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‘Spotted’ House is Painted/Up for Sale

Back in December, we asked readers to vote on a new color for an unusually-bespotted house on Latona at NE 40th St. The home, now in a deep "Segovia Red", is now for sale. Fremont-based Green Canopy Homes wrote to tell us they've transformed the house into a "Studs-out Builtgreen" home with high-efficient systems, sustainable finishes, energy efficient lighting and appliances, and planted an edible landscape full of veggies and blueberries. According to the company, "this home went from consuming 43,000 kW/h of…

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Neighbors rally at the new ‘Stone34’ site

Wallyhood reader Judy tells us that over 60 neighbors gathered on a drizzly Monday night to protest the new Skanska project in lower Wallingford, "Stone34". In an email she forwarded to us, the intent from the neighbors was to let the City Council know that they "want fair and sensible zoning laws" and "that it’s not appropriate to give special privileges to the developer Skanska, allowing them to build 20 feet over current zoning." On Monday, July 9, the City Council's land…

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Lowell APP is Now ‘APP at Lincoln’

Last year, Seattle Public Schools moved Lowell Elementary's Accelerated Progress Program (APP) to the Lincoln High School site in an effort to alleviate the crowding at Lowell Elementary School on Capitol Hill. Now, the District has announced that the APP program is being completely separated from Lowell Elementary School, and will be known as "APP at Lincoln", serving as Seattle's north end APP school. In a statement released on Monday, the District wrote, "Given our capacity issues in the north end of Seattle, we…

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Grand Opening at Wish…

Sabrina and Shane, owners of Wallingford's newest clothing boutique, "Wish..." dropped us a note to let everyone know that they're having a Grand Opening this Wednesday night (June 20), from 5-8pm: Please stop by to toast our new location and our appreciation of Wallingford. There will be food, drinks, and door prizes. We hope to see you there!

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Scenes from the Wallingford Greenway celebration

There was a great turnout on Saturday afternoon for the Wallingford Greenway ribbon cutting ceremony and celebration. Here are a few photos post by the greenway organizers. You can find the group (and more photos) on Facebook by clicking here. If you can't view the slideshow below, you can also view the photos here.

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Scenes From Yesterday’s Occupy Wallingford March

Photographer Alex Garland sent us a few photos from an Occupy Wallingford march along N. 45th yesterday, in protest of "Wall Street Banks". He tells us that there were about 12 people in all (not counting the police who were close by). Here's the slideshow: Thanks, Alex, for letting us post your stunning photography!

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Wallingford Garden Tour

Next Sunday, June 24th is the Wallingford Garden Tour (from 10:00am - 4:00PM), a self-guided stroll through ten private gardens around the neighborhood organized by (and benefitting) the Wallingford Neighborhood Association. The neighborhood office is a non-profit organization whose mission is to build community by creating and managing events that bring people together, including the Kiddie Parade, Home and Garden tours, and the Spring Clean. Says they: This year’s tour features a variety of gardens throughout the neighborhood. Many of the gardens combine ornamental features…

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