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UW Experimental College Classes in Wallingford

Are you bored to tears by echos of over-used and under-fulfilled New Year's Resolutions to "lose 20 pounds," "stay in touch with old friends," and "practice simple acts of kindness," etc, etc? Me too. A few years ago, I decided to make yearly resolutions that would embrace my most intense and far-out wishes for self-improvement, and lo and behold: our fair city offered classes for most of these seemingly random goals. One awesome source for courses right here in Wallinford is…

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Turtle and Ladybug receive props

Recently, Wallingford's street murals, Bubbles the Turtle, and the Ladybug on 49th and Burke, were included in a photo essay on intersection art. The post, titled "Coloring Inside the Lines", can be found on Sightline's blog, Sightline Daily. Writer Alyse Nelson explains the origins of intersection art which started in the mid-1990s in Portland and provides some colorful examples. You really should take a moment to read the article because are are some super cute ideas for communities beyond intersection art. I won't give…

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Holiday Lights Recycling – Another Chance

You still have time to recycle your old holiday light strings at nearby businesses: Whole Foods, accepting until January 15 at these nearby locations: Roosevelt Square, 1026 NE 64th Street,  206.985.1500. Box by garage/escalator. Interbay, 2001 15th Avenue W, 206.352.5440. Bin is outside. Westlake, 2210 Westlake Avenue, 206.621.9700. Bin in parking lot. Maple Leaf Ace Hardware, until January 31. 9000 Roosevelt Way NE,  206.522.3324

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BF Day Family Needs Help After Fire

The BF Day PTSA sent the following bulletin to the school's families asking for help: BF Day is known as the Family School and right now one of our families needs our help.  This family recently lost their home and all of their belongings in a fire.  Our wonderful family support person, Diane Weibling is working very hard to help this family get back on their feet.  One of the things this family needs is a bed or rather 6 beds.  Diane is…

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Update on the future of Route 26

Email subscribers to King County Metro's bulletins received an update on Wednesday about a meeting that's scheduled for next Tuesday, January 10: "The Metropolitan King County Council’s Transportation, Economy and Environment Committee will continue its discussion about Metro Transit’s recommended service changes for June 2012." A copy of that email appears below. If you scroll down to the "Background" part of the email, you'll notice that Routes 26 and 26x aren't mentioned among the routes affected by the service change in June.…

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Wassailing in Wallingford

What do you do when you have 12 lords-a-leaping on Twelfth Night? Why, Wassailing, of course! I learned a lot about Wassailing last January, when reader Kimberly C. told me about their event at Meridian Park. So, here's the scoop: Basically, Apple Wassailing dates back to the 16th century, though some may believe the tradition began as a Pagan ritual. This type of wassailing is to pay homage to apple trees and scare off the evil spirits so that the trees may bear…

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Spokespeople Ride this Saturday

Whether you're a casual cyclist, just starting out on a bike, or an old pro, you might want to check out this month's Spokespeople ride. The ride begins this Saturday, January 7 at 2:00PM at the south end of the Wallingford Playfield. The group will ride with UW Transportation Analyst David Amiton to the UW self-service bike repair stations. These repair stations were set up in five different locations around UW (The UW Medical Center, Spokane Lane north of Kane Hall,…

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