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Save the Date: Figurehead Brewing to Open on Stone Way this Fall

DOUG. February 23, 2023 Leave a Comment

Sometime this fall, hopefully in October, Figurehead Brewing will be opening a new location (their second) at 3513 Stone Way, a few doors up from the Pacific Inn. I recently met with Bob Monroe, head brewer and owner of Figurehead at the new location, which is in the very early stages of a significant build-out.

The space was formerly used as a woodworking shop and more recently for storage, but has fallen into a state of disrepair that will require extensive work to get it up-and-running as a taproom. Figurehead is currently waiting on permits from the city to start …

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Minibar Seattle – Street Food How You Like It

Megan Dulgar Okabayashi February 21, 2023 1 Comment

Honestly Good Food and Drink

Just on the Southwest edge of Wallingford, along the Burke Gilman Trail sits an old train station which, over the last 80 years has hosted several iconic Seattle businesses. In addition to a train station, this spot has been a bicycle shop, a café and now, a (mini) bar with killer Korean street food.

I first discovered Minibar when my husband’s hockey team rented it out for a holiday party. Wandering in, I was delighted to see that the former Solsticio Café had been revived…and this time, with adult beverages!

I popped in again the …

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Visions of Wallingford Film Screening

Julie Martin February 19, 2023 Leave a Comment

Visions of Wallingford, the neighborhood community project, is culminating in a film screening Thursday, March 16th at the Good Shepherd Center. Tickets are free and going fast – sign up here. Help is needed! Volunteers can sign up here.

The project has been part learning, part dialogue with the intention of collaborating on a vision for the future of the Wallingford’s built environment. We first covered the project and it’s leader, Ari Hock, in May of 2022. Since then, we have been delighted to have community members sharing about the related events on the pages of Wallyhood including a neighborhood …

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Seattle Meowtropolitan temporarily closed

Julie Martin February 17, 2023 Leave a Comment

Wallingford’s unique and wonderful Seattle Meowtropolitan Cat Cafe has closed temporarily due to a health issue in the cat population. All cats have been returned to the partner shelter.

I swung by today and in addition to the sign, I was able to speak with the owner, Andrew and manager, John. They didn’t have many more details to share. Just that all the cats are doing fine and they look forward to reopening. They promised when they have more information, they would send it our way.

The kitties would love your support, though! Consider picking up a gift card, some …

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Kiddie Parade Needs Help … Still

Jack February 15, 2023 2 Comments

Back in October, we wrote that the Kiddies Parade, a neighborhood institution for over 70 years, may be in danger of being discontinued in coming years due to lack of support. The parade, run this year by Celebrate Wallingford, is in dire need of both financial support and volunteers. Back in October, they sent postcards to many residents to try to drum up support.

In describing the scope of the need, Blake Garfield (of Bedrooms and More, a major force behind the parade for many years), chairman of Celebrate Wallingford’s board, told us back in November “It costs roughly $10,000 …

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Pharmaca Closing

john98103 February 13, 2023 Leave a Comment

Pharmaca Integrative pharmacy is a small chain of integrative drug stores – the Wallingford store is on the corner of 45th and Wallingford. They started in Boulder Colorado in 2000 and had about 25 stores in California, Colorado, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington.

They’re regular drug stores and also sell a wide range of natural supplements and remedies, including homeopathic items. In addition, they are compounding pharmacies – can formulate products not found on the shelf.

Pharmaca was acquired by Medly Pharmacy in June of 2021. Medley started in Brooklyn NY in 2017 as a bricks & mortar store and …

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Q&A with SCC District 4 Rep Alex Pedersen

Gary Shigenaka February 11, 2023 20 Comments

Just after the turn of the year to 2023, Seattle City Councilmember Alex Pedersen announced that he would not seek re-election to the District 4 seat that he has held since 2019. Like many other seats on the City Council, Pedersen’s is up for reconsideration in November. District 4 includes Wallingford and something of a mixed bag of other neighborhoods in north Seattle (e.g., Eastlake, Fremont, Laurelhurst, Maple Leaf, University District, View Ridge, Windermere). Pedersen, who distinguished himself on a left-leaning Council as a centrist, has weathered some particularly tumultuous times for the city during his tenure.

As Councilmember Pedersen …

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