SDOT has just announced the release of a new web based tool for looking up what sort of trees are planted throughout Seattle. After taking inventory of over 122,000 street trees, SDOT has put together this handy, dandy little web based tree map that allows users to find out what types of trees are on their street and who is responsible for maintaining them. The website also lists each tree's common and scientific name, the diameter of the trunk, the street…
Wallingford United Methodist Church (42nd and Bagley) invites the neighborhood to celebrate and honor Martin Luther King, Jr. this Sunday, January 15, at 11:00AM. The Total Experience Gospel Choir will be the congregation's guest choir, and the Reverend Rubye Hayden, from Ebenezer A.M.E. Zion Church, will be the guest preacher at that service. The Total Experience Gospel Choir was founded in 1973 at the Mt. Baptist Church here in Seattle, initially comprising students from Roosevelt and Franklin High Schools. Over the…
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…
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…
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
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…
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.…