Wallingford’s own Solid Ground is celebrating 50 years of life-changing work with a Day of Service at five sites across Seattle on Friday, August 23, from 9am-noon. Roll up your sleeves and join more than 300 members of the Solid Ground community to plant and tend to garden beds, beautify parks, clean up our ACCESS bus fleet, and more!                   

Projects take place at the following Solid Ground sites and Seattle neighborhood parks:

Magnuson Park Cleanup(Sand Point) Wallingford Playfield Park Cleanup(Wallingford)                    Burke-Gilman Trail Cleanup(Fremont)                                                                                            Marra Farm Giving Garden Work Party(South Park) Transportation ACCESS Fleet Cleanup(South Park)

 

 

 

Specific to the Fremont Location…

Wanted to give the Wallingford neighborhood a heads-up that Gas Works Park is the site of another electronic dance music festival to the busy summer festival scene as British record label Anjunadeep’s Open Air Seattle sets up shop on Aug. 24.

Anjunadeep, founded by electronic group Above & Beyond in 2005 as an outlet for its more progressive deep house fare, promises a “curated lineup of label favorites and rising stars” for its upcoming shows.

I believe the lineup for the Seattle show plans to feature Anjunadeep artists Marsh, Nicky Elisabeth, Qrion, Nils Hoffmann, Eli & Fur b2b YOTTO. Doors …

This September 15th, join us for a fun-filled evening where we celebrate to legacy businesses in Wallingford, Murphy’s Pub and Changes Bar and Grill.  Picture a dark and moody hideaway, offering a step back in time to experience a slice of history during the 1920’s.  Here are some of the planned highlights of the event:

To get the place jumping, we will enjoy live jazz music provided by “JAZZ STANDARDS” featuring Milo Peterson and vocalist Michaele Miller. Milo Peterson has taught jazz guitar in the Seattle area for the past 20 years and came to this event highly recommended. …

Wallingford small businesses invite the community to sip and shop.

Third Thursday every month including August 15th from 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm.

Stop by to support Wallingford local businesses, enjoy a beverage or snack, and hang out! Hoping to continue last year’s success and this summer’s participation, a growing number of neighborhood shops or businesses like Pacific Northwest Store, Cascadia Pharmacy, Cedarhouse Flowers, Peti Boutique and Wally Pets among others will go the extra mile while welcoming customers on the third Thursday of each month this summer.  Please stop by participating businesses to get an appreciation for all that …

“Food insecurity” is jargon for being hungry. And whether folks in the neighborhood know or care to admit it, we are surrounded by hungry people. There have been never-ending discussions about the incongruity and the travesty of hunger existing at all in the richest country on the planet, but this article focuses on a low-key, grassroots effort by one of our neighbors to allay at least a little of the need.

Those of you who prowl Facebook, and the Wallingford-Fremont Group there, occasionally see posts from Food Not Bombs, and neighbor Kathy Bowie. Food Not Bombs is a loosely structured …

This Saturday morning, the 12^th annual Obliteride to fight cancer will kick off at the UW with close to 4,000 riders, runners, walkers and others beginning their journeys at the UW and ending at Gas Works Park. The festivities start Friday night, however, which will bring a couple days of potential traffic snarls not just to drivers in our neighborhood, but users of the Burke Gilman trail, as well. History

Obliteride participants raise money through donations from their networks of friends and colleagues. Funds raised go directly to the Fred Hutch Cancer Center to support their work. Local t.v. …

On Sunday, September 15^th    you are invited to join the fun at Murphy’s Irish Pub, as we step back in time to experience a slice of history. Historic Wallingford will host an immersive historical experience with food and drink typically found at a speakeasy during prohibition in the 1920s. During prohibition, a speakeasy was an illicit hidden gathering place, where illegal alcohol was served.  In 2024, alcohol is no longer illegal—but we will try to recreate a fun social gathering with a nod to the Roaring Twenties.  Period dress will be encouraged, and you can jive to live music…