Wallingford’s own Solid Ground is celebrating 50 years of life-changing work with a Day of Service at five sites across Seattle on Friday, August 23, from 9am-noon. Roll up your sleeves and join more than 300 members of the Solid Ground community to plant and tend to garden beds, beautify parks, clean up our ACCESS bus fleet, and more!                   

Projects take place at the following Solid Ground sites and Seattle neighborhood parks:

Magnuson Park Cleanup(Sand Point) Wallingford Playfield Park Cleanup(Wallingford)                    Burke-Gilman Trail Cleanup(Fremont)                                                                                            Marra Farm Giving Garden Work Party(South Park) Transportation ACCESS Fleet Cleanup(South Park)

 

 

 

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Wanted to give the Wallingford neighborhood a heads-up that Gas Works Park is the site of another electronic dance music festival to the busy summer festival scene as British record label Anjunadeep’s Open Air Seattle sets up shop on Aug. 24.

Anjunadeep, founded by electronic group Above & Beyond in 2005 as an outlet for its more progressive deep house fare, promises a “curated lineup of label favorites and rising stars” for its upcoming shows.

I believe the lineup for the Seattle show plans to feature Anjunadeep artists Marsh, Nicky Elisabeth, Qrion, Nils Hoffmann, Eli & Fur b2b YOTTO. Doors …

Wallingford small businesses invite the community to sip and shop.

Third Thursday every month including August 15th from 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm.

Stop by to support Wallingford local businesses, enjoy a beverage or snack, and hang out! Hoping to continue last year’s success and this summer’s participation, a growing number of neighborhood shops or businesses like Pacific Northwest Store, Cascadia Pharmacy, Cedarhouse Flowers, Peti Boutique and Wally Pets among others will go the extra mile while welcoming customers on the third Thursday of each month this summer.  Please stop by participating businesses to get an appreciation for all that …

Historic Wallingford is pleased to announce its third annual self-guided exploration of the neighborhood called Exploring Wallingford. The activity features more than 25 natural, historical, and artistic points of interest in Lower Wallingford, south of 40^th Street and extending to the Lake Union shoreline.  It spotlights the area’s Indigenous tradition, industrial landscape, popularly styled early 20^th-century buildings, as well as artistic and natural sensory delights.

You are invited to pick up a free brochure at the Wallingford Branch Library or one of these sponsor locations between August 1^st and September 15^th:

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The 71^st Annual Wallingford Parade, the longest running Seafair sponsored parade was held on Saturday, July 13^th under warm, pleasant sunny skies.  The mood was festive as judged by the crowds who lined 45^th Street to watch the parade.

This year’s parade featured over 800 participants and 35 marching groups or decorated vehicles/floats including many local businesses or organizations including Bedrooms and More, Cedarhouse Flowers, Sock Monster, Hawaii General Store, Historic Wallingford, and Family Works among others.  Our thanks go to the Seafair Marshalls who facilitated parade day sign-in of participants on the day of the parade.  …

We are on the final countdown to the Wallingford Parade happening this coming Saturday, July 13^th starting at 11:00 a.m. at N. 45^th and Bagley. This is a Seafair event and is supported financially by many Wallingford businesses.  We thank all the sponsors including Bedrooms and More, Dunn Lumber, Cedarhouse Flowers, Luna Kitchen and Bath, Keller Williams, Harold’s Lamps, Pacific Northwest Shop, Wallingford Community Council (WCC), QFC/Boar’s Head Hotdog Stand, Silver Tray Thai, CVS, Key Bank and Dick’s Drive-In for their support in making this community tradition continue, now in its 7^th decade!

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The 2024 Wallingford Small Business Sip and Shop kicked off on Thursday, June 20th on the Summer Solstice and will continue the Third Thursday in July and August from 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm. We encourage everyone to stop by to support Wallingford local businesses, enjoy a beverage or snack, shop and hang out!

To foster community awareness, each month we will spotlight participating businesses starting with Cascadia Pharmacy. The store, located in the former Pharmaca/Medly space in the Wallingford Center, recently opened with a soft opening and will have its grand opening on Thursday, June 27th from 10am to …