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It's been such a pleasure to see the neighborhood rally around our local food bank and family resource center, FamilyWorks. So far, 24 of you have joined in the giving campaign towards FamilyWorks, and we've reached $4,455, blowing past our goal of  $3,000. That means that the three donors (and yes, we got our third $1,000 match from another anonymous Wallingford neighbor) will be matching the first $3,000 of our campaign, for a total of $7,455 going to FamilyWorks. Wouldn't it be…

Buy! How about an HTC Envy or a Ford Exterminator or an Amazon Crap Box? Buy Buy Buy! Paris global warming talks and Grinchy fables about joyous singing without presents be damned, Christmas cheer is built on coal fueled crap from China. Putting aside carbon waste, there's also economic losses- Christmas destroys an estimated 13 billion dollars in value per year. It's called "dead weight loss" when you convert cash to something less valuable than the cash. If people want a pasta maker they'll…

Watch out, Wallingford retailers: Shana tells us someone tried to add a phoney $100 bill to Archie McPhee's collection of weird: It appeared to be a Caucasian woman late twenties with lots of black eyeliner, black hoodie, and rhinestones on her jeans. There was a fellow who waited for her who was tall with a white baseball cap. They didn't succeed with their ploy with us! Forewarned is forearmed.

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…