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 …

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, …

You may have seen the signs around the neighborhood: Mattress Fundraiser @ Lincoln High School. Performing Arts at Lincoln (PAL), is conducting their third annual mattress sale fundraiser is this Sunday, March 30th, from 10 am to 5 pm in the Lincoln High School gym, entrance on Woodlawn Avenue near N 44th Street. If you are in the market for a new mattress, come check out what they have to offer!

The PAL organization supports all music and dramatic art programs at Lincoln: band, orchestra, choir and drama. Their goal “is to make sure every student has the opportunity …

All events are at, or meet up at, the Wallingford Community Senior Center, 4649 Sunnyside Avenue N, Suite 140 (lower level of the Good Shepherd Center).

Notary Party
Tuesday, April 1
3:00 to 6:00 pm

Have you been working on your will, advanced directive, or other legal documents you’d like to get notarized? Come join us for a Notary Party! We’ll have no-cost notary services available between 3pm and 6pm, no appointment necessary. Bring your completed but unsigned documents with a notary section and a valid ID. If your documents need witnesses, we will have at least two on …

Monday, March 31
1:00 to 2:00 pm

Join us to view the unique art works of one of our members, Ron Wilson, who uses found and second-hand items to create one-of-a-kind art pieces. He will give a presentation, with time for questions and discussion. This is a free event. Come early and enjoy a lunch of meatballs, vegetables, salad and dessert. Members $5.00, non-members $7.00

The Wallingford Community Senior Center is located at 4649 Sunnyside Avenue N, Suite 140 (lower level of the Good Shepherd Center).

For more information and/or to sign up for an event, please call 206.461.7825, …