In past years, various local artists, churches, and other groups have had sales around the holidays where folks can buy locally made, original gifts. We're planning to post a round-up of these in the next week or two, so if you're planning one, please email us at [email protected] so we can include it.
I have always loved a good pickle. When I was five, my brothers and I got "Tucker's Cukes" t-shirts, with a cheerful regiment of happy pickles marching into the future, and I swear I wore that shirt until the wind blew the tattered shreds off my bony frame. When I travel, other people pick up local wines, I shop for local pickles. So I am happy to report that I have discovered one of the finest pickle I have tasted in…
Get yourself some culture, without even getting in a car. On Sunday, December 3 at 10:30am, enjoy a performance of Taproot Theatre's Silent Night by Daniel Stoltenberg at the Wallingford Presbyterian Church (1414 Ashworth Ave N): A pair of strangers find themselves trapped with an angel, caught between time and continents. While not happy to find them in her space, the angel helps them find their ways home. This charming Christmas comedy spans centuries and reminds us that peace on earth begins in the hearts…
An anonymous contributor wrote: Hi just thought your readers might want to know animal control officers are actively ticketing for off leash violations at Wallingford Park today, and say they are going to step up their presence there due to complaints about off-leash dogs. Said anonymous contributor contributed said anonymous tip earlier this week, so it's no longer today, but still worth being aware of. I was curious what about the fine for getting caught playing catch with your dog in…
If you stop by our neighborhood branch of the Seattle Public Library with any frequency, you may have noticed a new face recently. On October 9, Dawn Rutherford had her first day as Wallingford’s new Supervising Librarian, replacing her predecessor who has moved to Canada. She comes to us from the Snohomish-Island County library system where she was Teen Services Coordinator and also manager of the Brier Library (not all at the same time!). Rutherford grew up in Spokane, attended college…
Micro apartment buildings throughout the Wallingford Urban Village? It’s possible under new zoning recommendations recently released by the City. Even though Mayor Ed Murray has left office, his Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda or HALA lives on. The HALA upzones (known as Mandatory Housing Affordability or MHA) are being championed by our own District four City Council member Rob Johnson, who is chair of the City Council's Planning, Land Use and Zoning committee. A key part of this housing agenda is…
The City is collecting feedback on a proposal to add additional Restricted Parking Zones (RPZ's), or areas that would require a special zone sticker to park at certain times of the day. From the SDOT website RPZ page: SDOT recently completed a parking study of residential streets in Wallingford to determine the occupancy in the area as well as the percent of non-resident parking throughout the day and evening. The study area includes the existing Zone 5 and parts of existing…