Wallyhood wants to connect! Your neighborhood blog can’t operate in a vacuum, although all of our major media role models (recall our unofficial motto, “It’s not like we’re the New York Times”) do just fine in the far reaches of outer space.

We’re inviting you to come meet us and talk about potentially involving yourselves in the venture that is Wallyhood. Fancy yourself a writer? An editor? Got a beef? Want to bequeath a family fortune to us? Then please consider coming to the Blue Star Café on Wednesday, January 8 at 7:00 p.m. to hang out with us.  We’ll …

Come Wassail on January 11!

Sound and Fury Morris Dancers invite you to a traditional English orchard wassail which will include singing, dancing and poetry. Meet us, rain or shine, at Meridian Playfield on Saturday, January 11th. We have hosted this free and family-friendly event 16 years running! There will be opportunities to communally wish good health to the trees and scare away evil spirits that threaten their health.

When: 1:00pm-2:00pm Saturday, January 11^th Location: Northwest corner of Meridian Park, near the apple trees that grow along Meridian Avenue What to bring: Weather-appropriate clothing and…

It was a dark and drizzly week night in early December when I met a friend to check out one of our area’s new wine bars, Respite. Seems like a perfect opening for a detective story, and I had some sleuthing to do, as the concept of sustainable wine is new to me.

Two friends, Haley Meade and Madisyn Scribner, founded their business in 2022, and opened its permanent location at 4106 Stone Way North on August 14th. They believe in wines made sustainably, with care and focus, by transparent wine makers. To quote their website “We want to know …

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

 

Saying farewell to 2024 with a Holiday Afternoon Tea, in the British tradition with scones , clotted cream, jam, hot tea and poppers.  We are jumping into 2025  feeling the community spirit. Come on by and say “Hello.”

 

 

WCSC Book Club: James
Tuesday, January 7
1:00 to 2:00 pm

James. by Percival Everett New York Times Best Seller, National Book Awards Winner, shortlisted for the Booker Prize, Kirkus Prize Winner. A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of Adventures …

Attention Wallyhood writers, aspiring writers, potential editors and interested community members?   The current Wallyhood editorial staff (Jack, Megan, Gary and Larry) invites you to start the new year off right by attending a meetup with us on Wednesday, Jan 8th, 7 pm at the Blue Star Cafe and Pub (4512 Stone Way N).

At this meeting, we will be brainstorming story ideas and looking for new writers and/or editors to help keep the Wallyhood tradition going throughout 2025! We will also review what we look for in a good article, and how to submit yours. Most importantly, we want to …

Like all good community blogs, we at Wallyhood like to keep our readers informed about critical infrastructure…like what’s open/closed in the neighborhood on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. In the past, we’ve tried to make the rounds to actually ask businesses what their plans are.

Unfortunately, we are but four highly unpaid volunteer editors and a rotating stable of equally highly unpaid writers, and we’ve been unable to completely canvass Wallingford establishments. Writer Ro did begin the task for this year, and I called a few places and prowled around the web. We would like to invite you, the readers, …

A Message from Murphy’s Pub

Chelley and Eamonn from our favorite Wallingford Irish Pub, Murphy’s Pub, would like to share their holiday plans for their beloved watering hole. Christmas Eve will find them open at noon and closed at 4pm, and closed Christmas Day. December 31^st, New Year Eve will open at 11a.m. and ring in the New Year Eve in Ireland at 4pm Seattle time— always something clever to celebrate at Murphy’s. Enjoy family fun and a toast to the New Year in Ireland at 4pm with music from That Irish Guy. 

Being it is a …