This is something of an annual public service announcement for Wallingford: reminder that this coming weekend is the Seattle Tilth Edible Plant Sale at Meridian Park. There is a Friday evening pre-sale, followed by the Saturday and Sunday main events. On the one hand, it is a sure harbinger that spring is here to stay (with one or two exceptions, of course). On the other hand, it clogs the streets in the central part of Wallingford, and makes parking difficult in the area surrounding Meridian Park. Please plan accordingly.

For those of you who are headed to the sale to …

The Sound and Fury Morris Dancers would like to invite all friends and neighbors to join us at dawn this Thursday (May 1) at Gas Works Park for our annual May Day celebration. There will be song, dance, flowers, and festivities! This is an outdoor, family-friendly celebration with roots dating back centuries …

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 45^th, 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. …

We’re inviting you to come meet us and talk about potentially involving yourselves in the venture that is Wallyhood. Fancy yourself a writer? An editor? Got a beef? Want to bequeath a family fortune to us? Then please consider coming to the Blue Star Café on Wednesday, January 8 at 7:00 p.m. to hang out with us.  We’ll …