Date: August 5, 2020 Time: 7:00 – 8:00 PM. Location: Zoom videoconferencing

We are excited to once again host a virtual Monthly Meeting! Please join Sherri Kokx, Senior Advisor to the Superintendent, and Carri Campbell, Chief of Public Affairs, of Seattle Public Schools for a virtual town hall meeting on school this fall during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Get an update on what parents and caregivers can expect (from Elementary School to Middle School and High School), and how plans to open school remotely will impact families and will be equitable and inclusive.

Share your concerns and questions in advance by …

As we wrote about back in May, SDOT has been improving the intersection at Midvale Ave and 45th (near Meowtropolitan). The final phase of that work, to take place this weekend, will necessitate closing of part of 45th St.:

SDOT is working towards the completion of Transit Spot Improvements and one of their final elements of this work is to move the overhead trolley wires to match the new road configuration. 

King County Metro (KCM) will transfer the wires this weekend, starting July 18. The work will necessitate a Saturday and Sunday detour for both eastbound and westbound traffic. The …

June in Seattle started and ended the same way – with gray rainy skies!  We know where the term “June-uary” comes from I guess!  Here’s to summer kicking into gear in the Northwest like it usually does (on July 5th).   The good news is that the gardens are happy and the gardeners are not tired of watering yet!

Keeping your vegetable garden happy in the summer can be a chore.  The long stretches of hot dry weather are a challenge and it requires constant monitoring of the soil moisture if you want to ensure that all the hard work you …

While talk of defunding the police department has drowned out all other budget news, there’s plenty of fiscal pain to go around as a result of decreased city tax revenues due to Covid 19. We learned recently that SDOT will be reining in some of their work here in our neighborhood:

As of today, the City of Seattle and Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) are putting a pause on many of our transportation projects, including the N 40th St spot bicycle improvements. While this part of the project is on pause, the remaining construction for the paving and bicycle improvements …

Walking through the neighborhood with my family today, I came across a creepy/hilarious art installation in the gazebo of Meridian Park.

What in the world is this about?…

On Saturday, June 13th, from 2 to 4 p.m., Wallingford and Fremont will play host to an epic dragon hunt!

B.F. Day School has a yearly fun run/fundraiser for their students, to raise money for the PTSA and promote health and community among the students and families. In 2020, however, special arrangements had to be made. Families are going to be wandering the neighborhood on Saturday afternoon in search of Sunny the Sun Dragon, B.F. Day’s mascot.

If you would like to show support for the school and participate in a fun neighborhood activity for a good cause, please print …