Back by popular demand for its fourth consecutive year, Seattle’s most DIY music festival, Porchfest, will bring the rock, folk, hip hop, punk, and even a little marimba to northern Wallingford (aka Tangletown) on June 15.

Wallingford Porchfest began in the summer of 2021, as Seattle was slowly creeping out of COVID lockdown. We the people were newly vaxxed but still a little wary of indoor crowds, so a group of neighbors opened up their porches to local musicians, providing concert lovers a much needed dose of the live music experience they’d been craving for the previous sixteen months. And …

The milkman has been part of American culture starting in Vermont in 1785. Even today, Smith Brother’s Farm will gladly deliver milk and more to your front porch. But have you ever heard of the cider man?

Let me introduce you to Erik Madrid, co-owner with his wife Storie Madrid, of Press Then Press, an online Cider Shop. Erik would be glad to be your cider man and deliver your online purchases from their offerings of 500 varieties of fine cider. This is not the sweet apple cider we enjoy in the fall, or kids juice boxes. This is …

Historic Seattle is celebrating their 2023 Preservation Celebration Award winners with community programs, and their next stop is Wallingford!

Historic Wallingford invites you to join us in celebrating our 2023 Preservation Advocacy Award on Wednesday evening, June 12. We will gather at the Good Shepherd Center for introductions and exciting announcements to share information about our activities at 5:30 p.m., and then set out on a host-guided walk-and-talk around the neighborhood.

Space is limited, so reserve your spot today at www.historicseattle.org!…

All events are at, or meet up at, the Wallingford Community Center- 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N. Ste 140, Seattle WA  98103

 

 

Elder Law

Friday, June 7
2:15 to 3:15 pm

Inspired by conversations held at our popular Death Cafes, an attorney will be coming to the center to talk about documents such as wills and health care directives, and common errors he sees and how to avoid them. Free, RSVPs appreciated. 206.461.7825.

 

 

People’s Memorial Celebration

Wednesday, June 12
1:30 to 2:30 pm

Inspired by conversations held at our popular Death Cafes, a representative from People’s Memorial will be coming to …

Here’s the scoop for gelato lovers: after almost 6 months, The Fainting Goat has reopened in a new location. Owners Yalçin and Sevim Ataman shut down operations in December 2023 after the building where they were leasing (next to Chase Bank) sold to an apartment building developer. Challenges, including the permitting process, delayed their reopening until last week.

The new storefront landed them between Sea Monster and Taco Time on 45th. They make fresh gelato daily from local organic milk and seasonal fruits. Flavors rotate frequently, but some in the regular line up include stracciatella, pistachio, Mexican vanilla bean, chocolate …

Twenty years ago, my in-laws had a beloved elderly cat called the Witch. One morning my father-in-law started his car and realized Witch had crawled under the hood, caught her head in the fan belt and broke her jaw. Their local vet in Gig Harbor would not treat a 19-year-old cat with a broken jaw and a heart murmur, and offered to put her down.

So they instead brought her to the Cat Clinic on N 39th and Stone Way. There, the vet made no promises but wired her jaw and gently tended to her wounds. The Witch lived another …

As a parent of a soon-to-be kindergartener and a soon-to-be second grader (who works more than a full time job), my family approaches the warmer months with mixed emotions. There is a frenetic energy in the air. While the kids begin to taste freedom, a lump of fear develops in my belly over how I will balance parenthood and work without the certainty and structure of school. For my family, relief comes in the form of a local summer camp hosted by Latona School Associates, which operates out of John Stanford International School on 2nd Avenue NE. The summer is…