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Around mid-January, I was bicycling on the Burke Gilman trail where it crosses N 36th St., and I was surprised to see a monitoring device lashed to the nearby stop sign. “Traffic study in progress” the label on the device said. My surprise was due to the fact that, just back in October of last year, I wrote a story for Wallyhood about this very intersection complaining that the design of this intersection was bringing bicyclists and drivers into conflict. I…

And now for something completely different on your favorite neighborhood blog. Welcome to the first entry of a new, semi-regular series featuring some of the beloved members of our community – our four-legged friends*. If you’re like me, you’re frequently out and about and see a pup being walked who looks like they might be friendly, but going up to their companion and asking to say hi might be a little intimidating (Seattle freeze and all that). Well, I’m going to…

The following was submitted to Wallyhood by: Daniel Nguyen, Supervising Librarian 206-615-0911 [email protected] The Seattle Public Library is thrilled to announce that starting Saturday, Feb. 1, the Wallingford Branch will be open six days a week!  This expansion is part of the library’s effort to increase access at nine locations citywide, adding a total of 78 more open hours weekly. “With this expansion, our patrons can visit our Library spaces more days a week to use the services that are most important…

Schools are truly the heart of any neighborhood, and in Wallingford, we’re lucky to have some wonderful options. When my family was deciding where to put down roots, finding the right schools quickly became a priority. At the time, we were told to look at the high school rankings first and assume the elementary and middle schools feeding into it would be solid. Others suggested focusing on elementary schools, given how much can change in the years between now and high…

In April 2024, Seattle Parks & Recreation began a public engagement process for renovating the play area at Meridian Playground.  This project aims to make site improvements to the play area located within the western half of the former Home of Good Shepherd property. Most components of the play area were constructed in the early 1980s, and revised in 2002, and some equipment was replaced through a Neighborhood Matching Fund project in 2011. Several elements/features within the play area such as…