It’s the end of a long day at work, you’ve made it across the ship canal bridge, down the morass of 45th Street backups, maneuvered through the obstacle course of traffic circles and finally arrive on your own street. But as you creep past your house, you’re frustrated to see there are no available parking spaces close to home. As you gaze longingly at the spot in front of your house, your spot, you note with a bit of bile that that same car has been parked there for over week!

Now, you happen to know that Seattle’s parking code …

(Wallyhood welcomes all members of our community to contribute to this group blog. This article comes from Elena, a seventh-grader at Hamilton International Middle School. If you would like to contribute, please contact us at [email protected] with your story ideas.)

Hello everyone! I am a local Wallingford girl and my name is Elena. I’m in 7th grade at Hamilton International Middle School. Recently I did an interview with the owners of The Cubes Bakery on 45th Street (2315 N 45th St) for a Spanish project at school (I am in advanced Spanish) and learned so much! For my …

If you live in one of the new Restrict Parking Zones in Wallingford, your grace period of parking without a permit is over. I spied a parking enforcement officer getting ready to write up my neighbor’s truck on Friday, and when I went out to try to call her off (“wait, I’ll grab them and have them move it”), she said not to worry, it was just a warning, but that they would begin ticketing “for real” on Monday.

That makes her sound real nice about it, which she wasn’t. She seemed pretty grumpy at me for not respecting the …

The end-of-the-year holidays are often at time when people look to share some of what they have with others who might have less. If you’re such a person and are looking for such an opportunity, look no further than FamilyWork’s Holiday Helper Family Sponsorship:

This year, we asked each child to choose a winter item they need and a toy they’re excited about. Our goal is to fulfill their wishlists and send each family home with a board game, so everyone can cozy up on a cold, winter night and bond over some family fun.

Just fill in their online …

Hey, itchin’ for some cultchuh? Wanna see some free theatah? Wallingford Presbyterian Church (1414 N 42nd St) is hosting Taproot Theatre Company’s Christmas Touring play Foolish Wiseman, here in Wallingford, walking distance from you, tomorrow morning, Sunday, December 9th at 10:30 am.

Meet Ogion [o-jun], the comical and little-known fourth wise man. Afraid of the dark, this befuddled hero has little chance of following the Bethlehem star until he runs into two thieves, Leah and Jacob, who believe it would be profitable to assist this foolish, yet wealthy, man. What they find at the journey’s end is a treasure more …

Megan James from Seattle Pops (1401 N 45TH St) writes:

As promised, here’s a round-up of opportunities to do your holiday shopping hyperlocally, from Wallingford artists (and very close neighbors).

Leading us off, Cindy Krafft writes:

I’m an artist in Wallingford making geeky and sometimes feminist quilts. My website is 8-bitquilts.com . I’ll also be the featured artist at Outsider Comics in Fremont during the First Friday Art Walk this coming week!

Yara El Hage writes that she’s from Lebanon, but has been living here in Wallingford for the past three years. She sells handcrafted jewelry and trinket dishes through her Etsy store, but offers local pick-up.

Aleesha Contreras is …