Wallyhood (2025)

27/01/2025

Schools are truly the heart of any neighborhood, and in Wallingford, we’re lucky to have some wonderful options. When my family was deciding where to put down roots, finding the right schools quickly became a priority. At the time, we were told to look at the high school rankings first and assume the elementary and middle schools feeding into it would be solid....

Schools are truly the heart of any neighborhood, and in Wallingford, we’re lucky to have some wonderful options. When my family was deciding where to put down roots, finding the right schools quickly became a priority. At the time, we were told to look at the high school rankings first and assume ...

26/01/2025

The month of January is named in honor of the Roman god Janus, who is symbolic of beginnings and transitions. For many of us, January is a time of optimism, filled with resolutions and plans for the New Year. Gardeners are optimists by nature and we commonly shrug off our failed harvests with a “Well, there’s always next year”. Winter is a time of rest in the garden as our dark, cold, rainy weather does not support new plantings and the crops we have overwintered are few and far between....

The month of January is named in honor of the Roman god Janus, who is symbolic of beginnings and transitions. For many of us, January is a time of optimism, filled with resolutions and plans for the New Year. Gardeners are optimists by nature and we commonly shrug off our failed harvests with a “W...

23/01/2025

In April 2024, Seattle Parks & Recreation began a public engagement process for renovating the play area at Meridian Playground. This project aims to make site improvements to the play area located within the western half of the former Home of Good Shepherd property. Most components of the play area were constructed in the early 1980s, and revised in 2002, and some equipment was replaced through a Neighborhood Matching Fund project in 2011....

In April 2024, Seattle Parks & Recreation began a public engagement process for renovating the play area at Meridian Playground. This project aims to make site improvements to the play area located within the western half of the former Home of Good Shepherd property. Most components of the play area...

20/01/2025

One of the endearing and enduring features of Wallingford is that it is full of little jewels, unique establishments that are often overshadowed and overlooked because of the oversized influence of other places and events. But nestled right in the heart of the neighborhood, on 45th, is a restaurant called Harvest Beat that is quite wonderful. Those of you who peruse Facebook, the newly ungoverned purveyor of discord and distress, might have occasionally seen offers from Harvest Beat in the Wallingford & Fremont group for friends and family discounts for their 5-course prix fixe (fixed price) vegan dinners....

One of the endearing and enduring features of Wallingford is that it is full of little jewels, unique establishments that are often overshadowed and overlooked because of the oversized influence of other places and events. But nestled right in the heart of the neighborhood, on 45th, is a restaura...

18/01/2025

After 50 years serving the PNW twist on Mexican food, Taco Time on 45th and Corliss closed in July. According to an article published in The Seattle Times, business slowed significantly during the pandemic, and increases in the cost of labor and food caused them to close this location. The funky mirrored glass building, built in 1990, was soon covered with graffiti and its parking lot was littered with trash. ...

After 50 years serving the PNW twist on Mexican food, Taco Time on 45th and Corliss closed in July. According to an article published in The Seattle Times, business slowed significantly during the pandemic, and increases in the cost of labor and food caused them to close this location. The funky mir...

16/01/2025

On January 8th, the editorial staff at Wallyhood held one of our irregular gatherings with writers, potential writers and editors, and any other curious or interested community members. The Blue Star Café graciously hosted us in their back room and kept us fueled with IPA and appetizers. The purpose of the meeting was, as usual, to recruit and engage. We successfully lured in around ten friends and neighbors to sit with the four of us editors for around an hour and a half....

On January 8th, the editorial staff at Wallyhood held one of our irregular gatherings with writers, potential writers and editors, and any other curious or interested community members. The Blue Star Café graciously hosted us in their back room and kept us fueled with IPA and appetizers. The purpos...

15/01/2025

Wallyhood received word, late last week, that the Seattle Public Library (SPL) is partnering with Key Bank to provide financial education in our neighborhood. The first two classes, especially, struck me as timely, after folks see their bills after the holiday season. Key Bank staff will discuss financial education on these topics on the next three Tuesdays, at the Solid Ground Building (Cheryl Cobbs Murphy Room) from 3-4 pm:...

Wallyhood received word, late last week, that the Seattle Public Library (SPL) is partnering with Key Bank to provide financial education in our neighborhood. The first two classes, especially, struck me as timely, after folks see their bills after the holiday season. Key Bank staff will discuss fin...

13/01/2025

Friday, January 17 6:00 to 7:00 pm The Spaghetti Dinner Fundraisers at Wallingford Community Senior Center are back! Come hungry for spaghetti, salad, fresh veggies, and garlic bread. Learn about your local Senior Center and how you can support healthy aging in your community. All dietary restrictions accommodated. $10 a plate- $5 a plate for children under ten. Call 206.461.7825 with questions or to RSVP. Or go to our website– Our address is 4649 Sunnyside Ave N Suite 140, (lower level of The Good Shepherd Center) Seattle, WA

Friday, January 17 6:00 to 7:00 pm The Spaghetti Dinner Fundraisers at Wallingford Community Senior Center are back! Come hungry for spaghetti, salad, fresh veggies, and garlic bread. Learn about your local Senior Center and how you can support healthy aging in your community. All dietary restrictio...

11/01/2025

It’s been a few years since we did an annual wrap on the Year in Wallyhood. But this year, we’re bringing it back: a list of our top ten stories ranked by page views*. To put these numbers into perspective, wallyhood gets about 15,000 page views every month and about half as many unique visitors. Business-related stories (openings and closings) dominated our top ten in 2024 but we also see festival news and trees falling over....

