A couple weeks back, we posted a query from a reader who spotted the sign you see to your right on a telephone pole around 55th and Wallingford. The question: why was someone writing down license plates in our neighborhood. We know that many readers don't go back and read comments on older posts, but this issue seemed important enough to bubble up as a follow-up post, so we're reprinting some of the comments that were posted. Sara wrote: Those of…
There was quite a bit of excitement and chatter a few weeks back when we mentioned seeing a Flicker in our backyard, so we thought readers might be interested in a talk we saw mentioned on My Green Lake: Master Birder Martin Muller will be talking about the birds of Green Lake at the chapel at The Heartstone (6720 E. Green Lake Way N) on Tuesday, November 24th, 7 - 9 p.m: Audubon Society Master Birder Martin Muller lived in the…
The McDonald School Community is asking anyone with school-aged children, or with children entering Kindergarten next year, and who live within the proposed boundaries for McDonald School, to complete a survey. The survey was developed to identify and address important issues concerning the school's re-opening plan, and report these issues back to the school board. Results of the survey will be shared at the upcoming planning meeting on Saturday , November 14 and on November 18--when the school board votes on…
What have we sunk to, Wallingford? We saw this post on My Green Lake the other day: Scarlet writes: Last night on Woodlawn between Kirkwood and Kenwood, my neighbor’s car had the wheels taken off of her car. I notified her (she is out of town) boyfriend and the police have been called and have responded. Wondering if anyone saw anything or other cars were targeted last night? We were amazed that such a thing could happen in the Wallingford /…
We've been touched with the way so many have rallied around the Wallingford Community Senior Center. When you think that, forty, fifty or more years ago, many of the seniors it serves were fixing up the houses we're living in and sending their kids off to the schools we're now renovating, you can feel how each generation carries the community on, then passes the mantle to the next. We want to do our bit to thank them and care for them…
Today is Veteran's Day, and in honor of the occasion, Dick's is handing out free cheeseburgers to vets: Dick Spady, co-founder and president of Dick’s Drive-In Restaurants, says this Veterans Day effort is “near and dear to my heart.” “I served in the Navy in World War II, the Air Force during the Korean War, and my wife was in the Navy when we met in 1954. We both share a deep respect and admiration for our fellow veterans and active…
Take a stroll round the lake this weekend and check out some theater in neighboring Green Lake: Friday, November 13 at 7pm and Saturday, November 14 at 2pm and 7pm Seattle Public Theater’s Youth Ensemble presents Lebensraum By Israel Horowitz All youth productions FREE (with suggested donation to the education program) Seattle Public Theatre at the Greenlake Bathhouse (Free Parking) 7312 W Green Lake Dr N SPT’s high school ensemble asks “What if?” in the Seattle premiere of a daring and…