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As reported on this site over the weekend (article here), the City has released the draft zoning map for the Wallingford urban village. Many Wallingford residents knew the zoning changes were coming and over the last six months there has been a good deal of discussion, debate, and push back on the City from pockets within the Wallingford community. The major focus of that Wallingford community response so far (some of which has happened on this site) has been to argue…

Last year, I had so many trick-or-treaters, I ran out of candy early in the evening. I was forced to scrounge up random sweets to give out (sorry about the raisins, kids!). This year, I swore to be prepared, but since the weather was so nasty I wound up with a ton of leftover candy. Luckily for my family, Greenlake Kids Dentistry is having a candy buyback event on November 3rd from 5-7 p.m. Kids from age 0 to 12 will receive $1 per pound for…

WHEN:  Saturday, November 5, 2016 from 10 am until 12 pm. WHERE:  Waterway 15 (next to Ivar's, west side, at NE Northlake Way and 4th Ave NE).  We will then work our way toward Gasworks Park, and on to Waterway 22. Please join us for a walk along Lake Union to learn about the public access points to Lake Union and share your ideas about restoring and using Wallingford's waterways. Perhaps you're like me and didn't know what a waterway was, where…

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…