting up shop in the former Taco Time space just up the street, this food truck is proving that a great meal doesn’t have to come from a national chain, or even a brick and mortar restaurant.

 

 

The menu at Taqueria Juarez is impressive, offering everything from tacos to quesadillas …

Madison, Operations Lead from Urban Earth Nursery, located at 1051 N 35th Street near Stone Way, recently approached Wallyhood about writing a post on their local nursery. I have known they’ve been in the neighborhood for many years, but, like I suspect many other of their potential customers, had no idea what this local nursery had to offer. In fact, I learned a nursery has been at this location since 1998, under various names and ownership.

Madison was especially keen to get the word out to “Wallingfordians” that there are gardening resources right in our backyard, especially for apartment/small-space gardeners, …