Since our post a couple weeks back, there’s been a lot of activity around the closed W Green Lake Way N issue. I was about to post a lengthy update including the city’s response to our blog post, the mayor’s interest in “connecting the parks” through a permanent road closure, and Councilmember’s Strauss’ consistent advocacy for reopening the road immediately with a plan to create a two-way protected bike lane.

Instead I’m pleased to share with you the following update from the Seattle Department of Transportation/Keep Moving Streets team about the plan to reopen the road this fall. 

Thanks to …

The City of Seattle is considering the permanent closure to vehicles of the road (see image below) that connects Green Lake and Wallingford with Phinney Ridge and Greenwood. However, there has not been any community outreach on this decision. Residents who have experienced the negative effects of this road closure have started a petition to reopen the road and invite all impacted to consider signing it.   

The street was originally closed to automobile traffic as part of the construction on Green Lake Way and eventually the closure become part of the city’s “Stay Healthy Streets” initiative during the Covid-19 restrictions. …

We hope you are all looking forward to the first Wallingford Porchfest coming this Saturday, June 26th. From 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM you can enjoy walking the streets of our neighborhood to hear some live music by local bands.

The final lineup and map are below. Don’t forget to tip the musicians on Venmo: @wallingfordporchfest.

Need more information? Checkout Facebook.

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Virtual Community Meeting — Project Update

Date: Thursday, June 17, 2021

Time: 6 p.m.

You are invited to join Seattle Public Schools for a virtual community meeting about the Lincoln High School Phase 2 Modernization project. The project team will present updated information about the project and upcoming Phase 2A construction work. They will share the final design and the project schedule, and answer questions.

Instructions to participate in the virtual meeting will be posted on the following page www.seattleschools.org/lincoln-construction

or type http://bit.ly/lincoln-meeting into your browser.

Background: When Lincoln was remodeled for its reopening as a High School the architects …

Don’t worry about making dinner on Friday, June 18! Celebrate the end of the school year with a final Friday Fundraiser with Pecado Bueno – this time it’s BBQ dinner!

Just as with the previous Mexican and Hawaiian dinners, 30% of proceeds benefit Wallingford’s St. Benedict School.

Choose from chicken, pork or tofu and add fun dessert or drink. Submit your order by Wednesday, June 16th and plan to pick up at the school from 5 to 6 p.m. on Friday, June 18.

 Ordering Instructions

Click here to order, making sure you order only from our menu (other menus…

Time to shake off the rust and bring back the live music!

Mark your calendar for Saturday, June 26th when local bands will be playing porches around Wallingford. This will be a great time to walk the ‘hood, hear LIVE music (!!) and support musicians. Here’s more from the event page which you can follow on Facebook to learn more about the bands, stay tuned for updates and view a final schedule and map:

About Wallingford Porchfest
We are a community project designed to bring live music back to our people! With multiple bands of all types performing on our …

If you enjoyed Fiesta night in March, you have another chance this week to enjoy a tasty meal and support your local community. The theme this time is Hawaiian – try some Luau chicken, pork or tofu and some tropical beverages to go. Pecado Bueno/It’s All Good Catering are doing the cooking and proceeds benefit St. Benedict School.

Here are the ordering instructions. Be sure to place all orders by this Wednesday.

Click here to order, making sure you order only from our menu (other menus are not available for the 30% fundraiser). You do not need to setup…