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The Wallingford branch of The Seattle Public Library, located at the corner of 45th and Woodlawn in the Solid Ground building, is still closed to the public due to the pandemic. Alas, we will be one of the last branches to reopen, due to tight spaces (hard to social distance) and other challenges with keeping patrons and staff safe and healthy. The Wallingford team misses the community and our regulars very much, and we are currently working at nearby locations. So where can you…

If you have missed the nice cutover to Ballard via Green Lake Way, you may be in luck - partially, anyway. Sometime soon, they are planning to open one-way travel southbound on W Green Lake Way [still closed as of Monday, 3/1]. An updated Traffic Control Plan is being drafted to allow one-way travel southbound on W Green Lake Way for people driving to access the Lower Woodland Park Off-Leash area parking lot as well as the Tennis Court lot. Due…

As Jack's recent post, What Happened to Wallyhood?, alluded, I've bowed out from contributing to this blog. I want to apologize for the careless way I did it. A little explanation is in order. I feel like I've been personal enough on these pages over the years that this won't seem out of place. I lived in the same house in Wallingford, just across from the John Stanford International School (or Latona Elementary School, as it was named when I first…

COVID-19, with its attendant school closures and stay-at-home orders, has had a dramatic effect on all of our lives. Some people have way more time on their hands than ever before; some have way less. Here at Wallyhood, we’ve struggled to keep going. Ben furloughed himself several months ago; Jordan, the founder of Wallyhood, has moved away, though he continues to be in touch now and then. Katy is contributing when possible. I’ve tried to maintain a minimal level of service…

Date: August 5, 2020 Time: 7:00 - 8:00 PM. Location: Zoom videoconferencing We are excited to once again host a virtual Monthly Meeting! Please join Sherri Kokx, Senior Advisor to the Superintendent, and Carri Campbell, Chief of Public Affairs, of Seattle Public Schools for a virtual town hall meeting on school this fall during the COVID-19 pandemic. Get an update on what parents and caregivers can expect (from Elementary School to Middle School and High School), and how plans to open…