It was absolutely the oddest thing I've seen: there's a man with a yellow reflective jacket, walking back and forth across the street jabbing the asphalt with a long blue pole with what appears to be a toilet plunger on the end. At his side, the blue pole was hooked up to what looked like a geiger counter, if Ryobi made geiger counters, and a spray bottle of blue liquid. Now, obviously, you can see the picture here, so the fun…
Join us for an update on the City of Seattle's proposed Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) zoning changes and to better understand its potential effects on all residents of Wallingford. Date: January 7, 2017 Time: 10AM-1PM Place: Hamilton Middle School The HALA Mandatory Housing Affordability program rewards developers and speculators, while Seattle residents pay the price. This "Grand Bargain" devised by Seattle's Mayor and City Council promises to: Destroy established communities Displace thousands of low and middle-income residents Reduce family-scale housing options The MHA…
If you're sick of all those top 10 lists from 2016, then this story may make you just a little bit sicker. After consulting the analytics maintained by this site, I pulled together the top ten stories for 2016 based upon page views. Page views, of course, are just one metric with its own set of flaws. (I had to click on one of my own stories a thousand times last night to make sure I got into the top ten.…
Looking for a ride tonight? Uber and SDOT have arranged to give you a little break. From the city's press release: SEATTLE – The City of Seattle’s Department of Transportation (SDOT) is teaming up with Uber to prevent alcohol-impaired driving in our community on New Year’s Eve. This long-term partnership is an extension of Seattle’s Vision Zero plan to end traffic fatalities and serious injuries on city streets by 2030. Uber is providing a $10 discount on uberPOOL trips for all…
You have until December 30 to donate some of your unneeded books to those that will be spending New Year's Eve (and probably many more days) in prison. Wallingford's own Open Books will be accepting your donated books until closing time (at 6pm), and in exchange, you can select a free volume of poetry! The books are being collected for Books to Prisoners. If you're unfamiliar with them, their website explains it best: Books To Prisoners is a Seattle-based nonprofit organization…
Wallingford’s Open Books: A Poem Emporium is launching several initiatives this holiday season for visitors to walk away with free tickets and books. There are two opportunities to get free tickets for the Seattle Arts & Lectures Poetry Series. Visitors can cast their votes to help SAL choose next year’s lineup of poets in the 2017-2018 season. All those who vote will be entered for a chance to win two free tickets to next season’s opening event. Open Books is also…
Kimberly, a Wallyhood reader, writes in with the following request about possible witnesses to an collision of a pedestrian - motorcycle collision: I just found out that my friend Nancy’s partner was hit by a motorcycle on Saturday and is still at Harborview with a head injury. The family is looking for more information about the accident. I was wondering if you would post this on the blog? Last Saturday, December 10th, at about 1:30 pm, a 65 year old Caucasian…