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Historic Wallingford invites you to attend their final event for 2019. Friday, November 8th, 7-9pm Discovery House (Seattle First Church of the Nazarene) 4401 2nd Ave. NE, Seattle, WA 98105 Free to Historic Wallingford members, $10 for non-members (you can join at the door or online) Kathryn Rogers Merlino will discuss her recent book ; Building Reuse: Sustainability, Preservation, and the Value of Design. We have some significant old buildings in Wallingford that have been carefully cared for and adapted for a…

Last time it was a shout out to my $5 Ronan Farrow tickets, this week it’s a shout out to my $5 Anita Hill tickets, whose calm, graceful demeanor in the face of extraordinary hostility was burned into my brain in 1991. Just wait, Monica Lewinsky's coming up in the spring. Happy November, here are few free or low-cost things coming up over the next week at the UW. FAMILY-STYLE Family Nature Classes 9:30 – 11:30 a.m., ongoing Join the UW…

The morning crime beat saw some action this morning.  Most of the street facing windows at Slave to the Needle (403 45th St) were smashed sometime over night.  The broken windows were smashed out of the panes with more damage than just a stray rock tossed through a window. I saw several of their staff cleaning up the debris early this morning.  They said nothing appeared to be stolen.  It appeared to be just random violence.  There was also one smashed…

Meridian Playground is a unique city park in Seattle, as it is part of the original home of the Good Shepherd 6+ acre property. Meridian Playground shares this property with Historic Seattle (the Good Shepherd Center building and immediately surrounding grounds), Department of Neighborhoods (Good Shepherd P-Patch), and Tilth Alliance (Community Learning and Children’s Gardens). Add to those groups the many park visitors who enjoy Meridian Playground on a regular basis. We go there for the children's play area, fruit trees,…

A reminder: this Friday is the first Friday of the month, so it's time for another Meaningful Movie. Date: Friday, November 1 Time: 7pm. Doors open at 6:30 for refreshments and socializing. Place: Keystone Church, 5019 Keystone Place N. Cost: Free, but a $5 donation is appreciated to cover expenses. From their website: “Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook” makes the case that, aroused by the election of our first black President, conservative political forces have turned with renewed vigor to ways…

After a turbulent and acrimonious two years on the Seattle City Light-owned lot off NE Northlake Way, just north of Ivar's, the Northlake Tiny House Village will be emptied and de-commissioned as of December 31. In a letter addressed to Sharon Lee, the executive director of the Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI, the city-recognized managers of the village), and delivered to the village and the Northlake Community Advisory Council (on which I serve), Adrienne Easter, Manager of Homeless Investments for the…

If you want to get a jump on the trick or treating this Thursday, if you want to start fattening your pumpkin before the de facto ringing of the starting bell for trick or treating at about 5:30 pm, you could head on over to the Wallingford Center, where the businesses will be welcoming the young costumed ones: Grab your little goblins and ghouls and head to Wallingford Center for a fun-filled evening of trick-or-treating. Visit all 12 of the center…