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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…

Our friends at Floating Bridge Brewing have come up with yet another way to allow you to drink their excellent brews while helping a good cause. Floating Bridge has teamed up with La Isla  Puerto Rican restaurant in Ballard to raise money to assist victims of the recent hurricanes on the island. From Dawn: Many Puerto Ricans, as well as hospitals and schools, have been without power or reliable communication for the 8 weeks (and counting) since Hurricane Maria. La Isla…

Businesses are forever opening and closing in our neighborhood, so from time to time, we like to do a round up of the new entries. The three below which recently opened their doors promise to make us more beautiful than ever! Tangerine If you’ve lived in the neighborhood for any length of time, you have grown accustomed to optometrist Viola Gay’s office which occupied the space at 4421 Wallingford Ave. (near Wide World Books and Maps) for over 20 years. That…

Eva at the Wallingford Senior Center wants to let the community know we are invited to the Wallingford Senior Center Thanksgiving Friendship Luncheon on Friday, November 17th. Details are below: A Wallingford tradition, the Annual Thanksgiving Friendship Luncheon at Wallingford Community Senior Center brings people together to celebrate and express gratitude for our friends and the family of neighbors who make up our community. Wallingford Community Senior Center, located in the historic Good Shepherd Center building on Sunnyside Ave. N. has…

I chatted with George Scarola, Seattle's Director of Homelessness, this past Friday to get some additional details about Nickelsville's imminent move to Wallingford. First important note is that the while Nickelsville's Ballard lease expires on November 17th, the city will be extending it until mid-December to give themselves time to raze the City Light-owned building at the Wallingford location and otherwise prepare for the move. That includes setting up electricity and water service, two things that the Ballard site lacked (instead,…

Bad Woman Yarn in Wallingford Center will be closing after a decade in business. Judd Burrow writes: Ten and a half years ago we closed the Bad Woman shop in Manzanita on the Oregon Coast. We were excited to move back to Seattle to be closer to a new granddaughter. We moved Bad Woman Yarn into the Wallingford Center and quickly made it our home. This year, after significant birthday, the end of a lease, and the addition of two little…

If you're looking for something to do this post-Election Day weekend, you might want to check out "Truth is Up For Grabs"--part of the Wayward Music Series and funded in part by 4Culture--at Good Shepherd Center on Saturday evening. Member and 2014 inductee of the Earshot Jazz Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame Amy Denio presents: A song cycle of eight new compositions for chamber ensemble. Inspired by current events, the economy of war, and poetry by Pablo Neruda, Denio’s music is…