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  You may have seen the signs, both in Seattle and elsewhere, seeking temporary workers to conduct the door-to-door portion of the 2020 US Census. Even as the census bureau beats the bushes looking for workers, census activities are ongoing and have been since August. While the official US head count will not begin until next year, the census bureau conducts many other types of surveys, and the city of Seattle wants you to know your rights if someone purporting to…

Rebecca Fogarty, a program coordinator for the Village, sent us the following notice: PNA Village Breakfast & Q&A Thursday, October 10th, 9:30-11:30 AM The PNA Village is officially expanding to Wallingford and Fremont! This program makes it easier for people to stay in their own homes as they grow older by connecting members with volunteers for transportation, minor home repairs, social connections, gardening, and much more! To learn about the village, they will be hosting a breakfast and Q&A at the…

The City of Seattle and Puget Sound Energy continue to put our taxes and fees to use. There is construction going on all over the neighborhood.  The City of Seattle in pursuit of the big multi-modal project that has been ongoing for awhile now.   PSE is working on its natural gas project.   From the city's weekly notice: Here’s what you can expect for the upcoming week of construction:  Work hours: Crews to typically work Monday - Friday, from 7 AM to…

A reminder: this Friday is the first Friday of the month, so it's time for another Meaningful Movie. Date: Friday, October 4 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: This film features Puget Sound Southern Resident Orcas, of which only 73 remain. For centuries, three unique pods of orcas have primarily lived on chinook salmon along the…

The gears of change will grind up another couple of single family homes and churn out another townhouse / rowhouse combination along 50th. If you would like to chat with someone in person about the project, there are drop-in hours today, Monday September 30th from 5:00 - 6:00 pm (sorry for the short notice!) onsite at 1925 N 50th St, just across from Meridian Park. According the project's description, Blackwood Builders Group and JW Architects are collaborating to design the redevelopment…

Those of us living near Restricted Parking Zone 22 (in southern Wallingford east of Stone Way) or Zone 34 (in eastern Wallingford near 40th) recently received a mailer from the city entitled Notice of Decision describing changes to these RPZs. The very title as well as the actions to take place in just the next month or two have me believing that, this time, “final” means final. Back in June, I wrote about SDOT’s most recent proposals for these RPZs based…