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Four local poets to read at Good Shepherd Center on March 24

Kim March 15, 2017 3 Comments

Four poets will read in what promises to be one of Seattle’s best poetry events of 2017!

Michael Spence, winner of the 2015 Criterion Poetry Prize, will read with U District poet and publisher David D. Horowitz and two poets who live in Wallingford: Priscilla Long and David Thornbrugh. This is a FREE event featuring not only poetry but light refreshments and small prizes.

Friday, March 24 at 7:00 PM
Good Shepherd Center: 4649 Sunnyside Ave N (Room 202)
Poets: Priscilla Long, Michael Spence, David Thornbrugh, and David Horowitz
FREE event, with light refreshments and small prizes

For more information …

Wallingford and Ballard Win the Seattle Think Green Challenge

Kim December 27, 2016 1 Comment

The Seattle Think Green Challenge organized by Waste Management partnered with neighborhood organizations to challenge 3 Seattle regions to reduce waste and recycle more.

Over the past six months, neighborhoods hosted polystyrene foam collection events and provided containers and signage for recycling and yard and food waste collection in public areas. Seattle residents serviced by Waste Management for recycling, composting and garbage competed to win through either waste reduction activities or community education and involvement.

Led by the Wallingford Community Council and Sustainable Ballard led Goodwill, the Northwest region hosted the most activities during the challenge and secured a grant …

In a pinch? Select shops open on Christmas Day.

Kim December 24, 2016 2 Comments

Whether you are seeking an espresso, a wonton, or toilet paper, the following stores are operating on Christmas Day, Sunday, December 25th, and have got you covered!

Diva Espresso – (8am-12pm)

Eltana (7am-12pm)

Durn Good Grocery (8am-12pm)

QFC (7am-4pm)

CVS (7am-4pm)

Walgreen’s (8am-10pm)

Bamboo Village (10am-10pm)

Chutney’s Bistro (11am-6pm)

Rocking Wok (open until 9:30)

The Guild 45th Theatre is showing Jackie and Manchester by the Sea until 9:45pm.

Did we miss something? Let us know in the comments.
From all of us at Wallyhood, we wish you a very happy holiday! …

Many Hands Make Unity Work

Kim November 21, 2016 2 Comments

I joined my neighbors on Saturday at Hands Around Green Lake, “a peaceful gathering to honor our community, our resilience as a nation, and the values we stand for: unity, freedom, equality, justice, kindness, love, resilience, compassion, and community.”

The event was inspired by a similar event held at Lake Merritt in Oakland, CA. While it looks like our California neighbors enjoyed some sun on their day, consistent drizzle and a chill in the air didn’t stop a reported 2700+ folks from showing up at Green Lake on Saturday. Additionally, I’d venture to say at least 500 politically-active dogs were …

Lincoln High School Community Meeting this Thursday

Kim October 24, 2016 6 Comments

Seattle Public Schools will be renovating Lincoln High School and it will re-open as a permanent high school in September of 2019.

Join Director Burke and SPS staff this Thursday, Oct 27 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM for a community listening meeting about the reopening. They will share plans have for the site renovation and restoration, while academic programming and student assignment plans are still developing. Come and share your concerns and ideas to help make Lincoln’s opening a successful start for a vibrant school. Representatives from Teaching and learning, International Education, Enrollment, Capital Projects, Bassetti Architects, and the …

Halloween decoration giveaway this Saturday

Kim October 21, 2016 2 Comments

Santa Sharon has a deal for you.

For more than 40 years, Sharon Ehrig decorated her home on Woodlawn Avenue North with thousands of Christmas lights and other decorations. Her home was so brightly decorated that it was on the old-time Metro bus tour of Christmas lights for 10 years. And for 18 years, Ehrig dressed in a Santa suit and sat on her front porch, rocking for hours as visitors passed by.

But all that ended in 2011 after Ehrig broke her wrist and her husband, Fred, died two years later. No more lights.

This holiday season, Ehrig is …

Calling all readers, writers and contributors…

Kim September 30, 2016 5 Comments

In this day and age of online interactions, it’s oh so commonplace to collaborate with people that you have never meet in person. And so it is at Wallyhood. Many of our staff have never met the neighbors who read our blog and help make Wallyhood what it is. And vice versa.

We want to change that. Writers, come meet your editors! Editors, come meet your writers! And readers, come meet the folks who put Wallyhood together day in and day out.

Please join us for a Wallyhood appreciation party at Murphy‘s Pub on Wednesday, October 12 from 7- 9 …

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