Monthly Archives: October 2010

Helping those in need: Wallingford House

Wallyhood reader Kimberly C. writes: With all the discussion going on about homelessness and Wallingford, I thought maybe it would be nice to feature some of the organizations in Wallingford that provide services to the homeless. The ones I know about are: FamilyWorks/Solid Ground and the 45th Street Clinic. Perhaps a volunteer profile as well? Seems like a lot of interest in what is being done locally and organizations to support other than SHARE. Thanks, Kimberly We thought this was a…

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A Muddy Cup, Comics Dungeon Burglarized

Last night around 11:30 p.m., the police came to Sarah Dolezal's home to inform her that her store, A Muddy Cup (266 NE 45th St.), had just been burglarized.  Someone had thrown a rock through the door and shattered the glass to break in.  Police informed Dolezal that someone had also broken into Comics Dungeon (250 NE 45th St.). Dolezal wrote to let me know that they're still open for business, "just a little shaken." She and her partner Mathew spent…

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“No Confidence” In The SPS Operations Levy

[Ed Note: Elections are coming up, and this stuff is important, so we're covering it. You may disagree with the opinions of the writers. We invite opposing viewpoints to share their perspective.] Most votes this fall divide cleanly along liberal / conservative battle lines. You don’t have to think too hard, just decide if you find Paul Krugman or George Will more credible. The exception is the Seattle Public Schools levy, which is scrambling all of the usual alliances. Superintendent Maria…

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Gas Works Playground, Farmers Market, and the Dump

At last month's community council meeting we met with the powers that be on local projects. Here's what happened and their follow up comments... Gas Works park sediment clean up with Judith Noble of Seattle Public Utilities The goal is to decontaminate the sediment in Lake Union off of Gas Works Park. Contamination is from the manufactured gas plant that operated from 1900-1950. To determine groundwater flow the city has drilled 6 monitoring wells in Gas Works Park ranging from 15’…

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Hive Mind Halloween

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Fifteen years ago, we hosted a little Halloween party at our house here in Wallingford. We called it Hive Mind Halloween and 15 or 20 friends showed up. Great costumes, good time. The next year, a few more people came, and a few more the year after that, until, by 2004, we topped 400 people, which is considerably more than a little Wallingford craftsmen is meant to hold, even with two floors, a full basement and a big back yard. To…

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Welcome Jacob Caldwell

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Hot on the heels of Michelle Quesada, Jacob Caldwell, a Wallingford massage therapist, has offered his kind support as a Wallyhood sponsor. Over his eight years practicing massage, he's worked in five different neighborhoods, but declares Wallingford his favorite: On the map of Seattle, Wallingford is right in the middle where all my clients can easy get to and have parking in the street with no meter maids to monitor  how long one has been there. I walk Greenlake at least…

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