Margaret, Author at Wallyhood

Wally Apartments and Seattle Sound Repair

Margaret June 23, 2013 7 Comments

Wallyhood welcomes two new sponsors, which also happen to be new to the neighborhood and right across the street from one another: Wally Apartments and Seattle Sound Repair are located on Stone Way at N. 41st St.

Wally (4111 Stone Way North) is a boutique apartment building on Stone Way. They’re currently leasing studio and one bedroom apartments with plank flooring, stainless steel appliances, and extra height windows. They have a fantastic roof deck with views of Lake Union, downtown, the Cascades and the Olympics. Take a tour today!

Seattle Sound Repair (4112 Stone Way North) is an independent, full-service …

Grab some funding for your Neighborhood Night Out

Margaret June 23, 2013 Comments are off

Seattle’s annual Night Out will be held on Tuesday, August 6, which means it’s time to register; but did you know that you can apply for the city’s Small Sparks Fund to cover the cost of your block party? Yup, that’s what Jenny Frankl from Seattle’s Department of Neighborhoods tells us:

The $1000 Small Sparks Fund provides matching funds for neighborhood-initiated projects that promote community engagement. Your Night Out activity may qualify!

Seriously –Block Party Outreach, Educational Fairs, Bike Parades, Neighborhood Clean Ups, Basketball Tournaments, Face-painting, Entertainment for your BBQ – think about it.

VERY IMPORTANT: You must apply by …

Help Harvest Fruit Trees

Margaret June 21, 2013 Comments are off

Mariah at Lettuce Link wrote to tell us that we’re approaching harvest season and that the community fruit trees will soon be ripe for picking. They’re looking for volunteers to help harvest the fruit so that they can donate it to local food banks. Here’s the skinny:

Harvest Fruit for Donation!

The Community Fruit Tree Harvest, a program of Lettuce Link at Solid Ground, serves our community by gleaning fresh fruit from backyard trees to donate to food banks and free meal programs. Fruit Tree owners put their trees on a list to be harvested by teams of volunteers. The …

Honk! Fest West

Margaret June 20, 2013 1 Comment

This weekend, June 21 – 23, is Honk Fest West, the annual conclave of community street bands from across the nation, and Saturday, June 22nd they’ll be taking to the streets at the Fremont Solstice Parade, beginning at 3:00PM, before traveling on to Gas Works Park for an afternoon of musical revelry until 8 p.m. What exactly is HONK! you ask? Well, we’re glad you asked and all too happy to provide the answer (thanks to the HONK! website, or course) :

HONK! festivals are a different sort of music festival. These festivals are part of a global renaissance of …

Wallingford House Car Wash

Margaret June 18, 2013 9 Comments

The folks at Wallingford House want to wash your car tomorrow! Bring it to the old 7-11 parking lot (4612 Stone Way N, where Zaw and Bill the Butcher are located), and help raise money for an upcoming camping trip for Wallingford House program participants. Wallingford House is a program that empowers adults recovering from a mental illness to achieve their vocational and personal goals. When? Wednesday, June 19th from 2-5:30pm Where? 7-11 parking lot, 4612 Stone Way N Why? To raise money for an upcoming camping trip for Wallingford House program participants What’s the cost? Donation of your choice!…

Is Chabela’s Closed?

Margaret June 17, 2013 38 Comments

Update 4:23PM: We received a note from Groupon telling us that they have, in fact, confirmed with Chabela’s that they are closed. Nick from Groupon writes:

We confirmed that the merchant has in fact closed. Anyone who has an outstanding Groupon voucher can contact us at www.groupon.com/support for a return. And further, with regard to Groupon, Nick adds: Also, I would take issue with the first commenter. More than 500,000 merchants have featured deals on Groupon, including Seattle-based Starbucks. Plus, our re-feature rate with merchants is more than 50 percent. Finally, not relevant to Chabela’s but pertinent to the neighborhood:…

Picnic in the Park/Candidate Forum

Margaret June 16, 2013 4 Comments

Mayoral and City Council candidates are headed to Gas Works Park next week for a special lunchtime Q&A.

Hosted by the Wallingford Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Fremont, Ballard, Queen Anne, and U District Chambers, this 90 minute lunch will be on Wednesday, June 19, from 12:00PM to 1:30PM at the Gas Works Park Pavilion (2101 N. Northlake Way). The cost is $20 which covers a catered picnic lunch. Here’s the full scoop:

This fun annual event grows every year and with the picnic shelter – rain or shine, this is always a great place to talk with …

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