We hope you are all looking forward to the first Wallingford Porchfest coming this Saturday, June 26th. From 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM you can enjoy walking the streets of our neighborhood to hear some live music by local bands.

The final lineup and map are below. Don’t forget to tip the musicians on Venmo: @wallingfordporchfest.

Need more information? Checkout Facebook.

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Virtual Community Meeting — Project Update

Date: Thursday, June 17, 2021

Time: 6 p.m.

You are invited to join Seattle Public Schools for a virtual community meeting about the Lincoln High School Phase 2 Modernization project. The project team will present updated information about the project and upcoming Phase 2A construction work. They will share the final design and the project schedule, and answer questions.

Instructions to participate in the virtual meeting will be posted on the following page www.seattleschools.org/lincoln-construction

or type http://bit.ly/lincoln-meeting into your browser.

Background: When Lincoln was remodeled for its reopening as a High School the architects …

Don’t worry about making dinner on Friday, June 18! Celebrate the end of the school year with a final Friday Fundraiser with Pecado Bueno – this time it’s BBQ dinner!

Just as with the previous Mexican and Hawaiian dinners, 30% of proceeds benefit Wallingford’s St. Benedict School.

Choose from chicken, pork or tofu and add fun dessert or drink. Submit your order by Wednesday, June 16th and plan to pick up at the school from 5 to 6 p.m. on Friday, June 18.

 Ordering Instructions

Click here to order, making sure you order only from our menu (other menus…

Time to shake off the rust and bring back the live music!

Mark your calendar for Saturday, June 26th when local bands will be playing porches around Wallingford. This will be a great time to walk the ‘hood, hear LIVE music (!!) and support musicians. Here’s more from the event page which you can follow on Facebook to learn more about the bands, stay tuned for updates and view a final schedule and map:

About Wallingford Porchfest
We are a community project designed to bring live music back to our people! With multiple bands of all types performing on our …

If you enjoyed Fiesta night in March, you have another chance this week to enjoy a tasty meal and support your local community. The theme this time is Hawaiian – try some Luau chicken, pork or tofu and some tropical beverages to go. Pecado Bueno/It’s All Good Catering are doing the cooking and proceeds benefit St. Benedict School.

Here are the ordering instructions. Be sure to place all orders by this Wednesday.

Click here to order, making sure you order only from our menu (other menus are not available for the 30% fundraiser). You do not need to setup…

Hey Wallyhood – Several weeks ago, we posted about the broken window at Fainting Goat and encouraged readers to pop by and support the business. Well, you showed up for the Goat! Owner, Yalcin Ataman sent this follow-up note and I’ve been remiss in posting it:

Last Tuesday’s sales were amazing, I believe a lot of Wallyhood readers/neighbours came to the store help us recover some of our loss. This event reminded us how valuable it is being part of this community. Thank you for being a voice of this beautiful neighbourhood. I am glad they think of us and…

We love seeing people support Wallingford business. This past week, it was District 4 Councilmember Alex Pedersen who took a stroll through 45th street, stopping at Murphy’s and The Octopus Bar. He highlighted it in his newsletter and encouraged neighbors beyond the ‘hood to swing by our main drag. Thanks for the good word, Alex.

If you aren’t already receiving Councilmember Pedersen’s email and you live in District 4 (or not, and just want to know more what he’s working on or how to reach him), click here to sign up. You can also view his blog here: https://pedersen.seattle.gov.

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