Monthly Archives: June 2011

Wallybits: Crime Edition

A couple of crimes occurred this week involving car break-ins, shoplifters, and items stolen from the Good Shepherd Center. A reader tells us that her family's car was broken into during the middle of the day on Tuesday: My son attends Wallingford Child Care Center (42nd & Bagley).  On 6/28, at approximately 4pm, our car (while parked directly in front of the child care entrance on 42nd) was broken into. The window was smashed and two diaper bags were stolen.  Around the corner (on…

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Wallingford Neighborhood Greenway Update

"Whaaat?" you ask. "I don't remember any discussion about a 'Neighborhood Greenway!' Nope, that's because back in January we told you that efforts were underway to plan and develop a bike boulevard in Wallingford, thanks to Cathy Tuttle of Spokespeople and SDOT (Seattle Department of Transportation) for funding. Well, a few things have changed since then, especially the term "bike boulevard" since this proposed dedicated east/west passageway applies not only to bicyclists but pedestrians as well, hence the new term: Neighborhood…

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Durn Good dog taken

Jai Wiliamson, owner of the Durn Good Grocery (4002 Wallingford Avenue North) tells us his dog, Stella, is gone. The Rat Terrier was last seen immediately outside of the store, on the sidewalk at about 12:40pm this afternoon. Williamson was inside fixing a freezer when he saw Stella go outside. Moments later, when he went to check on her, he couldn't find her. The owner of Ramona Cleaners across the street was pointing and yelling over to him, but Williamson couldn't…

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Take a survey for community centers

Since Wallingford doesn't have a physical community center per se, many families rely on the centers in nearby Green Lake, Ballard, and Ravenna. I've gotta tell ya-- I spend half my life over at Green Lake, mostly for taking my kids to swimming lessons or swim team; and when they were younger, they were each enrolled in the preschool at the community center and we used the toddler play space upstairs on a regular basis. The kids and I have come…

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Metro Service Reductions

So let's talk about Metro. In April, King County's Regional Transit Committee issued a 'scenario' titled, "600,000 Service Hour Reduction Scenario" that proposes various service cuts to address King County Metro's $60 million deficit.  In early May, the Seattle PI published an article about the possible service reductions.  Seems like there are still a lot of details to be worked out, and I'm anxious to see where things end up.  But then the story got even more complex, when a car…

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Crosswalk Flags ‘n Buckets Update

Thanks to all who weighed in on the crosswalk flag project that Jon deLeeuw is working on. Jon says this update: Many thanks to all the comments, and people who've come in the store with traffic data on their areas, especially the folks from down by JSIS! Here's the deal, I now have a budget of $400 now - $300 from the Council and $100 from the Chamber. Demand is going to outstrip what I can afford; however if the community can…

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