(Ed Note: Glenn wrote this story of helping out at the Nickelsville back in September. Apologies for just now getting around to running it!)

On Saturday, September 8 volunteers from the Wallingford Community Council (WCC) and the University Sunrise Rotary Club joined together to install a finished gravel paving for the sanctioned Nickelsville homeless community located off of Northlake Avenue across from Ivar’s in Wallingford.

Lee Raaen, from the Rotary Club said the genisis of the project began when the Rotary asked the leadership of the Nickelsville community how it could help them get settled in the Wallingford community.  The …

[Editor Note: After initial posting, a member of the Navigation Team reached out to us with comment.  These comments are included at the end of the post unedited.]

On Wednesday, September 5, the Wallingford Community Council  hosted the City of Seattle’s Homeless Navigation Team for a discussion on the homeless issue, unsanctioned camping, illegal camping, potential solutions to the homeless problem and a question and answer session.

We learned that the Navigation Team consists of only four field coordinators, eight police officers trained to perform outreach, eight contractor outreach workers, one outreach coordinator who is a mental health expert …

Earth Day clean up is sponsored by the Wallingford Community Council and City Fruit. We will be picking up trash, cutting tall weeds, digging weed roots and grass come rain or shine.  Wear long pants and work shoes and bring work gloves.  If you have tools please bring them but we will have extras to share.

CHOOSE FROM TWO MEETING TIMES AND LOCATIONS

Option #1: Clean up and weeding with City Fruit

Historic Wallingford held it’s official launch on Saturday, January 6 at The Good Shepherd Center. It was attended by more than 140 people who came to learn of the new organization’s mission and of it’s planned activities. Most of the attendees haled from Wallingford but I personally talked with folks who came from Queen Anne, Ravenna and Ballard showing the interest that Seattleites have in learning and perpetuating the history of our great city.

The crowd was welcomed by Rhonda Bush, President of Historic Wallingford. Rhonda explained that “There is a significant cultural value for the entire city found in …

Historic Wallingford Launch Party Saturday, January 6th, 2:30 to 4 p.m.
Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N., Room 202
Please RSVP to [email protected]
Hosted by the Historic Wallingford Board

After more than a year of planning and assessing interest, we are proud to announce the formation of a new neighborhood organization, Historic Wallingford. We, the board of Historic Wallingford, invite you to join us Saturday, January 6th, as we share our story and vision for the future of the organization—a vision of fostering a greater understanding of our collective history and architecture through storytelling, programming, and events that will …

I have just learned of an exciting new Wallingford organization, Historic Wallingford.

A group of very enthusiastic Wallingford residents have developed this organization, had it incorporated as a non-profit entity in May 2017 and will orchestrate its official launch in January.

Why Historic Wallingford? In years past, local architects and historians led walks and tours in Wallingford to highlight our unusual concentration of architecturally significant buildings. Seeking to expand upon this, it was suggested after discussions with several noted Seattle historians, that a formal organization could best expand and carry the work forward – hence Historic Wallingford.

The group plans …