Our local public transit system is making some major changes in 2010. Along with the usual fare increase (its $0.25 this time), they're also switching everything over to the new ORCA card system. I ordered mine and added a PugetPass online. It was fairly straightforward. If you usually use transit passes, you'll need to get one of these new cards (unless you get them from your work - they'll take care of it for you). Get one before Feb. 1st -…
Looking for something to do New Year's Eve outside the humdrum of binge drinking? Here's one from My Green Lake: Thanks to Shana Bestock (Artistic Director and Education Director) for letting us know about this upcoming amazing performance at the Bathhouse (7312 W Greenlake Dr N): New Year’s Eve Event: Compleat Wks of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged)–ONE NIGHT ONLY! Come support the Bathhouse Ensemble as they move forward on their artistic journey. After a hugely successful inaugural summer, featuring The Pillowman and…
It's done! Thanks to Hoyt for the photo, who says the crowd watched and cheered as the last letter was placed.
Yesterday, we covered what's going on New Year's Eve in Wallingford, but what about New Year's Day? For ourselves, we're planning on hitting the Polar Bear Plunge at Matthews Beach at noon on the 1st, but if we get the shivers, we may just slap a wig on, find ourselves the finest track suit we can, and head over to Green Lake. Says My Green Lake: "Meet at Noon, Friday January 1, 2010, at the Kiddie Wading Pool at Greenlake to…
Earthquake! Swine Flu! Snowpocalypse! Glenn Beck! A intrepid crew of preparers, led by Wallingford Community Council President Mary Heim, has put together a response plan and in the event of some disaster that knocks out traditional communication channels. If cell phones don't work, the Internet's out, and tin cans aren't up to the job, it's ham radio time: Community Preparedness Group to Wallingford Neighbors, come in please . . . Last call for those interested in training and licensing on the…
It was a bit buried at the bottom of our last QFC update, so a quick reminder along with more recent photos from Dan S.: QFC is closed today for electrical work. They will re-open tomorrow morning (Tuesday) by 5 a.m.
Our crime coverage may have been doing more harm than good: it's been erratic and spikey, given the sense that there may suddenly be a crime wave on, whereas our reporting has more to do with what we happen to hear about than what's actually going on. To help address this, we have, at readers' request, created a Wallyhood Crime Forum, where people can let neighbors know about the criminal activity they've seen. We'll roll up a summary of that once…