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The holiday season traditions continue.  All the posts of the past week have reminded me just how many traditions there are in the neighborhood. (It is the holiday season so I am using an expansive definition of Wallingford).  Sadly, I normally remember these events when I inadvertently stumble into them on my way somewhere else.   The city has done a great job with this event, and they deserve some well earned credit.  The full details are below: Pathway of Lights returns…

Evie Allen! Thanks to everyone who donated to FamilyWorks as part of our Seahawks vs Cardinals ticket giveaway. Evie was were the lucky winner and will be heading to the game! The bookmakers have Arizona winning at +9.5 -105, but they also had Tampa Bay at +4 -115 against Seattle in November (Seattle took the game 40-34) and Minnesota at +3 -114 over Seattle in December (Seattle won 37-30), so it should be a lively time. Also winning are the hundreds…

Our neighborhood has some amazing artists and craftspeople. Shop local this season! (And no, Amazon doesn't count as "local", even in this city.) This past Saturday, Mosaic Coffeehouse hosted a dozen or so local artists and craftspeople, selling their work just in time for the holidays. In case you missed it but would like to give something unique, original and truly locally made, I gathered their contact info for you here. Some have online shops, but you might reach out about…

The tempestuous story of the Northlake Tiny House Village has taken an unexpected but happy turn. In October, the Human Services Department (HSD) announced that it would be cutting off funding for the village and closing it as of December 31st (Northlake Tiny House Village To Close). This deadline was then moved back to December 9th (Northlake Tiny House Village Gets A New Deadline), and the Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI) informed residents that anyone remaining onsite as of this coming…

Friendly reminder, if you're interested in a pair of free tickets to the Seahawks vs Cardinals home game on December 22nd, we'll be drawing a winner this Sunday evening, December 8th from amongst the people who have donated to FamilyWorks Family Resource Center and Food Bank using the form below. If you're wondering what your odds are, Joey Ashenbrenner from FamilyWorks tells me that you still have a better chance of winning this than of being called down as a contestant…

The long running film series continues in December with a showing of "Strangers in Town" at 7pm at Keystone Church (5019 Keystone Place North).  Show up at 6:30 for refreshments and socializing.   We help spread the word on the monthly showing, and we also like to add something new each month to the announcement.   If you missed any past showings, they also have a lending library of DVDs of past movies.    See a meaningful movie on Friday and take home…

The Wallingford Community Council will be holding its monthly meeting tonight, Wednesday Dec 4th, at 7 pm in Room 202 of the Good Shepherd Center, 4659 Sunnyside Ave N. I don't know if it's always so action-packed, but the docket for this one seems rich: Dunn Lumber HQ Expansion. Presentation and Q&A on the proposed project. Public use of Waterway 20 on Lake Union. City of Seattle presentation and Q&A with Nancy Stachey, Manager of Property Management, and Mike Ashbrook, Division Director of the Department of Finance and Administrative Services.…