Wondering what’s going on in the space on 45th, that was once Starbucks? 

It’s now Young Tea, created by proprietor Caroline Lee.  

I recently had a fun and informative conversation with Caroline.  

Tea is a big part of the culture in her native Taiwan; she named the store ‘young’ because tea, in its many types and variations, is good for you – it keeps you young.  

Caroline moved to New York about 30 years ago and came to Seattle 10 years later.  

Her first store in Chinatown, is now closed – the landlord had ‘other plans’. And when …

If, somehow, you have missed the subtle reminders that went up in Fred Meyer and other establishments the day after Halloween:  we are now in peak Christmas-and-other-December-holiday season. So get into the spirit, darn it!  If you have anything left over after filling your gas tank, buying groceries, and paying for all that heat you’re using because we’re in another La Niña winter—please patronize our Wallingford small businesses so they can try to cover pilfered inventory and repair the broken doors and windows from their latest incidents. Seriously…it’s an awfully challenging business climate in our town these days. It would …

We posted earlier this week about obtaining Covid test kits for free through the State of Washington, through the end of the year. We subsequently received a note from Warren Chin, the Interim Supervising Librarian at the Wallingford Branch of the Seattle Public Library. He wanted to let people know that kits are also available at the Wallingford Branch, and that you can stop by to claim one or two as needed. So while you are out and about in the neighborhood, you can avail yourself of this option, in addition to ordering through the State.…

Giving Tuesday is here. This is the day when our Wallingford social service organizations need you to step up and make a contribution to help them get ready for a lean, cold winter. Wallyhood published a post with details about our neighborhood’s eight major social service organizations last week.  Go here to get links directly to their webpages. Take a look back to read about Assistance League of Seattle, Boys & Girls Club, Family Works, Historic Wallingford, Solid Ground, Stone Soup Theatre, Tilth Alliance and the Wallingford Community Senior Center.…

The holidays are fast approaching. (Yes, they really are!) If you’re looking for a one-of-a-kind homemade gift for that special someone, check out the Pacific Northwest Needle Arts Guild Holiday Sale. Dates: Friday, Dec. 3, Saturday, Dec. 4, Friday Dec. 10 and Saturday Dec. 11 Time: 10am – 4pm each day Place: Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Room 120

For sale will be ornaments, baby gifts and toys, hats, scarves, afghans, bags and much more, all made by guild members.

PNNAG, headquartered in the Good Shepherd Center, supports needle work of all kinds. Their mission statement:

… we …

As we head into the heart of the cold and dark Seattle winter, news reports are all a-twitter (yes, pun intended) about the so-called “tridemic” of RSV, flu, and Covid. RSV has been especially hard on kids, and the flu season has already been called the most severe in 13 years. If there’s a ray of good news in any of this, it would seem to be that our region continues to show a relatively low rate of new Covid cases being reported (according to the King County Department of Health website, however, a recent data breach may have resulted …

 

Giving Tuesday is an annual celebration of our non-profit service organizations and a time to encourage you to donate to support them. It is said that non-profits receive 80% of their annual contributions between Thanksgiving and Christmas, so now is the time when they desperately need you to join in and get them set up for another year of action. Giving Tuesday is a great day to spend a few minutes getting your annual giving done.

Eight organizations active in Wallingford are participating in Giving Tuesday. If you would like to help any of these we’ve listed below, you can …