A heartfelt "Happy Birthday" goes out to longtime Wallingford resident Mary Orser , who turned 103 last Friday, December 9. Mary moved to Wallingford in January, 1928 which means this coming January she'll have been here -- in the same house on 43rd and Meridian -- for 84 years. Mary lived here with her parents until they passed, and she stayed on, working at the Meridian Nursing Home until she retired. I spoke to Mary's niece, Rosemary Meyers, who looks after Mary.…
Here's a neighborhood holiday shopping event with global benefits: The Snow Leopard Trust is holding a holiday sale this Thursday (12/15) at the Good Shepherd Center (#225) from 2:00-5:00pm. The Snow Leopard Trust is an non-profit, international organization headquartered right here in Wallingford, dedicated to community-based snow leopard conservation. There are only 4,000 snow leopards left in the wild and the Snow Leopard Trust partners with communities in 5 different countries to address snow leopard endangerment. In an email to me, Antonia…
Last week, we told you that Hansen's Florist was moving its Fremont location to Wallingford this month. We've just received word from the owner, Helen, that they will open on Thursday (12/15). The new location is 4606 Stone Way N. in the building just to the right of Zaw Pizza. Helen added that they hadn't quite set the new location's hours yet, but were thinking 10:30am - 6:30pm for now. Walk-in customers between December 15-18 will receive 10% off.
Here's an update from the developers of Stoneway Village, including some new photos, and a new name: It’s been a while since our last update and a lot has progressed since then, the building is now framed, the roof is on, brick work is almost finished, the plumbing and electrical rough-ins are about half way through, and pre-drywall and elevator work has started! Whew! We worked hard through the summer and had minimal rain through the fall which really helped get the…
Seattle Public Schools proposes to change neighborhood school boundaries in the New Student Assignment Plan to alleviate capacity issues over at John Stanford International School (JSIS), which currently has four Kindergarten classes. The actual proposal won't be put to a vote by the school board until January 18, and if the board votes to move forward, the change wouldn't take place until the 2012-13 school year; but Tracy Libros (Manager, Enrollment Planning) and Robert Boesché (Interim Superintendent for Business and Finance) addressed the…
If you've been on Latona at NE 40th in the last week or so, chances are you've probably seen this house and wondered what in the heck was up with the spots. Well, we learned that Green Canopy is the company behind the playful polka-dots. The Fremont-based company buys dilapidated homes throughout Seattle and renovates them using sustainable materials and by making them energy-efficient. This 1924 house, which they've dubbed "Keaton" after Buster Keaton, will lose its spots by Friday so that the construction crew can put…
Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is seeking comments from Wallingford neighbors about our neighborhood greenway project and the Seattle Bicycle Master Plan, in general. If you have a moment, voice your opinion here before December 22. The page also has a link to the PowerPoint from SDOT's open house presentation last week at Hamilton. Another neighborhood greenway gathering is happening this Wednesday night (12/14) at the Mosaic Community Coffeehouse (4401 2nd Avenue NE), from 6:30pm - 8:30pm, and everyone's invited. Here are all…