It’s tax time and fortunately, there’s some help right in the hood. We heard from Josh Freese who runs the Solid Ground VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) Site. They offer free tax help services certified by the IRS on a first come first serve basis. The tax site is open from 5pm-8:30pm at Solid Ground (1501 N 45th St) on Mondays through Tuesdays till April 16th.  Sounds like there is plenty of availability, so don’t miss this opportunity to maximize your refund. See the image below for what you’ll need to bring.

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Show your love for Wallingford this Valentine’s season by treating  your friends and family at any Tutta Bella location and 20% of proceeds will be donated to Historic Wallingford!

Code is valid Sunday, February 11th – Thursday, February 15. Dine-in or order delivery, takeout, or curbside from tuttabella.com. No third-party delivery sales will qualify. Use the code EasyAsPieWallingford at checkout. 20% of sales will be donated to Historic Wallingford.

Wallingford is fortunate to have a Tutta Bella neighborhood restaurant  at 4411 Stone Way N. Launched in Seattle in 2004, they have grown to 5 locations offering authentic Neapolitan wood-fired …

We are sad to share the passing of longtime contributor to this blog and active community member, Glenn Singer. His wife, Pamela, shares this beautiful tribute.

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This message comes to us from Camille, a parent / Board Member at KapKa Cooperative School, up the street from the Woodland Park Zoo.

We wanted to share with your readers that KapKa is hosting a few more school tours in January and February and an Open House on Saturday, January 20th, 2024.

KapKa Cooperative School was established in 1989 and provides an exceptional progressive, integrative education for children from Kindergarten through 5th Grade. KapKa was founded by local community members, and making and keeping community is part of what makes KapKa special. We have a strong focus on environmental …

Apparently, pretty challenging, according to Yalcin Ataman, owner of Fainting Goat Gelato. Since 2009, Fainting Goat occupied a spot in the retail building on the south side of N. 45th St and Burke Ave. But when the building was slated for demolition in 2022, Fainting Goat had to find a new home. They managed to secure a new space in Wallingford and open a new location in Fremont. If you’re also planning to open a new retail shop, look for a supplier of high-quality shop supplies that you can use and install in your retail shop. You should also determine …

This post comes to us from neighbor Tracy Timmons-Gray. 

About thirty minutes after my 67- year old mother left my apartment after we had dinner together on the evening of Friday, October 20, she called me, crying.

I asked her what was wrong, and she told me about how she was almost hit by two cars while walking the cross-walk at 40^th and Stone Way to get to the bus stop in front of Emerald City Athletics.

As she crossed the street when the walk light was on, she faced a line of cars on 40^th that were …