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In a move some wet blankets thoughtful commenters regard as another assault in the War on Cars, PARK(ing) Day is here. Yes, for an entire day, Wallingford has one less parking space, causing untold inconvenience to some person who wants to park their car in that exact spot today, just so that a number of other people can enjoy themselves. Oh, the humanity! For those with a more generous spirit, head on over to 45th and Interlake, where you will find Wallingford's contribution,…

Ed writes: BikeWorks is hosting what may become a bi-annual bike drive this Sunday, September 20 from 11-2.  There are multiple locations throughout the city, including one at my house right here in Wallingford. These bikes are used to teach disadvantaged kids bike repair, bicycling skills, work and business, recycling, leadership, and much more.  Our signature program teaches the kids how to strip and rebuild a bike, and then after a set number of community service hours they "earn" their own…

If you've got an art or event idea and are looking for some cha-ching to make the thing sing, check out the latest announcement from the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture: This fall the Office of Arts & Culture is opening the 2016 Neighborhood & Community Arts program in conjunction with a new pilot program created in partnership with Seattle Parks and Recreation, Put the Arts in Parks. Both grant programs combined provide $160,000 to support and encourage the vibrant…

Hot on the heels of the Tilth Harvest Fair, this coming weekend the St Benedict School holds its 30th annual Wallingford Wurst Festival and fundraiser. Held on St. Benedict's playground here in Wallingford (1805 N 49th St), the October-fest style event draws over 10,000 visitors and offers live music, bouncy houses galore, rides, foods, books, a beer garden and neighborly schmooze times: Here's the entertainment line-up: Friday, Sept 18 4 pm: School of Rock  4:45 pm: The Strums  5:55pm: Welcome & Kick Off  6:00pm: Seattle…

Yesterday Jordan laid out how Washington State’s regressive tax system is damaging our schools, leading to the teacher strike we are now going through. Not only that, but property taxes and sales taxes focus the burden of taxes on middle and lower income individuals, amplifying housing affordability problems in the process. Back in 2010, 68% of people in Seattle voted for the income tax proposed by initiative 1098. Unfortunately, the initiative lost on the East side and in rural Washington, with 54%…

The teachers' strike continues: no school for your (public school) kiddos today, Monday Sept 14th. My sense is that there is near universal support for the teachers amongst the parents and citizens of Wallingford, and you can count me amongst the supporters as well. That said, I don't think the district is the main villain here: the citizens of Washington State are partly to blame. The root of the problem is that there just isn't enough tax money to pay enough teachers…

The Harvest Breakfast scheduled for this morning by the WCSC is cancelled because their fridge broke. In other cancellation news, the teacher strike is resulting in the postponement of the the JSIS Playground meeting this Monday. The Tilth Harvest Festival is not reliant on a fridge or teachers so it's still on from 10 to 4 today. Check out chickens, goats, honeybees, and a rooster. If you're interested in waterways or other Community Council doings, they'll have a booth at the festival as well.…