National Night Out started formally 38 years ago, sparked from an effort in the western suburbs of Philadelphia to bring neighbors and police forces together for increased safety. The first National Night Out involved 2.5 million neighbors across 400 communities in 23 states.  Now a national community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships, it reaches 38 million neighbors in 16,000 communities!

Wallingford Seattle is one of these lively communities and on the first Tuesday evening in August, you can see neighbors gathered in blocked-off streets and front yards, sharing information and, in pre-pandemic times, even potluck dinners.

To quote the City …

A mentor to many, a friend to all

By: Mary Schilder, Neighborcare Health

Connecting with tweens and teenagers can feel like an impossible wall to scale, not true for longtime Wallingford resident, Janet Cady, who is retiring after 43 years working as a nurse and nurse practitioner in community and public health, with most of that time spent supporting young people.

“I like their emerging ability to question, to learn self-care, their curiosity,” said Janet. “They are at that fork in the road where their decisions can have some major life-long consequences…. I wanted to be one of their trusted …

Since our post a couple weeks back, there’s been a lot of activity around the closed W Green Lake Way N issue. I was about to post a lengthy update including the city’s response to our blog post, the mayor’s interest in “connecting the parks” through a permanent road closure, and Councilmember’s Strauss’ consistent advocacy for reopening the road immediately with a plan to create a two-way protected bike lane.

Instead I’m pleased to share with you the following update from the Seattle Department of Transportation/Keep Moving Streets team about the plan to reopen the road this fall. 

Thanks to …

This Saturday, July 31, SDOT will host a bike ride on the new two-way cycletrack adjacent to Green Lake Park. Two years in the making, this protected bike lane is finally complete, giving cyclists a safer way to navigate East Green Lake Way N.

Riders will meet in the “Flamingo” parking lot of the Woodland Park Zoo, located at the corner of N 50th Street and Phinney Ave N. At 10:30am cyclists will ride down the improved bike lane on North 50th Street and, at the five-way intersection with Stone Way, proceed north on Green Lake Way N to the …

Historic Wallingford invites you to celebrate our business district’s “reopening” from the pandemic with a neighborhood treasure hunt. This fun, self-guided activity is a chance to get the whole family outside and explore Wallingford’s historical architecture and flourishes of art. So grab the kids and go for a walk along N 45th.

The treasure hunt leads you along N 45th, and sometimes just to the north or south, to solve clues and discover things about the history of Wallingford.

How It Works –

Pick up a treasure hunt map today at one of our five sponsor businesses: Wally Pets, 4411…

For those not entirely in the know as regards the doings of the National Hockey League during the height of the summer, the league will be holding an “expansion draft” this Wednesday. This is to allow the league’s newest team, our Seattle Kraken, to acquire a roster of players for the upcoming season. The Kraken will be allowed to select one player from each existing team within the limits of various and sundry league rules.

The event will be held onstage at Gas Works Park from about 3 to 8 pm this Wednesday, July 21, and roughly 4,000 fans …