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(This is an opinion piece by a neighborhood member. Wallyhood welcomes everyone in our community to contribute their perspectives on the issues that impact our community. Please contact us at [email protected] if you would like to add your voice.) It is time for Mayor Durkan and City Council to restore communication between our 27 neighborhoods and our city government by providing funding to our neighborhood councils for outreach and operations. Contrary to statements by naïve critics, neighborhood councils have been all-volunteer…

If it's the first Friday of the month, then it's time for another Meaningful Movie. Date: Friday, April 5Time: 6:30pmPlace: Keystone Church, 5019 Keystone Place N. Cost: Free, but a $5 donation is suggested to help defray expenses From their website: From coastal cities to our country’s heartland, this National Geographic documentary celebrates how people are demanding and developing real solutions to the climate emergency. As the weather grows more deadly and destructive, many of us aren’t waiting on Washington, D.C.…

The Chapel Performance Space at the Good Shepherd Center (4649 Sunnyside Ave N) gets a steady stream of odd, interesting, experimental performances by local artists, thanks to the Wayward Music Series. Every once in a while, one performance comes along that sounds so striking that I want to write about it, but I'm just at a loss for words. This is one them. Here it is: SKINESPHERESMUSIC of the PLANTS & other earthly dancesLive Music Soundscape by Rocco Strain / Eco-Sensuous…

No, this is not an April Fool’s Day joke. Floating Bridge Brewing will buy you a beer on April 1, if you attend that evening’s community Project Development meeting at U-Heights Center and stop by the brewery afterward. The Project Development meeting is part of the Your Voice, Your Choice: Parks & Streets initiative in which “Seattle residents democratically decide how to spend a portion of the City’s budget on small-scale park and street improvements.” Ideas were collected by community members…

A management conflict over the "tiny house" homeless encampments, including the "Northlake Village" presently occupying the Seattle City Light land across from Ivar's in Wallingford, has exploded over the past week, with the residents padlocking themselves in today and barring access to LIHI and City of Seattle staff from entering. First, background is in order, accurately provided by Nickelsville's own history page: Nickelsville came about in response to the sweeps of encampments ordered by former Mayor Greg Nickels. After six months of …

An already complicated race for the Seattle City Council District 4 seat got a little more confusing on Thursday when incumbent Councilmember Rob Johnson announced his resignation, effective April 6. Johnson had already announced that he would not be running for reelection this fall, but his decision to step down early came as a surprise, as he had given no previous indication that he would not satisfy the remainder of his term. This news should placate the folks who clamored for…

A number of readers have written to us to inform us that the Elysian Brewery in Tangletown is changing hands. So I biked on up there to check it out. Sure enough, a sign on the door reads: After being a Co-signer on the lease for 16 years, one of Elysian's co-founders, David Buhler, will be taking over the lease fully. David is excited to open his own pub and continue to be part of the Tangletown community.Tangletown Public HouseOpening Soon!…