While not technically in our neighborhood, the Freeway Estates Community Orchard (FECO) at 6030 6th Ave NE is not far away – just east of Green Lake, alongside the west edge of I-5 and just south of Ravenna Boulevard. I’ve never noticed it, in part because, if you’re getting on I-5 south from, say, the Park and Ride, your view of the orchard is blocked by a cement sound barrier, and if you’re getting off I-5 north onto Ravenna, then you’re…
This is one of those stories that is hard to write about, as it concerns a heartbreaking loss. You may recall last summer that 15-year-old Mahamed Mohamud disappeared somewhere between Wallingford and the Green Lake Library. Two days later, his body was found in Green Lake. The Seattle Police determined his death was an accident and closed the case. While not a lot is known about the circumstances, at least some of the details do not seem to add up. Mahamed’s…
[Editor's note: For those unfamiliar with the Wallingford Community Council, the WCC is, in their own words, "a neighborhood voice representing the greater Wallingford community in interactions with city government on land use, transportation, and parks." Their monthly meetings are a source of valuable information about goings-on in our neighborhood and the city at large. As a new feature, we will bring you the minutes of these meetings here.] The Wallingford Community Council (WCC) held its monthly meeting via Zoom on…
The Wallingford Community Senior Center will hold a free Covid vaccine clinic on March 24 from 10 am to 3 pm. This clinic is for any of the first three doses if you have not yet received all of them -- either children or adults. It is also for the 4th dose booster for all folks older than 65 years and folks of all ages who have a compromised immune system, either natural or medically induced, such as by chemotherapy, treatment…
Nestled in bed, here in Wallingford, I awoke to the sound of sirens -- and a lot of them. At 7:12am, a firefighter's shift was just wrapping up when a call came into the Seattle Fire Department -- he knew the address -- this would be the third time he was called to an abandoned house on 5th Avenue NE and 40th Street to put out a potentially deadly fire. I spoke to firefighters once the blaze was safely contained and…
Wallyhood and Lincoln High School parent Lynn wrote to us about a show opening March 25th—Nice Work If You Can Get It—that raises money for the arts in the Seattle Public Schools. The local community theater company, Woodland Park Players, is staging the musical at Shoreline Community College later this month. Since its inception, Woodland Park Players has granted $25,000-plus to our schools. The proceeds from these performances will benefit this worthy grant program. Lynn wrote: “We’re inviting the Wallyhood community…
Note: Below is the text of an invitation from Eamon, Lupe, Chelley and Phil, Owners/Operators of Murphy's Pub. First of all, we would like to thank everyone in our community for your support the last two years. We would not be able to celebrate this Saint Patrick's Day, let alone still even be open without it! We thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Thursday, 3/17 is Saint Patrick's Day! Door will open at 9:00 a.m. We will serve a…