Green Stage’s Backyard Bard players will be presenting two delightful Shakespeare plays this coming Friday (July 14) and Saturday (July 15) at the Wallingford Playfield (N 42nd St and Wallingford Ave N) at 7 pm. The plays are free but donations will be accepted.

These Shakespeare plays have been edited down to one hour each to make it all the more fun, especially for the younger, squirmier set. Wallingford is the place for opening night for both of these plays to be presented later at nine other neighborhood parks in Seattle. So bring your champagne and wish them well for …

Wallingford seems to be filled with cats: cats gazing out at you from windows; cats coming to meet you on the sidewalk; cats crouched under cars and bushes looking cautiously at you as you pass by. At our house, we have many cats passing through our yard that we recognize as well as the occasional newcomer. They all seem to have owners as evidenced by collars, their healthy appearance, and their obvious comfort around humans. But then there was Izzy.

Izzy showed up in our yard in early April. (My wife gave the cat that name although we would later …

STARS & STRIPES: 4th of July Dockside Bash at Bowriders on Lake Union

Tuesday, July 4, 2023

101 NE Northlake Way

Seattle, WA 98105

7:30pm – 12:30am (Bar included ’til 10:00pm)

If you need a break from the Seafair Summer event at Gasworks park, hop on over to one of our neighborhood’s quiet gems for what they are calling the ULTIMATE Independence Day extravaganza! Experience unbeatable waterfront views of the dazzling Space Needle Fireworks over Lake Union! 

Bowriders invites you to

Watch the mesmerizing fireworks from our prime waterside location

Indulge in an endless feast of Bowriders favorites

Family-friendly – …

As they did last year, Amazon will sponsor this year’s Seafair Summer Fourth activities at Gas Works Park as well as at South Lake Union. This is your chance to party like it’s 2022. Why do I say that? Well, in scrutinizing their website for this year, the plans seem very similar to last year. But don’t let that discourage you from going; I’m sure the music and the fireworks will be fresh and different!

I posted last year at this time about the July Fourth festivities. With so much staying the same, I’ll just allow myself to plagiarize some …

This spring the Wallingford Community Council (WCC) conducted a survey of Wallingford residents to determine what issues and concerns are priorities and that should be addressed by the WCC. The survey also gauged how well the WCC is performing and what areas it should focus on. Here is a summary of key findings from the survey.

The total number of respondents was 268. 96% of respondents were Wallingford residents

Only 18% of respondents identify as members of the WCC and the most common reason for not being a member was know knowing about the WCC, what it does and the …

If you’ve got a radio, and even if you don’t, you’ll want to tune to SPACE 101.1 FM this Wednesday, June 28 at 5pm when The Wallingford Local will feature editors from your favorite blog. (That’s us!!) Also scheduled to appear is Blake Garfield (current president of Celebrate Wallingford) who will be talking about this year’s Kiddie Parade.

The program airs live from the Wallingford Farmers Market on the last Wednesday of every month through September. There are many ways to listen:

Come see us live at the Farmers Market at Meridian Park! Go to SPACE 101.1 FM on your…

As Monty Python used to say, “And now for something completely different…”

It’s an invite to the Death Café! As macabre as that may sound on the face of it, this is an earnest and well-intended effort sponsored by the Wallingford Community Senior Center (WCSC), at the Good Shepherd Center. The event flyer that was shared with Wallyhood describes it this way:

At a Death Cafe people, often strangers, gather to drink tea, have a snack and discuss death. Our objective is ‘to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives’.…