As the retail core in the Wallingford Center has been diminished, I am glad one of the remaining business fixtures in Wallingford that I enjoy shopping for my wife and still standing is Yazdi. The store, located on the second floor of the Wallingford Center has been a fixture for 38 years and counting. As you enter the Wallingford Center and approach Yazdi, looking up you get a sense of something unique about Yazdi. The beautiful dragon tapestry (George the Dragon, all the way from Bali) looking down is quite impressive and immediately piques interest in what other unusual or …
November at WCSC
All events are at, or meet up at the Wallingford Community Center- 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N. Ste 140, Seattle WA 98103
Dia de los Muertos-outing
Monday, November 4
12:30 to 2:15 pm
Let’s celebrate Day of the Dead with Lake City Seniors for their annual Dia de los Muertos event! There will be lunch (suggested donation of $4), live music, and dancing at this fun event! Free RSVPs required.
Personal Safety Nets
Monday, November 4,
3:15 to 5:15 pm
Join a supportive group to take steps toward putting together YOUR Personal Safety Net. This 4-week workshop with Denise Malm, Social …
Impact of proposed new zoning maps on Wallingford
Mayor Bruce Harrell has recently released proposed rezoning maps as part of the Comprehensive Plan updates. Interactive zoning maps can be found here, so you can look up what is specific to your block (that’s what we all want to know, right?). These draft maps are currently open for public comment before being up for review by the City Council in early 2025. Many of these zoning changes are required to be in compliance with Housing Bill 1110 (HB 1110), often referred to as the Middle Housing Bill, which was passed by the state legislature in 2023.
Wallingford’s “urban center” …
Spooktacular Events in Wallingford This Weekend 🎃👻
When we first moved to Wallingford, the previous homeowners warned us to stock up on LOTS of candy—and they weren’t kidding! Every year, around 100 costumed kiddos visit our house. If you want to partake, this is your friendly reminder to get some candy before the shelves at QFC and CVS are bare. As a parent of young kids who have their costumes planned for the next three years, I can’t get enough of the Halloween spirit.
Inspired by Gary’s story about our neighborhood haunted house, I wanted to share a couple more events to help you celebrate this spooky …
Get in the Spirit of Halloween at a Neighborhood Haunted House!
North Wallingford neighbor Kathy Bowie, whom we wrote about earlier this year in a feature about Food Not Bombs, also hosts a Halloween haunted house and is seeking assistance for that venture: either staffing as a ghoul or goblin, or less scarily, for batteries of all sorts to power the various attractions. Please consider supporting a good-humored neighbor as she provides some much-needed diversion right before a truly frightening election! You can call or text Kathy directly at 206-940-9973. And, you can visit the haunted house (311 N.E. 51st) on the weekend before Halloween (Friday 10/25 and Saturday 10/26, 6-8 …
10th Annual Citywide Seattle Public Safety Survey Seeks Your Input
Wallyhood heard from Talia, who is a research analyst at Seattle University and works with the Micro-Community Policing Plans (MCPP) team for SPD. The goal of that research is to review the annual Seattle Public Safety Survey results and provide opportunity for those who live and/or work in Seattle to discuss real time community safety concerns and build relationships with police at the precinct and micro- community (neighborhood) level. Talia asked that we share information about the survey with the Wallingford community. Here’s the scoop:
Seattle University is administering the 10th annual citywide Seattle Public Safety Survey, which is accessible …
A Psychedelic Turtle?
On a weekend in mid-September, A group of Wallingford neighbors came together to repaint the street mural of ‘Bubbles the Turtle’. I recently walked by the intersection of North 41st and Interlaken Avenue North, one block west of Hamilton Middle School, and was struck by the size of this art piece, the bold colors of green, red, and blue, and the swirling shapes.
My first thought was that it had an almost psychedelic feel to it. No, I didn’t go into an alternate state of consciousness, but I was a little puzzled because I couldn’t quite make out the shape …