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A few small bits of note: The SeaMonster has finally opened into its expanded location, now filling both its original space and that previously occupied by its erstwhile neighbor, La Boulangerie. Sounds like things dragged a bit due to permitting and such, but they're over the hump, and rocking the 45th Street core. Congrats! Second, I noticed that the long awaited (or dreaded, depending on your outlook) CVS at the corner of 45th and Meridian is getting close to opening their doors. There…

The Annual Green Lake Pathway of Lights is coming up this Saturday, December 12th from 4:30 pm - 7:30 pm. While it's likely to be cold and rainy (Seattle!) that's just reason to bundle up and enjoy the stroll around the lake through the luminaria. There will be bands playing at the Aqua Theater, Arch, Bathhouse and Community Center throughout. Several organizations, including FamilyWorks, will have food drive drop off spots ,as well. If you let the rain keep you in, the terrorists…

If you live in east Wallingford, you probably heard all whole lot of sirens on Sunday. As we later learned, that was a dozen police officers chasing a carjacker in a high speed chase through Seattle, exchanging gunfire as they went. The Seattle Police Department has put dashcam video of the chase online, and it opens in lower Wallingford. Given the alarming incident in lower Wallingford, it's no surprise that residents are now more concerned than ever about their safety on the…

Sound Transit wrapped up their study of a light rail tunnel through Wallingford, 3.4 miles from Ballard to the U-District. The rail line as it is conceived would feature 3 new stops, in Wallingford, in Phinney, and Market Street. It would not continue past the U-District station already under construction, instead terminating there. At this time it is not being proposed in conjunction with a rail line from downtown to Ballard, but rather as a discrete project that would exist if the…

Mary Heim sent us this notice of a great community event going on this Friday, December 11th in the lower level of the Good Shepherd Center (4649 Sunnyside Ave. N): We’ve survived “Black Friday” and “Cyber Monday” so, in the real spirit of giving and sharing, WCSC invites to you join us for a community pot luck supper and sharing bazaar! The idea is for our community to come together, celebrate and share their abundance rather than spending so much time…

The U14B Woodland Panthers of SYSA Woodland Park Soccer are doing well and are off to the quarterfinals of the Washington State Rec Cup next weekend. I reached out to coach Ken Convery to write about his experiences with coaching, and he wrote this for us: I coached with assistants Leo Machado, Erik Rucker and Gerald Lim following the "Play like a Champion" principles in coaching the U-14 boys Woodland Panthers to a District 1 championship. We used the PLAC coaching model…

Last week, we kicked off a fundraising drive for the Wallingford-based food bank and family resource center FamilyWorks. When I talked to Joey over at FamilyWorks, I wasn't quite sure where to set the goal. After some hemming and hawing, I nervously set it at $3,000. It just warms my cockles to see that after just one week, and with another month to go, we're less than $300 away from hitting it! I'm also very pleased to let you know that…