Multi-Modal Monday News

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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…

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Save the Date: Historic Wallingford – Three Upcoming Events

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HISTORIC WALLINGFORD INVITES YOU TO ATTEND ITS FINAL THREE EVENTS OF 2019. TO LEARN MORE VISIT HistoricWallingford.org/events Researching the History of Your House Saturday, October 19, 12:30 PM & 1:30 PM Mosaic Community Coffee House, 4401 2nd Avenue NE RSVP required Join Kim England, Historic Wallingford board member, for this informal, hands-on, computer-based workshop. This discussion will emphasize free online resources to assist participants in gathering documents and historical records about their home, including when it was built, archival materials, and who…

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Dammed to Extinction at Meaningful Movie

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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…

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The existing structures on the corner of 50th and Meridian will be replaced by a combination of three-story townhouses and rowhouses.

New Development on 50th

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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…

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Final (?) Parking Zone Plan Is In

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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…

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Meet The Candidates For City Council Districts 4 & 6

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The Wallingford Community Council (WCC) is sponsoring a candidates forum on October 2, 2019, in Room 202 of The Good Shepherd Center, 4659 Sunnyside Ave. N at 7 p.m. Candidates who are running for council positions who will represent Wallingford in Districts 4 and 6: District 4 Candidates Alex Pedersen: http://electalexpedersen.org. Shaun Scott: http://scott2019.com District 6 Candidates Dan Strauss: http://seattlefordanstrauss.org Heidi Wills: http://heidiwills.com NOTE:  Due to a conflicting forum hosted by the Ballard District Council, both District 6 candidates are unable…

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Panel Jumper Live

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If you're feeling grumpy about the homogenization of Seattle and the loss of the odd quirkiness that once defined Fremont, then here's an upcoming event that should give you hope. One night only at West of Lenin (N 36th St), Friday September 27th at 8 pm: Join us for the eighth chapter of The Panel Jumper **LIVE** and celebrate nerd culture in all its myriad forms! Produced in collaboration with West of Lenin, this rare revelry of Seattle-based talent will leave…

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