The last Wallingford Art Walk of 2009 is tomorrow, Wednesday October 7th. The weather is supposed to be clear, so get yourself on out of your house and take a stroll. The Wallingford Art Walk web site lists some of the goings on, click the image at right to check it out.
The Meridian School (housed in the Good Shepherd Center) will be teaching their kids about giving back to the community this coming Thursday. From a press release we just received: Community service has always been an essential part of life at the Meridian School, an independent K-5 in Seattle’s Wallingford neighborhood. But the focus of this year’s Community Service Day will be on the diverse community within the school’s own historic brick walls. On Thursday, October 8, the school’s 184 students…
Nickelsville, the controversial homeless encampment that was recently decamped from the Seattle Port, will be settling down, at least temporarily, in Wallingford. Scott Morrow, the band's leader, posted this note to the Nickelsville Alerts mailing list (emphasis added): As you know we were swept on Wednesday the 30th from the port of Seattle’s T-107 Park. It was shocking and shattering. Most of us have been separated from everything we own, except what will fill a backpack or two. Since then many…
(Sharon continues her Notes from the Playground series) The official start of fall may have been last week but now it feels like the real deal. A little rain here and there, mixed in with crisp blue bird days that feel refreshing yet cozy at the same time. Fall is my favorite season in Seattle. I love going on evening walks, hearing the sound of autumn leaves crunching beneath my feet as I savor a hot cup of coffee and watch…
Last week had interesting events in Wallingford (besides the Winchell's - Rancho Bravo affair): Thursday's Community Center Meeting and Friday's visit from mayoral candidate Mike McGinn. We were able to attend neither. We're hoping some of our more civicly responsible neighbors did, however, and that we might prevail on them to post notes, thoughts, or impressions in the comments section of this post, for the benefit of ourselves and our readers. Thanks in advance.
These last weeks, we've enjoyed watching as a flock of birds (black, flecked with iridescence, long narrow beaks: anyone know what they are?) have been grabbing grapes from our arbor, carrying them to our neighbor's rooftop, then pecking at them madly as they roll down the pitched slope, bouncing off the gutter and hurtling to the ground (the grapes, that is...the birds are more about flying than hurtling). That bird-watching has given us time to notice the high quality gutter our…
Our neighbor Olivier called to let us know that he spotted four police cars blocking off an area around 40th St NE near I-5 Sunday morning. When he asked what was going on, he was told someone had found a hand grenade. We've dropped a line to our contacts at the SPD and will let you know if and when we learn more. Update: Mark Jamieson of the Seattle Police Department responded: A road crew working yesterday picking up trash discovered…