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Put a smile on your face with twinkling in the dark… A familiar pastime during the holiday season is to drive or walk around neighborhoods in the evening to see the lights decorating homes and businesses. Holiday lights brighten Seattle’s big darkness before and after the holiday season, as lights often go up in late November and may stay lit well into the new year. Electric holiday lighting was made available to everyday people in the 1920s and 30s, coinciding with…

Just a reminder that the Grand Finale of the Christmas Ship™ Festival is happening tonight, Tuesday, December 23rd. Throughout the day and especially at night, decorated boats from all over the region convene for the final performances of the Christmas Ship™. There are two chances to see the boats from the shores of Wallingford: Ivar’s Salmon House, 5:35–5:55 pm Gas Works Park, 9:10–9:30 pm. The ship will cruise to Portage Bay and Lake Union, ending with an on-board chorus performance to…

Just in time to add some festive color to your holiday cocktails, Seattle Public Utilities announced that they are... ...making adjustments to water operations that may temporarily affect drinking water in some North Seattle neighborhoods. If you live in the potentially affected area (shown in orange on the map), you may notice your tap water looks discolored at times over the next few days. The water is still safe to use, and the discoloration should clear on its own within 1–3…

“Advent” comes from the Latin word meaning “arrival.” In the Christian calendar, Advent is a four-week period that prepares people for the birth of Christ on Christmas Day. I was not raised in a particularly religious family. I was baptized Presbyterian and attended Sunday school for a couple of years when I was little. Later, I married a lapsed Catholic who chose not to continue the faith he felt was forced on him. While our household leaned more toward a Santa…

This month marks my third anniversary at Stonehedge here in Wallingford, a place I researched and made accommodations for so I could retire here, near my daughter. She actually found the apartment, and I signed the lease that December, even though I wouldn’t move in until February. I had already sold my home in Glens Falls, New York, with the closing scheduled for February 6th, which meant moving out when there was snow on the ground! After more than 40 years…