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Strolling just beyond the northern border of Wallingford this weekend, I came across a man attempting to cross a frozen 250 foot span between two of the docks at the Green Lake Aqua Theater. He got about 30 feet out when his friend on the shore yelled, "What are you doing? Come back!" The man thought better of his traverse and returned to solid ground, though he defiantly declared, "I would have made it!" As he walked past me I noticed…

It's a whopper of a power outage, according to Seattle City Light's outage map, from Green Lake up to Capitol Hill and from Fremont over to Laurelhurst, impacting over 20,000 people. According to the city, the power is likely to stay off until around 6 pm tonight. I haven't heard word on the cause, yet, but folks all of Wallingford reported hearing a loud boom just as the power went out, so likely a transformer blowout. Update: Anita Elder says: "Komo news…

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…