An already complicated race for the Seattle City Council District 4 seat got a little more confusing on Thursday when incumbent Councilmember Rob Johnson announced his resignation, effective April 6. Johnson had already announced that he would not be running for reelection this fall, but his decision to step down early came as a surprise, as he had given no previous indication that he would not satisfy the remainder of his term.

This news should placate the folks who clamored for Johnson to step down immediately after he announced his plan to take a job as a transportation advisor with …

If you are registered to vote in the city of Seattle, by now you should have received Democracy Vouchers for the 2019 election in your mailbox. For those wondering, “What are these and how do I use them?” here’s a brief explainer.

In November 2015, Seattle voters passed I-122, the goal of which was to create a fairer political playing field for local candidates by publicly funding some electoral races. Paid for via a property tax levy (which averages about $8 per household annually), each registered voter in Seattle would receive four $25 vouchers each election cycle.

These vouchers can …

Unless SDOT has a change of heart in the coming months (as they’ve recently been known to do), cyclists will have a safer way to travel between lower Wallingford and the heart of Fremont, beginning in 2020.

Existing bike lane on North 34th Street

With funding from the 2015 Levy to Move Seattle, three potential design alternatives for protected bike lanes on North 34th Street between Stone Way and Fremont Avenue were pitched to the public via in-person forums and online surveys in early 2018. Design alternative #1 removed existing on-street parking, widened vehicle travel lanes, and installed a protected …

We’ve been hearing it for months now: “The November 6 election is the most important midterm election in decades.” That’s largely, of course, because all three branches of the Federal government are currently in tiny Republican hands, and November 6 should be a gauge of the American people’s tolerance for an administration and its allies who have been anything but tolerant.

But because Trump is not on the ballot and the Senate map is terrible for the Democrats this year (it looks much better in 2020), the only real opportunity to rein in the power of the national Republican Party …

In the heart of Wallingford there is a winery, Solera Bravo Wines.

Well, it is technically a winery, but more specifically it is a vermoutherie. What started as a hobby for Nacho Bravo over decade ago has turned into a full commercial enterprise, which Nacho and his wife, Melissa, run together, turning wine from Eastern Washington into a vermouth made right here in Wallingford, Vermut Del Sol.

Vermouth is an aromatized, fortified wine, produced by blending wine, alcohol, and dry ingredients and aging it until the (typically cheap) wine flavor subsides and a more “drinkable” drink is produced. Inspired by …

I just received this email from Wallingford’s own Sweet Side:

Back in October, we hosted The Food Network at The SweetSide as they filmed for the show Ridiculous Cakes. We have sworn secrecy to the network, but tonight our episode airs and we would love for you to watch along!

The episode will play at 7 and 10pm tonight and the show is called Ridiculous Cakes! Let us know what you think!

I don’t watch the Food Network very often, but according to the guide on my TV (CenturyLink Prism) it is HD Channel 1453 and Ridiculous Cakes airs at …

If you walk down Interlake Avenue, just north of 36th Street, there’s a good chance you’ll see a hive of bright green, two-wheeled activity. That’s because the bicycle share company, LimeBike, has made this Wallingford warehouse its operational hub in Seattle. I recently spoke to Gabriel Scheer, who is in charge of LimeBike’s strategic development in Seattle, to ask him why the company chose Wallingford for its main facility in Seattle. Turns out it has less to do with our proximity to the Burke-Gilman Trail (which is a nice side benefit) than it does with how hard it is to …