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Looking for something a bit out of the ordinary this weekend? Want to walk there? Try the Drone Cinema Film Festival this Saturday, April 21st at the Good Shepherd Center: The Drone Cinema Film Festival, now in its fourth year, showcases cutting-edge, minimalist works of ethereal beauty that transmute sonic drones into the visual realm. This year's film festival, whose theme is LUNAR/SILVER, takes place on April 14th at the Qbus Club in Leiden, Netherlands, and on April 21st at the Good Shepherd Chapel in Seattle. What is Drone Cinema? Drone…

I asked the Seattle Police Department for more information on the incident and received the following reply.  It is cut and pasted, unchanged from the SPD response below:   On Saturday evening at approximately 8:00 pm officers responded to reports of a man with a gun in the 200 block of NE 45th St.  As officers were headed to the call, there were updates from other 911 callers stating that the same individual had been harassing tenants inside an apartment building, and…

I’m sure we’ve all been there. You’re walking around the city. It could be Seattle; it could be someplace else. Suddenly, you need to go. But where? You look frantically for a public restroom sign, but there are none to be seen. In desperation, you slip into a nearby cafe, tiptoeing past the “Restrooms for Customers Only” sign. On the way out, perhaps a twinge of guilt prompts you to buy a cup of coffee -- partly renewing the problem that…

Wallyhood reader Stacey writes: I'm with Cascade Bicycle Club and event assistant for the 3rd annual Emerald City Ride which will take place on Sunday, April 8th. I wanted to reach out to make sure the neighborhood is in the know to ensure a safe and welcoming event. We are expecting between 8,000 - 10,000 bicycle riders on the course from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. We will not be closing any city streets and will have Seattle Police stationed at…

Last Wednesday, SDOT held a public hearing at the Hamilton International School to solicit comment on proposed changes to the Restricted Parking Zones (RPZs) in our neighborhood. A review of the RPZs by SDOT had been solicited by neighbors impacted by an influx of drivers seeking all-day parking during weekday business hours. The meeting, attended by about 75 people, began with a brief outline of the proposal by SDOT followed by 2-minute comments from residents and then time for questions. This…