Monthly Archives: April 2013

Stone 34 Update

Linda Mitchell, the Community Outreach Director for the Stone 34 construction project at...wait for it...Stone Way and 34th, sent an update yesterday on the project. Some tidbits: Demolition is done and excavation has begun; they're currently at the 3rd level of the garage. Heavy trucking for the mass excavation is anticipated to run until late April. The tower crane footing is formed and reinforcing has been installed. The tower crane base will be set on March 30 and the cranes are…

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John Stanford Earns ‘Overall Excellence’ Award

For the second year in a row, John Stanford International School (JSIS) was awarded for "Overall Excellence" by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) and the State Board of Education. The Washington Achievement Awards recognize top-performing schools, identified through the state's Achievement Index and criteria set in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Flexibility Waiver. In addition to receiving "Overall Excellence", JSIS was also recognized as a top-performer in "Science" and in "Closing Achievement Gaps." From OSPI: Washington’s…

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Family 4th at Lake Union canceled…or is it?

The announcement on the Family 4th home page almost reads like a bad April Fool's Day joke; and at first, I thought it was a prank since One Reel made the announcement to the media on Monday morning. But as the day wore on, and more media outlets were announcing the cancellation, I realized it was the real deal: Soooo what, that's it? No last minute plea? No pitch to giant corporations? Or is this *final* as in -- sometime in…

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Community Council Meets Tomorrow Night

The Wallingford Community Council will hold its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, April 3, 7:00 PM at the Good Shepherd Center. Among items on the agenda will be updates on the Skanska/Brooks building, updates on various pending land use issues in our community, a presentation by the Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition, planning for the election of new Board members, and information concerning other Wallingford issues and events. Everyone is welcome.

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ÜbrLocal, uberWallingford

In keeping with the "Wallingford local" spirit, some local entrepreneurs are test marketing a new hyperlocal business called, appropriately, ÜbrLocal. The premise is simple: your neighbors are growing vegetables and making goods right nearby. You want those things. You are willing to buy those things, they want to sell you those things. So how do you find each other? Enter ÜbrLocal, a web service that allows buyers and sellers to find each other locally: Our mission is to provide a ​network for urban…

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FOUND: Female Black Cat

4/1, 7:41pm Update: We received an email from Don Baxter of the Seattle Animal Shelter, in response to the information reported below regarding the shelter's euthanasia policy. A copy of the email appears below. 4/1, 4:27pm Update: Jim thought he had a lead on the cat's owner earlier today, but it turned out to be a case of mistaken identity. If you think you have a lead on the cat's human, send us an email at [email protected]. Jim wrote to tell…

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