Jessica writes: Next Tuesday, January 22nd at 6:30 pm, I’ll be hosting a 90 minute meeting with a Seattle police officer and facilitator in my living room in Wallingford. If you’re interested in being a part of the conversation to improve police-community relations, please consider coming. I’ll be able to host up to 20 people – if there’s more interest than that, we can set up a second meeting. The focus of this meeting will be: What are the top concerns of…
Sasha writes: My name is Sasha and I am an independent chair at Salon Metro on 45th (1714 N. 45th St.). There have been serial thefts in the area that need to be reported as soon as possible to make our community safe and aware!! Last Friday, Jan 11th at 3:20pm three black men in their late 20's walked into my salon (I was the only stylist there) and stole mine and my clients cell phones right off the reception desk and…
Wallingford United Methodist Church (42nd and Bagley) invites the neighborhood to celebrate and honor Martin Luther King, Jr. this Sunday, January 20, at 11:00AM., featuring the Wallingford United Methodist Church choir and The Total Experience Gospel Choir, under the direction of Rev. Patrinell Wright. The Total Experience Gospel Choir was founded in 1973 at the Mt. Baptist Church here in Seattle, initially comprising students from Roosevelt and Franklin High Schools. Over the years, the choir has toured throughout the United States and in…
Have you noticed that Lotus Thai (2101 North 45th Street) is closed? Wallyhood reader, Neil, tells us his wife spotted the sign on the door and paper on the windows, so we did some calling and got the scoop: The restaurant is now under new management, and we spoke to the new owner, Lucky, who told us that they're closed for remodeling. They hope to re-open some time in February, with a shiny, new name, "Silver Tray".
What a difference a year makes. Record low interest rates, a significant shortage of inventory, continued strong hiring by Amazon, Microsoft and a slew of smaller to midsize companies and a general belief that the market has hit bottom has resulted in strong appreciation for most Seattle home owners and sellers in 2012. For the 11th consecutive month the median sale price for single-family homes sold in Northwest Seattle, including Wallingford, met or exceeded the sale price for the same period…
It seems that the Seattle Public Schools in the north end of Seattle has had its share of capacity issues -- including here in Wallingford where John Stanford International School has had its boundaries resized twice since the New Student Assignment Plan. Now a capacity issue looms large over the middle schools in the north end -- particularly with the influx of kids planning to attend sixth grade in the fall (2013-14 school year). Back in December, the School Board looked at…
Back in December, we posted about the Wallingford playfield closure, a post which spurred a lot of comments from concerned neighbors. In true Wallyhood fashion, most comments were civil, though the off-leash-dogs-at-the-park issue clearly does push our collective buttons. Reader and community leader Greg, who was the driving force behind the playfield and who still keeps a watchful eye over it, filled readers in on some the history of the park and the challenges posed by rain, cleats and paws: During…