Creative Mending starting June 27th from 1-3pm

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Wallingford Community Senior Center, located in the Good Shepherd Center, is starting a new program, open to the greater community. Mending is one way to slow down the fashion cycle, lessen landfill overflow and enhance garments and textiles. Creative menders around the world are taking on this challenge in appreciation of resources and sewists. Hosted by deborah barnes, former owner of Zootsuit Custom Apparel and creator of the FashionRIP Project that made recycouture garments for ecosystem themed installations at the Kerf Gallery, once located at the Wallingford Center; is happy to be back in the Hood!

The intro on 7/27- …

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Wallingford Mosaic Art Tour Recap

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This post comes to us from Tara Katz, Director of Fremont Community School and the owner of Tara’s Tots (both in Wallingford).

Had you been walking around Wallingford Saturday June 4, over by the Good Shepherd Center’s Tilth Alliance, or down N 45th St, you may have noticed a small cluster of people and a dog being filmed as they traveled along. If you had known any better, you could have joined and walked along with them because these urbanites were meandering around the ‘hood, marveling at the local talent who have created public art using mosaics as their medium. …

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Dad’s a Weiner: Father’s Day Hot Dog Eating Competition

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Q: Where do you take the man who has given you so much for Father’s Day? A: To the Octopus Bar to stuff himself with hot dogs all for a good cause!

“Dad, I just wanted to say FRANKS for being there”.

“Your jokes are the WURST, but you’re a real WEINER and I RELISH our time together. So let’s MEAT and KETCHUP June 19th at The Octopus Bar for a Father’s Day Hot Dog Eating Competition”!

That’s right, June 19th we come together on Father’s Day to raise money in honor of Juneteenth by eating as many dogs as …

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Summer Solstice in the Garden

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Summer Solstice

Summer Solstice 2022 in the Northern Hemisphere is Tuesday, June 21st.  In Seattle, we will enjoy daylight from 5:11 A.M. to 09:10 PM.  Notice I said “daylight” and not “sunshine” (deep sigh).  The Farmer’s Almanac did not get it right for our June this year since they predicted warm and sunny weather with 1” of precipitation. Every home gardener I know has been lamenting the state of their tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers, so I thought it might be good to think about other crops that can be successful regardless of the weather in the Pacific Northwest.

Onions and…

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Solstice Parade Returns with New Route

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After a two year respite, one of Seattle’s most colorful traditions returns in all its whimsy. The Fremont Solstice Parade is back — but without a Wallingford finish in Gas Works Park this year.

NEW SOLSTICE PARADE ROUTE

The 2022 Fremont Solstice Parade kicks off at 3rd Ave NW and Leary Way, continues along 36th Street, then takes a right on N. Evanston, looping back westbound on 35th Street to end right in the heart of the Fremont Fair!

Saturday, June 18th 2:00 pm – People Parade: More than 60 community-based, people-powered ensembles will parade down the streets of …

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Lumen Bioscience Expands into Essential Baking Space

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Lumen Bioscience has expanded into the space formerly occupied by the Essential Bakery on the northeast corner of 34th and Woodlawn just east of the transfer station. Lumen’s main office is just kitty corner across the street at 1441 N 34th St. The Essential Baking Company closed down their Wallingford cafe back in 2020, and the space has sat empty ever since.

I tried repeatedly to contact them to find out what they intend to use the new space for, but I got no replies. The old Essential Baking space seems considerably smaller than the space Lumen currently …

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