Patty and Joe have lived at 4059 Latona for 53 years, but are spending this holiday in Lynnwood as they sort through recovering from the Halloween fire. Here's a photo from their house in a happier holiday season: Patty and Joe wanted to offer this message to community in appreciation for Bette's caroling fundraiser and to let the community know where their recovery is at: For the last few weeks the cleaning company and I have been going through the house room by…
There have been a few sitings recently of package thieves around the neighborhood. Kimberly writes: I saw some HIGHLY SUSPICIOUS behavior from this man today. White male, brown hair, tall and skinny, probably in his 20s, wearing jeans and brown boots with a black hoodie and a navy jacket over the hoodie. He was carrying a large, dark green sack that had items in it. I saw him coming down from a porch on N. 38th Street, then followed him about…
On Wednesday night, about 40 members of the community showed up at the John Stanford School to meet with State Senator Jamie Pedersen, State Speaker Frank Chopp, and representatives of WSDOT about the possibility of erecting a wall alongside I-5 to mitigate highway noise in Wallingford, similar to the one in place north of 52nd along 5th Ave NE. This past summer, WSDOT ran a study to evaluate the feasibility and reasonability of the project. "Feasible", in this case, means specifically that…
The word "flaneur" has gone through some gyrations over time: if you ask Google or a modern dictionary, you'll get "an idler or a loafer", but in times past, it's meant something less negative, more civic. To Baudelaire, the flaneur was a "gentleman stroller of city streets" or a "botanist of the sidewalks", for example. The Brooklynflaneur further quotes Cornelia Otis Skinner: “There is no English equivalent for the French word flâneur. Cassell’s dictionary defines flâneur as a stroller, saunterer, drifter but…
If you hear some caroling tonight (Wednesday, Dec 16), or want to join in some caroling, it's for a good cause. They'll be raising money as a gift to Patty and Joe, who lost their "holiday house" in a fire last month. Bette and Patti write: Come caroling with us for a good cause. The “Holiday House” on Latona was recently gutted by fire. Its longtime residents, Patty and Joe, had insurance, but – as we all know – insurance inevitably falls…
Care about I-5 noise in lower Wallingford? Then it is important you attend this meeting on Wednesday night to show WSDOT you care: 7 PM to 8:15 PM at John Stanford International School (Latona) 241, 4057 5th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105. Room 320 (first classroom to the left of the main entrance) Sharad reports for the community: Concerned Wallingford residents have been trying to get WSDOT to do noise mitigation for the stretch of Wallingford that runs along I-5 where there is…
It's not too late to catch the Christmas Ships: The Argosy Cruises Christmas Ship festival is a holiday celebration that has been a Pacific Northwest tradition since 1949. Every year, the Argosy Christmas Ship sails to different Puget Sound waterfront communities, over 45 in total. Choirs onboard sing 20-minute performances to these communities, all broadcast via state-of-the-art speaker system. On shore, thousands of people gather around roaring bonfires anticipating the arrival of the Christmas Ship. This Friday, from 8:40 to 9:00…