Things may be a bit slow around here over the next couple of days. By the time you read this, we'll be off in the Nevada desert frolicking and making mayhem. Our lower Wallingford correspondent should have a post for you tomorrow, and the Garage Sale and Open House map will post as usual on Friday (e-mail [email protected] if you want yours added), but other than that, things are going to be a bit quiet until Monday. Enjoy your weekend!
@Cherrrylll just tweeted a warning for folks in the Wallingford / Green Lake / Woodland Park neighborhood: *COUGAR* sighting near Woodland Park. Keep small pets indoors!!!!!!! We assume she means the wildcat kind, not the other kind. Also, while the Woodland Park Zoo is near Woodland Park, we figure she doesn't mean one behind bars. That's all we know. We'll keep you posted as we learn more. --- Update (10:23 pm): According to NWCN, State Wildlife officials have confirmed the cougar…
Earlier today, we shared a letter that the Woodland Soccer Club had sent the city, asking that they not close Wallingford Field this season, as it had already been promised and scheduled for practices. Jen just posted this note to the comment section of that article: This is an email response my husband just got from Richard Conlin: Thank you for your message about the Wallingford Playfield field restoration work and the upcoming soccer season. I am pleased to report that…
Kristin Maas, QFC Public Affairs Director, dropped us a line this morning to update us on the remodel they're undertaking: I just wanted to send you a quick update regarding the remodel at our Wallingford QFC. On Thursday, September 3rd, the Wallingford sign will be removed. We will be doing some maintenance on the sign and keeping it safe during the major exterior construction. We plan to re-install the sign on the building following the completion of the exterior construction. Beginning…
If you or yours are one of the many members of the Seattle Youth Soccer Association (SYSA), you may want to check your schedule. The city has withdrawn Wallingford Field as a site for soccer practice and games for the Fall season, apparently with very little notice to the organizers and players. In a letter to Tim Gallagher, Parks Superintendent, and Tom Rasmussen, City Council Member who chairs the Parks Committee, Duncan Munro, President of the Woodland Soccer Club, a SYSA…