It’s been a few years since we did an annual wrap on the Year in Wallyhood. But this year, we’re bringing it back: a list of our top ten stories ranked by page views*. To put these numbers into perspective, wallyhood gets about 15,000 page views every month and about half as many unique visitors...

09/01/2025

You’re invited to Fremont Community School's annual open house! Fremont Community School is thrilled to host our annual Open House on Sunday, January 12, from 10 AM to noon! The event will kick off at our charming Preschool location, The Orchard, at 3530 Interlake Ave. N. After a warm welcome and introduction, we’ll take a short stroll across the street to visit our licensed childcare center, Sycamore, for a closer look at our facilities and programs....

%Open House at Fremont Community School. Sunday, January 12 from 10am-noon.

07/01/2025

This Friday and Saturday, January 10 and 11, Ladd and Lass Brewing will be celebrating their third great year of brewing beer, and we’re all invited to join the party. I used to say that Ladd & Lass, located at 722 NE 45th St, was the nearest brewery for most of our neighborhood. With the addition of Gasworks Brewing…...

This Friday and Saturday, January 10 and 11, Ladd and Lass Brewing will be celebrating their third great year of brewing beer, and we’re all invited to join the party. I used to say that Ladd & Lass, located at 722 NE 45th St, was the nearest brewery for most of our neighborhood. With the […]

05/01/2025

Wallyhood wants to connect! Your neighborhood blog can't operate in a vacuum, although all of our major media role models (recall our unofficial motto, "It's not like we're the New York Times") do just fine in the far reaches of outer space. We're inviting you to come meet us and talk about potentially involving yourselves in the venture that is Wallyhood....

Wallyhood wants to connect! Your neighborhood blog can’t operate in a vacuum, although all of our major media role models (recall our unofficial motto, “It’s not like we’re the New York Times”) do just fine in the far reaches of outer space. We’re inviting you to come meet us and talk ab...

03/01/2025

Come Wassail on January 11! Sound and Fury Morris Dancers invite you to a traditional English orchard wassail which will include singing, dancing and poetry. Meet us, rain or shine, at Meridian Playfield on Saturday, January 11th. We have hosted this free and family-friendly event 16 years running! There will be opportunities to communally wish good health to the trees and scare away evil spirits that threaten their health....

Come Wassail on January 11! Sound and Fury Morris Dancers invite you to a traditional English orchard wassail which will include singing, dancing and poetry. Meet us, rain or shine, at Meridian Playfield on Saturday, January 11th. We have hosted this free and family-friendly event 16 years running!....

01/01/2025

It was a dark and drizzly week night in early December when I met a friend to check out one of our area's new wine bars, Respite. Seems like a perfect opening for a detective story, and I had some sleuthing to do, as the concept of sustainable wine is new to me. Two friends, Haley Meade and Madisyn Scribner, founded their business in 2022, and opened its permanent location at…...

Respite, specializing in sustainable wines, now open on Stone Way.

29/12/2024

All events are at, or meet up at the Wallingford Community Center- 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N. Ste 140, Seattle WA 98103 Saying farewell to 2024 with a Holiday Afternoon Tea, in the British tradition with scones , clotted cream, jam, hot tea and poppers. We are jumping into 2025 feeling the community spirit. Come on by and say "Hello." WCSC Book Club: James…...

All events are at, or meet up at the Wallingford Community Center- 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N. Ste 140, Seattle WA 98103 Saying farewell to 2024 with a Holiday Afternoon Tea, in the British tradition with scones , clotted cream, jam, hot tea and poppers. We are jumping into 2025 feeling the community ...

26/12/2024

Attention Wallyhood writers, aspiring writers, potential editors and interested community members? The current Wallyhood editorial staff (Jack, Megan, Gary and Larry) invites you to start the new year off right by attending a meetup with us on Wednesday, Jan 8th, 7 pm at the Blue Star Cafe and Pub (4512 Stone Way N). At this meeting, we will be brainstorming story ideas and looking for new writers and/or editors to help keep the Wallyhood tradition going throughout 2025!...

Attention Wallyhood writers, aspiring writers, potential editors and interested community members? The current Wallyhood editorial staff (Jack, Megan, Gary and Larry) invites you to start the new year off right by attending a meetup with us on Wednesday, Jan 8th, 7 pm at the Blue Star Cafe and Pub (...

24/12/2024

Like all good community blogs, we at Wallyhood like to keep our readers informed about critical infrastructure…like what’s open/closed in the neighborhood on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. In the past, we’ve tried to make the rounds to actually ask businesses what their plans are. Unfortunately, we are but four highly unpaid volunteer editors and a rotating stable of equally highly unpaid writers, and we’ve been unable to completely canvass Wallingford establishments....

Like all good community blogs, we at Wallyhood like to keep our readers informed about critical infrastructure…like what’s open/closed in the neighborhood on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. In the past, we’ve tried to make the rounds to actually ask businesses what their plans are. Unfortunat...

23/12/2024

A Message from Murphy’s Pub Chelley and Eamonn from our favorite Wallingford Irish Pub, Murphy’s Pub, would like to share their holiday plans for their beloved watering hole. Christmas Eve will find them open at noon and closed at 4pm, and closed Christmas Day. December 31st, New Year Eve will open at 11a.m. and ring in the New Year Eve in Ireland at 4pm Seattle time--- always something clever to celebrate at Murphy’s....

A Message from Murphy’s Pub Chelley and Eamonn from our favorite Wallingford Irish Pub, Murphy’s Pub, would like to share their holiday plans for their beloved watering hole. Christmas Eve will find them open at noon and closed at 4pm, and closed Christmas Day. December 31st, New Year Eve will o...

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