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Tiare writes: Wallingford Presbyterian Church had a break in last Monday morning. Thieves stole a safe from Stone Soup Theatre, one of our tenants. We are grateful to our neighbor across the street, who saw something suspicious and called the police. Let's be good neighbors and keep an eye out. We all know that crime happens in our neighborhood, and unfortunately, the church and Stone Soup have become another statistic in the Seattle PD's database. A few weeks ago, I wrote…

If you're still freaking out about the City Council's proposal to open up public spaces across Seattle, including Meridian Park, as homeless encampments, you can rest a bit easier: last Friday Mayor Murray released an Interim Action Plan as a somewhat saner alternative to the homelessness crisis. As background, the City Council's plan, as summarized by Councilmember Tim Burgess (a staunch foe of the proposal): establishes a new right to camp on public property across Seattle, including in our parks and greenbelts,…

When I grew up (no, it's not one of those "when I grew up" rants), we'd hack together costumes out of sheets, face paint, cardboard and tinfoil, roam door-to-door in packs and collect candy that wasn't good for us. At the end of the night, we'd dump our loot-filled pillowcases on the floor and tumble into a frantic, sugar-fueled swap session, with the odd kid who liked licorice quickly cornering a lonely market. Then, as they do, things changed: plastic replaced papier mache,…

In this election season, perhaps the only thing lengthier and more ridiculous than the campaign for U.S. President was the ballot we residents in King County received. My ballot has 39 candidates and issues on which to vote, only four of which are uncontested. So if you were to spend just 10 short minutes (which really isn't enough time) researching candidates and issues for the 35 contested races, you'd be mulling over your ballot for nearly six hours! Fortunately you don't…

Sometimes the door to our 45th Street apartment building won’t open because there is someone sleeping on the other side using a morning newspaper as a pillow. As I wedge my bike through the door, signs of my “normal” day begin: passengers piling on the 44, regulars streaming from the coffee shop, and kids walking to school. When my husband and I moved to Wallingford four years ago, I only saw evidence of homelessness when spotting the odd tent or two…

We've all faced that dilemma: you've got something perfectly good, that you just don't want: an old chair that it would just be a shame to throw away (it's got lots of life left in it), a beautiful dress (it will fit someone, just not me), or maybe a lamp (need one that doesn't clash with the new sofa). So what do you do with it? Don't throw it away, and no need to carry it all the way to the Goodwill…

So where are you watching the final presidential debate this Wednesday, 6 - 9 pm?  FamilyWorks and The Seattle Public Library are hosting a pizza and debate watching party in their conference room at 1501 N 45th St. Pizza is first come, first serve. BYO Tylenol.