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(Editor’s note: Alex Pedersen is running to represent District 4 in City Council. District 4 extends from Wallingford to Lake Washington, and, after skirting Green Lake, reaches up to Wedgwood. Alex published a neighborhood newsletter for five years called “4 to Explore” which frequently featured Wallingford. He also attended community meetings here as a former aide to City Council President Tim Burgess.) Alex Pedersen with son at Archie McPhee’s in 2014 conducting important research for the community newsletter “4 to Explore”…

Fresh on the heels of last week's "Two Options ot Meet the City Council District 4 Candidates This Week", we have two more opportunities coming up: First, this Saturday, June 8th, the 43rd District Democrats are hosting a candidate forum at 1pm at the University of Washington’s Husky Union Building (HUB) Room 250, 4001 E Stevens Way NE. The forum, which will be moderated by CrossCut columnist Dae Shik Kim Hawkins Jr., is open to all candidates. There are seven confirmed…

As our city continues to grow and evolve, Wallingford hosts many historic gems. This week, the artifact comes in the form of some energetic and educated teenagers. We join with the community of St. Benedict School in celebrating the graduation of its 110th class of 8th-grade students. 1908 A look back… St. Benedict School opened in September 1908 by two Sisters of the Dominican Sisters of Edmonds, Sister Mary Vincentia Murphy and Sister M. Josephine Ratte, who lived at Holy Angels…

If you enjoy watching the Fremont Solstice Parade (June 22), let me tell you something: the only thing better than watching a parade is being in a parade. Seriously, the best seat in the house is IN THE HOUSE! But, assuming you're not ready to strip down to your birthday suit, glam yourself up in paint and start pedaling, you may be wondering how to get involved. Wallingford's Leah Papernick and Michael Royalty have an answer for you: I'm really excited…

Hello again! So, I’m sorry to tell you that you missed Open Books’ Reading with Doyali Islam, Shankar Narayan, and Seattle’s 2018-19 Youth Poet Laureate Azura Tyabji this past Saturday (but here’s the link in case you want to look them up and go buy their poetry, which I strongly recommend). It was extremely hard to go inside on such a beautiful evening, but worth it to hear these three incredible poets read works about love, longing for home, fathers, justice,…

Just past its two-year anniversary, Wallyburger, the country-western themed burger joint on 45th, has closed its doors for good. No reason was given (and no response was offered to our email inquiries), just a note on the front door saying "Due to unforeseen circumstances, we have decided to take the summer off. Thank you for your patronage. See you in the fall", and a note on their Instagram feed saying Happy Trails. The restaurant business is a tough one, and Wallyburger…

It's been over two years since the last update on Dunn Lumber's planned expansion project, but progress is being made. This past Wednesday, Dunn invited neighbors down to a Site Walk to talk about the latest plans. As a reminder, the plan is to take down the existing structure and lumber yard that occupy the block across from Dunn's retail store and offices on Latona and NE Northlake Way and put up a modern building that will house a warehouse and…