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Last week of the Recycling Challenge

It's crunch time for ten neighborhoods competing in the Think Green Recycling Challenge. The contest ends with waste collection on Friday, March 30, your last chance to get the heavy stuff into your recycling and food waste carts and go skimpy (but of course) on garbage. Remember, Wallingford and our neighbors to the north could win $50,000 to spend on a community project if we continue to recycle more tonnage than other Waste Management customers, compared to last year. Want to…

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Another Stolen Package

You may remember our last post on this subject: Package Thefts. Now, Marilyn writes: Amazon shows that I had a book delivered to my porch last Friday night at 6:58. It disappeared sometime during the night. This is the 4th package, all from Amazon, that has gone missing from my porch in 2 months. While not entirely comforting, at the very least, we can rule out the suspect involved in this month's rash of burglaries.  

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Neighborhood school roundup

Here's a recap of things happening in our neighborhood schools: B.F. Day is holding a clothing drive What? A clothing drive.  Clear out your closets of unwanted clothing of all ages, coats, linens, towels, shoes, scarves, handbags, etc. Who? Northwest Center, the non-profit organization dedicated to helping adults and children with disabilities, and B.F. Day families.  But this event is not limited to just us.  ANYONE can donate, ANYONE can participate. Where?  Right at our school (3921 Linden Avenue N.) Northwest Center will provide…

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Greenway Par-tay

The organizers of the soon-to-be Wallingford Greenway are making plans to throw a block party this summer, once the greenway is complete. Wanna help them plan one? Here's the skinny: Hello Wallingford folks, As you know, SDOT is currently working to complete our first Greenway in Wallingford! What better way to celebrate than to throw a summer block party? Join us next Thursday, March 29th at 7:30pm as we start to plan for this block party. All are welcome to come…

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Joule is moving

Puget Sound Business Journal reports that Joule Restaurant is closing on N. 45th St. at the end of April and re-opening this summer at the Fremont Collective (3506 Stone Way N.). (Aw, Joule. You didn't call; you didn't write; you just sent your "Dear John" letter to the PSBJ. Sniff! Sniff!) Ahem, anyway, according to the article, the move will give them more space and "seasonal outdoor seating." The Fremont Collective is a new project (in the building where the Inner Space…

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B.F. Day Principal McCloskey leaving

After 14 years, B.F. Day Elementary Principal Susan McCloskey will retire from her post at the end of the school year, though she hints that she may come back as a substitute for Special Ed. from time to time. The principal position was posted to the public and the District is currently reviewing resumes. At the end of March, the B.F. Day PTSA will assist Seattle Schools' NW Region Director Marni Campbell with narrowing down candidates. We'll keep you posted once the…

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Update From Monday’s ‘Stone34’ Design Review

A Design Review for the "Stone34" project was held on Monday night at the University Heights Center. We couldn't attend, but reader Mike pointed me to a Facebook page called "Hey Skanska & Brooks: Down In Front" which provided the following recap from that group's point of view: The neighbors showed up in force at last night’s Design Review meeting. Two-thirds of the comments were on our side. They were thoughtful, clear, and substantive. The prevailing message to the Design Review…

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