If you’re looking to stay out of the big box stores, but still join in the holiday gift-a-rama, there are a number of local art and craft sales going on around the neighborhood this weekend:

Honey House Holiday Sale (a late addition!)

December 5 from 11am to 4pm.

Location: 5745 Kirkwood Pl N Seattle, WA 98103

Featured:
Seattle Urban Honey has honey from bees located in the 98103 zip code along with beeswax candles
Maple Leaf Soap is handmade in the Maple Leaf neighborhood
Trevani Chocolate has locally handmade truffles
Growing Things Farm will bring homemade blackberry, apricot and pepper …

Got an old bike in your garage that you’re not using anymore? Leftover parts since you upgraded your sleek ride? Bike Works will be taking donations this Saturday, December 5th noon – 5 pm at the ASUW Bike Shop (4001 E Stevens Way NE):

Each year, Bike Works collects over 4000 bicycles that we refurbish or recycle. But, there has yet to be an opportunity to donate on campus at UW…

So we are coming to the ASUW Bike Shop to collect any old or new bikes and bike parts. Whatever is collecting dust in your garage or not being …

Now that we’re past Thanksgiving, it’s safe to start your winter holiday festivitying, including the iconic Santa photo. Nancy Treder (a Wallyhood sponsor) says she started shooting them when her eldest son was a year old because she never had any Santa photos of herself:

Santa Photos at Wallingford Center
by Nancy Treder Photography

December 5, 6, 12, 13, 19 & 20th. 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Ho, Ho, Ho! What would Christmas be without the annual Santa photo? We’ve learned that local moms love the Wallingford Center Santa experience because of it’s beautifully decorated set for fireside chats …

Happy Thanksgiving, Wallingford! I hope everyone has a warm spot to spend the day, full of family, friends and food.

At times like this, when we get to enjoy exactly how lucky we are, I’m especially thankful to all the people out there working to help those who could use a little luck. Which is why I’ve always been a huge fan of FamilyWorks. I appreciate not just that they provide a food bank for people who have trouble putting food on the table, but provide a support network and life-skills resources for people “seeking a path to long-term resiliency”. …

Tomorrow’s weather will be cold (high of 45°) but crystal clear, making it perfect weather for a pre-feast pedal around Lake Union with the family.

Join other area families for the Annual Thanksgiving Morning Kidical Ride, starting at 10 am from Gas Works, and returning to the same around 3 pm, in time for dinner:

Gerald from the Iron Bull (2121 N 45th St) says they’re having a clothing swap this Monday, November 23 at 8:00pm – 2:00 am:

It’s time for Spring Cleaning!…err…fall cleaning? Either way, here in Seattle it’s the time of year that you switch from your only-used-for-3-months summer wardrobe to your oh-my-god-all-of-my-clothing-is-waterproof-and/or-made-for-layering fall/winter/spring wardrobe.

So we know you have some stuff you want to get rid of. Whether it’s that faux fur jacket you thought you loved at Nordstrom Rack but never wore because you knew the fur would get matted and gross in the rain, or those peep-toe heels that …

The Seattle PI put together a photo gallery of various neighborhoods through history a few weeks back, drawing from the Seattle Municipal Archive, the Washington Museum of History & Industry and the PI’s own archive. Wallingford gallery‘s is worth a gander:

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